Hamdi Ulukaya Out As Chobani CEO, NY Post Reports. Chairmanship Next? The founder of Chobani yogurt is fast approaching his expiration date, the New York Post reported this week. Hamdi Ulukaya, the charismatic Turkish immigrant who started the brand in a former Kraft plant in South Edmeston in 2005, is being replaced as CEO and may even be stripped of his chairman role, The Post reported, quoting sources. TPG, a private-equity firm that funneled $750 million into the company last April through…
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Amid Commercialization, A Humble Birth The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 25-26, 2014 With the consumerization of Christmas, it’s appropriate to remember the humble origins of the holiday. First and foremost is the babe in the manger. In what was essentially a lean-to shed filled with animals, the infant Messiah rested in a feeding trough. Jesus’ parents were simple, rural people from Nazareth, a town unfit for a king; “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” The parent’s dedication…
Christ’s Legacy Calls Us The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 25-26, 2014 In the song “O Holy Night,” we hear this line in reference to Jesus: “In his name all oppression shall cease.” That, for me, is the real meaning of Christmas. It’s not about gift-giving, decorations, or being with family. Ultimately, it’s not even about the baby Jesus. The real meaning of Christmas comes to light when that baby grows up – when we hear the things…
God’s Wish: Loving World The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday Dec. 25-26, 2014 Ah, this wondrous and magical time of year! The joyous and festive sounds of Christmas Carols; excitement and anticipation in shopping for, wrapping, and then giving and receiving gifts; Christmas Trees resplendent in lights, tinsel, ornaments and star; Candlelight Services on Christmas Eve; friends and family gathered together, with the aromas and tastes we love so much – I do love Christmas! Joy to the world,…
Children Are Right About Christmas The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 25-26, 2014 Many people remind us that Christmas is “more than just gifts.” And, of course, it is true that Christmas is more than tinsel and toys and electronics wrapped up under a tree. But still, most children get it right: Christmas really is about gifts. Christmas is especially about the gifts we often take for granted. And it is about remembering who the Greatest Giver of…
We Learn Happiness Inevitable, But Perhaps Not Right This Minute Editorial for The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 25-26, 2014 Not having watched Jimmy Stewart in “It’s a Wonderful Life” for a few years, it was a jolt to rediscover that the movie’s deus ex machina is his contemplation, on a bridge during a wintry storm, in his cups, his S&L on bankruptcy’s brink, just having run his car into a tree, of ending it all. Instead, as…
Trustees OK Solar-Power Study By JIM KEVLIN • The Freeman’s Journal Edition of Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014 COOPERSTOWN Within a year, Village Hall, CCS’ three buildings, perhaps Bassett and maybe even homeowners will be enjoying a 25-30 percent reduction in energy bills. That’s if all goes as hoped, following the Village Board’s unanimous vote Monday, Dec. 22, to contract with Solomon Energy of Westchester County to study solar-energy options. For the past several months, Trustee Lou Allstadt, the former Mobil…
Seward Floated For Congress He’d Be First From County Since George Fairchild A Century Ago In the wake of U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson’s announcement Tuesday that he will leave Congress in 2016 at the end of his term, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, was mentioned today in The Daily Koz as a possible candidate on the Republican side. The article also mentioned Assemblyman Pete Lopez, R-Schoharie, whose district includes four Otsego County towns: Cherry Valley, Roseboom, Decatur and Worcester. A…
Jubilant Local Fracking Foes Shift Focus To Renewables, Pipeline By JIM KEVLIN • The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Editions of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 25-26, 2014 COOPERSTOWN Today, Albany. Tomorrow, Kalangadoo, Australia. While local fracking foes were elated by Governor Cuomo’s Wednesday, Dec. 16, announcement that he plans to ban the controversial practice in New York State, they were already looking beyond. The widest-reaching is Lou Allstadt, the retired Mobil executive vice president, whose short-term plans include appearing on a Jan. 12 panel at…