This Is NOT OK, Helping the Next Page of a Dog’s Life “As I speak to you, I’m on my way to Buffalo to pick up dogs that need to be rescued,” Stacie Haynes, Executive Director of the Susquehanna SPCA said. “The puppy mill pipeline bill has been around for a while; we are really fortunate the Assembly and Senate both back the bill. It seems like a no brainer but there are lots of politics and other things involved,”…
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EDITORIAL ‘Reefer Madness’ Goes Mainstream Maybe when marijuana vendors appear at Disney World, or when the venerable theme park comes up with a Marijuana Mile theme ride, or maybe Marijuana Maelstrom. Then, perhaps, the Village of Cooperstown – “the pinnacle” of youth baseball camps, according to Lunetta Swartout, Cooperstown Stays proprietor, (and she ought to know) – should approve pot shops, or a “recreational cannabis dispensary,” or whatever, along Main Street in Baseball’s Mecca. Maybe then, but now the debate…
Senator Thanks YOU Good Wishes, Anecdotes Bring Back Happy Memories To the Editor: I want to thank you for the special tribute edition included in last week’s Hometown Oneonta/Freeman’s Journal highlighting my 34 years in the state Senate. I am also deeply appreciative of all the words of good wishes and anecdotes that were submitted by so many area residents, community leaders, and family. Reading the comments brought back so many memories of my time in office. Thank you all!…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Jan. 14, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Thank You Seward, Well Done! Honoring Otsego County’s 34-Year Senator EDITORIAL In Troubled Times, Let’s Try ‘The Seward Way’ Let’s All Get Behind resident Biden’s Call For Calm, Unity Both Love, Justice Required In Dealing With Capitol Mob LETTERS ONEONTA COMMON COUNCIL: So Where Do You Stand? Democracy? Insurrection? SEELEY: To Defuse Violence, Salka Must Accept Election Fair RUDY: Antidote To Chaos?…
EDITORIAL In Troubled Times, Let’s Try ‘The Seward Way’ In reflecting on Jim Seward’s tenure as our state senator, one vignette always comes to mind. It was the fall of 2006, and Cherry Valley’s Pam Noonan, on a Sunday afternoon at her home on Montgomery Street, was hosting opponents of Reunion Power’s 24-turbine wind farm proposed for East Hill. Senator Seward had been invited and, prior to his arrival, attendees expressed some vexation that the senator, with his interest in…
Thank You Seward, Well Done! On Dec. 31, 2020, James L. Seward of Milford – everyone’s “Gentleman Jim” – retired from the New York State Senate, where he had served Otsego County since Jan. 1, 1986. Because of COVID-19, few of his constituents had the chance to say: Farewell – and thank you. When offered the opportunity, many of us – his fellow legislators, community leaders, top corporate executives and businesspeople, and citizens to whom he reached out and helped…
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,…
Senate OKs Delaware Bed Tax, Measure Moves On To Assembly ALBANY – The state Senate has authorized Delaware County – inspired by its neighbor to the north – to impose a bed tax on motel and hotel rooms, and state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has announced its passage in the Upper House. The bill, requested by the Delaware County Board of Supervisors, has moved to the state Assembly, where Assemblyman Clifford Crouch, R-Sidney, has introduced legislation.…