OPEN LETTER TO COMMUNITY Does Society Of Friends Offer Solutions To Angst That Divides Our Nation? For those who know one, or all, of us, “utopian” isn’t the first word that would come to mind. Practical, fact-based, analytical – those would be better adjectives to describe us. Yet we can’t help but recognize, locally and nationally, the decrease of civility, neighborliness and cooperativeness in our national conscience and behavior, and wonder if there’s a way for citizens and our leadership…
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New Hotel: When Is Too Much Too Much? To the Editor: In regards to the proposed 101 room hotel in Hartwick, I’d like to thank Bob Holt, career hospitality professional, for his willingness to “tell it like it is” regarding the true state of the hospitality business here in the Cooperstown area. While we at the Landmark Hotel in Cooperstown always welcome new competition, I’d like to introduce the following numbers into the public discussion, hoping it broadens perspective. 1)…
Golly, Goodbye To All That Was 2018 – And Welcome To Whatever To the Editor: 2018 – Farewell. Actually, farewell is an optimistic term, but there is a better expression: good riddance. Complaints about the past 12 months … Unregulated patent medicine ads supposedly improving mental function; as well, pills that do miraculous cures and improvements (making “it” larger, disposing of wrinkles, growing hair). Since 1906, the government supposedly regulates such food and drug fraud. The agency is now narcotized…
EDITORIAL HOMETOWN Views and Perspectives Levels Rising On Reservoir Of Good Will Bliss Achieves Key Goal: Collegiality On County Board The amiable Dave Bliss, who is entering his second year as chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representatives, patently has achieved his first goal: A “change of culture” toward a more amiable atmosphere. “I believe we have a working relationship with departments heads and other board members,” the former 24-year Middlefield town supervisor, a Republican, said in an interview…
Column by Mike Zagata for January 11, 2019 Renewables Not Ready To Replace Gas Those who oppose using fossil fuels to provide the bulk of our energy needs without offering viable alternatives are depriving this and future generations of job opportunities. When our country attempts to keep our illegal immigrants seeking to enter our country illegally in pursuit of jobs, Nancy Pelosi and those aligned with her call it “immoral”. What should we call doing that to our own citizens?…
Assemblyman Salka: I Will Work Tirelessly For You To the Editor: As we start a new year, and new leadership for the 121st Assembly District, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who supported us in this past election. And for those who did not, I hope to gain your trust through hard work, accountability and service. As we head into the 2019 legislative session, I look forward to working with my fellow legislators, regardless of their political…
Column by Adrian kuzminski for Jan. 3, 2019 ‘Populism’ Isn’t A Dirty Word,It’s As American As Apple Pie BY Adrian Kuzminski Our columnist was prescient: Adrian Kuzminski’s 2008 study of populism, “Fixing the System,” foreshadowed Bernie Sanders’ and Donald Trump’s populism by eight years. Since 2016, we’ve had an explosion of political upheavals around the world – all widely described as populist: the Brexit vote in Britain, Trump’s election, and the rise of separatist and nationalist parties in Europe and…
From The Heart Of Ohio Not So Wild In The Heart Although we do not normally make any New Year resolutions, we must admit that we did this year, as there are times in life when we tend not to make the best choices, leaving us needing to make some changes. And such seems to be the case when we chose the name “From the Wilds of Ohio” for our current writings. Since doing so, we have discovered there is…
What About Health, Retirement Benefits? To the Editor: Have you ever decided your own salary for the coming year? If so, did you opt to use another person’s money to give yourself a nearly 30-percent raise? Unlikely. Many of us would consider that unethical and shocking. The Otsego County Board of Representatives recently did just that, including their own generous raise in a half-million-dollar management salary reset. Some downplay the financial impact, but the county board raise alone will cost…
Editorial for December 28, 2018 Stacie Haynes Latest ‘Citizen’ To Win Everyone’s Appreciation In early 2015, when the credentials of Hometown Oneonta/The Freeman’s Journal “20 Under 40” honorees were published in this newspaper, Stacie Haynes – one of the 20 – called to say how impressed she was by everyone’s accomplishments. “I’m not worthy,” she said. It was explained to her that an independent panel of community leaders from Oneonta and Cooperstown had convened, reviewed nominations from the public, and…