VIEW FROM ALBANY In Suffragettes’ Shadow, We Must Continue Fight For Real Justice In State Editor’s Note: Governor Cuomo issued this paean to New York State suffragettes on Tuesday, Aug. 18, the 100th anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment, which guarantees voting rights to women. By Gov. ANDREW CUOMO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com New York has been the birthplace to many of the progressive movements that have left an indelible mark on our society while pushing the nation forward,…
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FINAL DAILY BRIEFING/June 19, 2020 Cuomo Signs Off: ‘We Went From Worst To First’ ALBANY – Declaring “we went from worst to first,” Governor Cuomo today ended 111 daily briefings in a a row since declaring a State of Emergency on March 13.…
Column It’s No Fun Jousting With Another Cuomo It’s fun to watch Andrew Cuomo. He knows that his father lost his try for a fourth term in office. To be fair, he didn’t lose by a lot and it was a very Republican year. On the other hand, Andrew has to worry that people can get tired of having the same guy in office year after year. So, Andrew is on the warpath. I have been speaking with him a…
Editorial for November 16, 2018 State Zigged To Democrats, But County Zagged To GOP The Wall Street Journal headline was sly: “Blue Wave Breaks Softly.” The article reported that, as of Nov. 6, Election Night, Democrats gained 27 Congressional seats in the midterms, regaining control of the U.S. House of Representatives. That pales compared to Democrats losing 63 in the first Obama midterms in 2010, and losing the House as well; still, even one-vote control is control. (As canvassing ensued,…
Column by Mike Zagata for November 2, 2018. Is Upstate Downbeat? Blame Slow Recovery According to a newly released report from the Empire Center for Public Policy, “New York’s Uneven Economic Recovery: A Tale of Two States,” those of us who live in Upstate New York escaped the real estate/housing bubble that led to the economic crash in 2008. Why? Because our economy was so bad that we didn’t experience a bubble like the rest of the country. How’s that…
EDITORIAL FROM THIS WEEK’S FREEMAN’S, HOMETOWN ONEONTA The Center Will Hold – If You Vote Nov. 6 Editor’s Note: Below is the introduction that set the stage for this week’s editorials: Endorsing Democrats Andrew Cuomo, Bill Magee and Chad McEvoy, and Republicans John Faso, Jim Seward and Richard Devlin in the Nov. 6 election. Reasons for our endorsements are detailed in this week’s Hometown Oneonta & Freeman’s Journal, available on newsstands today. Click here and read the full report that…
Column by Mike Zagata, September 28, 2018 New York Not So Great Lately, Either ‘America was never that great.” That’s an amazing quote from a man who’s had nothing but opportunity his entire life. Yes, he’s made the most of it, but that’s not the point. The point is that, because America was great, he had the opportunity to succeed. Before moving to the point of this article, I thought it might be useful to look at the media via…
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Online Poll Results These are the results of the poll ‘If the race for NY governor were today, would you vote for: Chris Gibson or Andrew Cuomo.’…
Program Helps NYS&W Reduce Emissions, Costs By SAM ALDRIDGE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The worldwide movement of climate change awareness has come home to the New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad. The railway company, based in Cooperstown, has partnered with the state Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Department of Environmental Conversation (DEC) to install four anti-idling engines on their locomotives to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions. The Utica-based Mohawk Adirondack and Northern is also participating.…