With 10th Death, County ‘Overwhelmed,’ Bond Says County Staffing Increased As Deaths, COVID Infections Keep Growing By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Help is on the way after county Public Health Director Heidi Bond lamented that her department is “overwhelmed.” “We’re barely keeping up with the cases coming in,” she said. “With contact tracing, that means you might not get a call if you’ve been identified as a close personal contact in a timely manner.” On Monday, Dec. 14,…
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LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 One Word Capture Mood: Sad The following were some of the definitions of the word “sad” from dictionary.com. “Affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful, expressive of or characterized by sorrow, causing sorrow; somber, dark, or dull; drab; deplorably bad, sorry.” Thesauraus.com lists 46 synonyms for sad. And I add an additional from other sources, pathetic. The following story is sad by almost all of these. This was originally reported by CNN. Jodi…
GUEST COLUMN Protect Your Family, Protect Everyone’s Editor’s Note: Milford Central Superintendent of Schools Mark Place wrote this Thanksgiving letter to the district’s families. Each of the last five years I have prepared a letter at this time of the year with a focus on the upcoming holidays. Today I write to you for the same purpose along with a message of hope and gratitude. As a part of the MCS family, my thoughts are with all of you. I…
EDITORIAL Unite In Making Plan Work Doesn’t it remind you of what happened to Hartwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich? No sooner had she arrived in 2008 on Oyaron Hill, when the Great Recession hit. Within a few months, the fledgling president, with no chance to build a reputation or support among staff and faculty, had to begin laying people off. The faculty balked. Criticism abounded. Drugovich did what she had to do. Things settled down. The economy eventually rebounded,…
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