LETTER from FRANK WINKLER Trump Undid What Obama Did, Including Pandemic Responders To the Editor: Mike Zagata (column, 3/26-27) wants to defend President Trump and pass the blame to others on ending the Pandemic Response Team. This (like everything else President Obama did), Trump has gone out of his way to destroy. Trump has never accepted any responsibility for actions under his control. The Trump administration fired the U.S. Pandemic Response Team in 2018 to cut costs. As editor do…
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Otsego County’s Wheels Of Justice Grind – Virtually Judges, Lawyers Operating On Skype By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Even the courtroom has gone virtual in the age of COVID-19. “If the arraignment is essential, like a felony arraignment, we’ve got Skype set up in the courtroom,” said District Attorney John Muehl. “An email gets sent around with the information, then the judge, myself and the lawyers can all be present, but nobody has to appear.” With…
EASTER SUNDAY SPECIAL Resurrection Guides Pastors’ Reflections On The Coronavirus Let Emergency’s Lessons Strengthen Our Humanity This disease has not been sent as a punishment from God. The sacred scriptures have shown us repeatedly that God, while not causing an event, can use an event to teach us, to bring us closer to God’s very self that we might experience God’s mercy and compassion. And might this lesson be found in a curious parallel in Matthew’s Passion? There are two…
BE AFRAID, BUT TO IT ANYWAY What’s In A Name? Now, If It Were Erina… Is it nature? Or is it nurture? My friend is a twin. Her sister is totally her opposite. They look different. My friend is a beautiful woman whom you can tell has been to the best boarding schools, finishing school and universities. Traveled the world, lived in high society. Meanwhile, her twin who grew up with the same parents, in the same room, same school…
THE VIEW FROM WEST DAVENPORT Oil Embargo’s Lesson Forgotten In 1973, the Organization for the Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC) from the Middle East imposed an oil embargo on the United States. It had a crippling impact on our economy and on our way of life because we didn’t produce enough energy in this country to meet the demand. People waited in line for hours to buy a few gallons of gasoline and tempers flared. The same impact was felt on…
PROFILE FROM FRONT LINES: BRIAN POKORNY IN CRISIS, IBM SPOTLIGHTS IT DIRECTOR Editor’s Note: Reprinted from this week’s Freeman’s Journal & Hometown Oneonta newspapers, this is the first of “From The Front Lines” profiles of key players in our community’s fight against the coronavirus. By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A few years ago, Otsego County government was planning a $1.2 million microwave loop – down Route 28, up Route 33 – to connect its Main Street headquarters…
LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 The Elephant In The Room To me, there is no more important concept in The War Against COVID-19 than triage. Merriam-Webster.com defines this as “the sorting of and allocation of treatment to patients, and especially battle and disaster victims, according to a system of priorities designed to maximize the number of survivors.” So far, triage is being used to determine who is taken to, or just allowed to go to, hospital emergency rooms. EMTs…
LETTER from SAM WILCOX 2nd Amendment Relic Of Early Republic To the Editor: Otsego County is facing a proposal to declare this county a “gun sanctuary.” This would mean that our county board would ban compliance with the Safe Act passed by the state Legislature in 2013. That act promoted, among other things, background checks, banning assault weapons, and limiting ammunition. It was not anti-gun, rather it was pro-gun safety. However, the Safe Act has been perceived as a violation…
LETTER from NICOLE DILLINGHAM Fold Fracking Ban Into Governor’s Budget Editor’s Note: Since the print edition went to press, the Governor’s Budget, agreed to Wednesday, April 1, included a fracking ban. To the Editor: The emergency now unfolding due to the coronavirus is not the only global crisis we are facing. The threat of global warming also requires state-wide, indeed global, response. The damage climate change is causing should not be ignored in the hope that it will magically disappear.…
LETTER from CHIP NORTHRUP Heroes Of The Plague To the Editor: The humorist, Will Rogers, once said: “When all the filing stations on all the street corners are out of gas, then we’ll see what kind of people we’ve become.” It takes a pandemic to see what kind of people we’ve become and who the heroes are. Here’s my short list: The staff of Bassett Fox – for getting ready in time, working tirelessly and telling the truth, particularly Drs.…
