Doesn’t That Sound Better Than A Mantra Of Hate? All this talk about hate. Maybe it’s different in a rural enclave like Otsego County, but how often in the course of a week or month or year do any of us come face to face with something we can define as “hate.” Yet Governor Cuomo, last Thursday, Aug. 21, in announcing our state will be the first in the nation to enact a “Hate Crimes Domestic Terrorism Act” (see excerpt…
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THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Aug. 22-23, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK…
LETTER from R. SCOTT DUNCAN Flag Already Symbolizes Hope, Freedom, Equality To the Editor: I get tired of all these special interest groups whining for attention. Basically, the Pride flag is a symbol of whom you want to embrace and the freedom to do such and be loved and accepted. The design of the flag is not very creative. That flag design is used to represent the Inca Empire, the indigenous in Peru and Bolivia. The design is used around…
LETTER from CONSUELO KRAHAM VELEZ Flying Confederate Flag Dishonors Our Ancestors To the Editor: My great-grandfather, Malachi Kraham, an Irish IMMIGRANT, came to this country in 1859. He settled in Otsego County and shortly after arriving, like many other young men from Otsego County, he joined the New York Militia during the Civil War. He served in the Union Army, under the American flag to preserve the Union and abolish slavery. Eventually, he came back to Cooperstown, to his young…
2,000 FRESHMEN DUE IN ONEONTA SUNY, Hartwick Students Come Back On Same Day By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Some 2,000 freshman were returning here Wednesday, Aug. 21, arriving the same day at SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College. That’s 1,525 at SUNY and 425 at Hartwick. But arriving students are already looking beyond settling in. For instance, as part of their orientation this year, SUNY Oneonta students have to learn to think fast. “Fast O,” that is.…
LETTER from JASON HEWLETT Developing Method Helps To Handle Disagreements To the Editor: Through much trial and error, I have learned how to express my opinions in a respectful, honest and productive way instead of being unfair with the people who have different opinions than I do. It wasn’t easy for me to learn that valuable life lesson because when you’re so sure you’re right about something, you feel entitled to be the final authority on the subject. One of the ways I’ve been…
Oneonta Film Fest To Hail Philo Vance’s Rediscovery By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – This fall, the forgotten detective will come home. “We’re setting up a Philo Vance film series,” said Rev. Kenneth Hunter, rector, St. James Episcopal Church, who found many Philo Vance films are available on amazon.com. A three-film series, each with a speaker and a talk-back following the film are planned Tuesday evenings, Oct. 15, 22 and 29. It’s an extension of a movie group,…
EDITORIAL Otsego Countian In Congress? Nice! General German Reporting For Duty If Adjutant Gen. (ret.) Anthony P. German is elected congressman from New York State’s 19th District, you can bet we will be the only district represented by someone who has an iceberg named after him. (As commander of the state’s Air National Guard, his pilots collaborated with the National Science Foundation’s Antarctica Program.) Also, he would be the first Otsego Countian to represent us in over a century, since…
HOMETOWN History Aug. 23, 2019 150 Years Ago Tell Your Wife – If you are in trouble or quandary, tell your wife – that is, if you have one – all about it at once. Ten to one her intervention will solve your difficulty sooner than all your logic. The wit of woman has been praised, but her instincts are quicker and keener than her reason. Counsel with your wife, or mother, or sister, and be assured light will flash…
With 4 Distinct Slogans, ‘We’re Onta Something’ Campaign Nears Launch By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Oneonta is “onta” adventure. And art. And something delicious and something unique. “The campaign will let people know that Oneonta exists and what it has to offer,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. During Common Council this evening, Herzig announced a statewide online marketing campaign Trampoline Ad & Design, the who created the city’s new campaign, “We’re Onta Something,” will launch statewide “soon.”…
