Give Thanks by Donating Blood or Platelets OTSEGO COUNTY – As many reflect on the upcoming holiday celebrations with family and friends, the American Red Cross urges donors to shake up their holiday traditions and plan a time to give blood or platelets in the coming weeks.Blood and platelet donations tend to drop more than 20 percent during holiday weeks. Seasonal illness and the threat of winter weather can add more concern during a time of year that is traditionally…
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CUOMO: ‘Fundamentals That Attracted Amazon Here Remain’ Editor’s Note: Governor Cuomo issued this statement after Amazon announced Thursday, Feb. 14, it is backing out of the 27,000-job HQ2 planned for Long Island City. Amazon chose to come to New York because we are the capital of the world and the best place to do business. We competed in and won the most hotly contested national economic development competition in the United States, resulting in at least 25,000-40,000 good-paying jobs for…
OPPOSITION BLOCKS 25,000 JOBS Seward, Salka Regret NYC’s Loss Of Amazon ONEONTA – Otsego County’s delegation in the state Legislature today expressed regret on news that Amazon has backed away from locating its second headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. “This is a lost opportunity for New York State,” said state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford. “It is extremely unfortunate that a hostile political environment has resulted in the loss of 25,000 good paying jobs. While I have been critical of…
Novelists Saunders, Spiotta Join 900 Decrying Strong-Arm Amazon Tactics By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com Local writers George Saunders and Dana Spiotta were among 900 authors who took out a two-page ad in today’s New York Times decrying Amazon “directly targetting” authors to extract contract concessions from their publisher, Hachette. Sherman Alexie, who delivered SUNY Oneonta’s Mills Distinguished Lecture last September after his 2007 novel “Flight” was the college’s first “common read,” also signed the ad. They join John Grisham, Stephen King, James Patterson…