Oxley To Deliver Memorial Lecture ONEONTA Union College Professor of Political Science Zoe Oxley will deliver the 2023 Leslie G. Rude Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, March 1 at 4 p.m. in the Celebration Room, Shineman Chapel House, on the Hartwick College campus. Her presentation, “This One’s for the Boys: How Gendered Political Socialization Limits Girls’ Political Ambition and Interest” is free and open to the public. Oxley is part of a team whose latest research on gender and political socialization…
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Letter from Phil Durkin Cherry Valley Dems Backing Benton Co-chairs of the Cherry Valley Democratic Committee, Dennis Laughlin and Kathleen Taylor, have announced that, at its February 14 meeting, the committee unanimously endorsed MacGuire Benton as the Democratic candidate for the position of Otsego County clerk in the November 2023 election. MacGuire enters the race having the experience of the Cooperstown Village Board, Deputy Elections Commissioner and work in the private business sector. He brings the energy and vigor of…
Letter from Bruce Beckert Media, Global Elite Undermine Democracy A win in the house is a positive step, but we have a long road ahead to save this country from the global elites. We have been on a much longer road tearing this country down than most of us have realized and it’s going to take all of us that see what is going on, with God’s help, to save our country. God will help, but only through us. We…
Hawthorn Hill by Richard DeRosa Forget the Beltway, Rethink Stale Assumptions, Consider Course Alterations My January 12 essay ended with these words: “Forget the Beltway.” Given the embarrassing shenanigans of the past few months, that sentiment still holds true. The fact that many years ago it took 133 votes to elect a speaker in no way negates the atrocity of it all. I used to excuse the political conundrums that we continually embroil ourselves in as just more evidence of…
Hawthorne Hill by Richard DeRosa Of Leaves, and Finding Solace in Today’s World Things are pretty much settled in for the winter up here on the hill. A few odds and ends remain to be attended to come spring. No matter, never possible to fit everything in. Putting a place to bed bears a striking resemblance to getting something like an essay written. One never quite hits it square on the nose, but there comes a time to either send…
CGP, Golden Artist Planning Art Exhibit Exploring Voting Rights By SOPHIA HALL COOPERTOWN – As this election cycle ends, it has become clearer that the fight for the right to vote did not end with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Claims of fraud, polling place closures and gerrymandering are rampant. Access to voting continues to depend on who we are, how we look and where we live. In 2013, the Supreme Court ruled in Shelby County v Holder that…
Benton to Run for County Clerk By TED MEBUST COOPERSTOWN – Village trustee and former Deputy Elections Commissioner MacGuire Benton announced his candidacy for Otsego County clerk on Monday, November 14. With his trustee tenure ending in April, he plans to begin his campaign for the 2023 General Election Ballot with a listening tour across the county. “I feel ready to take on more for more people,” stated Benton. The reopening of Oneonta’s Department of Motor Vehicles office, he explained,…
2022 Midterm Election Results The polls closed last night for the 2022 Midterm Elections. This morning Spectrum news is reporting the following results of the statewide elections. In the Race for Governor Kathy Hochul has received 3,022,429 (52.7%) of the vote in the statewide race with Lee Zeldin receiving 2,709,903 (47.3%). In Otsego County Hochul received 8,540 (39.80%) of the vote to Lee Zeldin’s 12,874 (59.99%). For the State Attorney General Letitia James received 3,054,696 (54.1%) with challenger Michael Henry…
Letter from Bruce Beckert Vote! Please Help Save Our Country This election is like none other in our time. It will either cement the global elite’s plan for our country or start us back on a path that will ultimately save this country so our grandchildren can have a lifestyle of freedom and opportunity that we have been so blessed with. The Democrats have gotten used to swaying liberal Republicans, buying key elections with global elites’ dollars or just stealing…
Letter from Tracy Carman Candidate’s Record Should Be Examined Choosing who we want to represent our interests in Albany is about looking at the track record and asking who will do more for our area. In the 122nd Assembly District, the answer is clear. In Brian Miller’s six years in office, he has had only one bill passed and signed into law. More often than not, he voted AGAINST legislation that would help our district.…
