THE VIEW FROM ALBANY On November 11, Remember Corporal Mayne On Veterans Day, Americans should pause and reflect on the sacrifices made by our veterans. Whether combat veterans or Cold War veterans, all who served need to be given proper praise for a job well done. Our veterans have faced hardships that a non-veteran could never fully understand. Some have faced death in defending our nation’s freedom. Veterans possess the core American values of loyalty, duty, respect, honor, selfless service,…
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state Sen. Jim Seward R-Milford
THE VIEW FROM ALBANY End COVID Crisis, Then Revisit Farm Wages As we continue to navigate our way through the COVID- 19 pandemic, everyone is making adjustments. Whether it is at home, at work, or any other daily activity, we are doing things differently. One business in particular that has been hard hit is farming. Our farmers, who contend with a host of difficulties on a regular basis, are coping with a number of new complications. Certainly, it is not…
Seward Invites DOT Chief To Lettis Highway Crash Site By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA In the wake of pedestrian April Johnson’s death, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has invited state DOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez to Lettis Highway, where the 32 year old woman was struck by a car. “I want her to tour the area with me and see it first hand,” Seward said. “It wasn’t built with pedestrians in mind, but we need to accommodate…
For Now, Justice For Gillian Realized by LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Jennifer Kirkpatrick was “relieved” when she heard the news that David Dart, the man who murdered her 18 year old sister, Gillian Gibbons 30 years ago, was denied parole. “I’m thankful that we have more time,” she said. “The longer we can keep him in prison, the better off they are.” In 1991, Dart, then 29, was sentenced to 25 years to live for second-degree…
FINALLY, Her Story Told At Gillian’s Rally By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Gillian Gibbons’ voice was silenced when David Dart stabbed her 42 times in the Oneonta Municipal Parking Garage on Sept. 12, 1984. But Jennifer Miller Dutcher intends to use hers to keep Dart in prison. “I am a survivor of David Dart,” she said. “I am a victim who has a voice, and I have to share my story.” She told her story at…