90 Years Ago When goods are scarce there is no need to exert any effort in selling them, for the buyer seeks out the seller. It is only necessary for the vendor to post information as to his whereabouts, the nature of his merchandise, and its price. But things are different now. We have power plants, laboratories, and factories, capable of turning out a vastly greater amount of desirable goods than we have ever used. And we could all use…
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Be Afraid But Do It Anyway: Erna Morgan McReynolds Bridges, Hostels and Other Fears Vancouver. Back in 1975, the biggest city in which I had ever spent a week: 1,100,000 people. I had visited New York City, but my partner had never even been to a city with more than 700,000. A fearful adventure? From center city, we figured out the buses to our youth hostel in a far suburb. Challenging, but nothing compared to the next day. On $1.00…
When school closes, the Cooperstown Food Pantry School Backpack Program—which sends food home with kids for the weekend—stops and children lose access to those meals, as well as to school provided breakfasts and lunches.…
Master Gardener Kim L’Heureux leads the volunteer seed-starting efforts, which have included researching seeds for deer-resistant plants and trying out varieties of plants that are not offered at many nurseries.…
135 YEARS AGO Excursion—The D. & H. Company is to run an excursion train from Sidney to Albany on Thursday, May 30, which is a holiday, and on that day Barnum’s great circus exhibits at Albany. Leave Sidney at 6:30 a.m.; arrive at Albany at 11 a.m., and leave there on return at 6 p.m. Fare for the round trip at all points as far east as Schenevus, $1.75; Worcester and points east to Schoharie Junction $1.50. A special train…
70 YEARS AGO The Oneonta Dairy Company observed the 50th anniversary of its founding last night with a dinner at the Rex Restaurant, attended by employees, competitors and representatives of organized farmers and organized labor. Robert F. Robischon from the NYS Department of Commerce was the major speaker. He reviewed the history of the firm which was founded by the late Earl Hall. “Through fat years and lean,” he said, “the Oneonta Dairy Company succeeded in rendering a vital service…
Over the last 2,000 years there has been a Roman Warm Period and a Medieval Warm Period, and both had temperatures warmer than today. As shown in the following figure, over the last 175 years temperatures have been warming up since the end of the Little Ice Age but carbon dioxide emissions have only risen sharply over the last 75 years.…
We have long been aware that ticket prices can be a barrier for many people who would love to attend a performance here at The Glimmerglass Festival. Setting ticket prices is a delicate act of balancing the financial needs of the organization with the financial realities of the world around us.…
The big surprise of the afternoon came via “SteamPunk” (which gave the concert its name), by David Bruce. A truly contemporary and quite clever work, it has gone on to be widely performed by leading ensembles around the world.…
We adopted a Lab mix named Potcake six months ago. She’s now 9 months old and fine in every way, except for her constant chewing on furniture—wood and cloth.…
