LETTER from GERRY WELCH Is ‘Stop The Steal’ Just A Beginning To the Editor: “Stop The Steal.” Buccaneers didn’t win the Super Bowl! Stage a coup at the NFL headquarters. Take it to the Supreme Court. Day of infamy! If none of these contemptuous acts work, wallow in disdain. GERRY WELCH Cooperstown…
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HOMETOWN HISTORY February 18, 2021 150 Years Ago Learn All You Can – Never omit an opportunity to learn all you can. Sir Walter Scott said that even in a stagecoach he always found somebody that could tell him something that he did not know. Conversation is frequently more useful than books for purposes of knowledge. It is therefore a mistake to be morose and silent among persons whom you think to be ignorant, for a little sociability on your…
Editorial America IS Great Over Three Generations, Oneonta’s Naders Prove It With the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the summer-long riots following George Floyd’s death and debates over race relations, we can forget: We live in a great country, where ambition and hard work are almost assuredly rewarded. A case in point – a life in point – is Sam Nader, the respected and beloved former mayor of Oneonta, who passed away Tuesday, Feb. 9, at age 101. When…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Feb. 18, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE TV-Only Induction ’21 Met With Acceptance County Still Awaits Vaccine Bassett Recruits Seward As Liason With Albany Treasure Hunter Claims $10K Prize AllOTSEGO.life The Wisdom Of Sam Nader Baseball, Politics, Community Defined His Contribution EDITORIAL America IS Great With Seward, Bassett Reclaims Some Of County’s Ebbing Clout LETTERS NORTHRUP: Impeachment Burnished At Least One Politician WELCH: Is ‘Stop The Steal’ Just A…
IN MEMORIAM Francesco Basile, 99; Opened Mama Nina’s in 1970 Francesco Basile, 99, who opened Mama Nina’s in Oneonta in 1970, passed away on Jan. 17, 2021, in Naples, Fla. He was born on Oct. 16, 1921, to Giuseppa Lombardo from Castelvetrano and Antonino Basile from Carini, Sicily. Francesco was the eighth of 14 children and the last sibling to pass away. Francesco was 34 years old when he immigrated from Sicily to the United States with his wife, Maria…
ALBERT ‘SAM’ NADER • 1919-2021 Baseball, Politics, Community Defined His Contribution Editor’s Note: Here is the obituary prepared by Sam Nader’s family. Albert S. “Sam” Nader passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at his home as he wished, surrounded by members of his family. He was born on July 8, 1919, in Oneonta, the son of Elias Andrew Nader and Rose Rajah Nader (Nassar). He was one of six Nader children. Sam Nader spent nearly his entire life in…
Bassett Recruits Seward As Liason With Albany Anticipating 36-year state Sen. Jim Seward’s retirement, Bassett President/CEO Tommy Ibrahim “asked me to join his team” when the two met for the first time last fall, the senator said. Conversations continued, and Friday, Feb. 12, Ibrahim made it official: Seward has joined the hospital network as a “strategic affairs liaison,” offering advice on a part-time basis on how it can interact with Albany to obtain the best outcomes. In an interview, Ibrahim…
LETTER from R. RICHARD DUNCAN Trenches Along Roadways Still Dangerous To Drivers To the Editor: “Slip sliding away…” Her car slid toward the side of the road. It caught in the trench and flipped. She was hurt and her car totaled. She is scared to drive again. But she knows she must go out and find a new car and force herself to try again. It wasn’t her fault. If the sides of the roads were done properly she would…
LETTER from STEPHEN HANSE Underunding Led To Nursing-Home Crisis When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is consistent – politicians are placing blame for the effects of the virus at the feet of other politicians, policymakers and providers, but nobody is focusing blame for the consequences of the virus where it truly belongs, with: • The virus itself • The state’s “hospital-centric” approach to combatting the virus and • Historic underfunding of long-term care. At the onset of…
TV-Only Induction ’21 Met With Acceptance COVID Ends Jeter-Fueled Expectations By MICHAEL FORSTER ROTHBART • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Call it COVID fatigue. Shocking as it may have been at another time, the Baseball Hall of Fame’s announcement last week that this year’s July 25 Induction Ceremony will be broadcast on TV by the MLB Network, that’s it, has been largely accepted in Baseball Town. What was expected to be record-breaking crowds cheering superstar Derek Jeter on the Clark Sports Center…
