In an exercise of refreshing candor, the authors of the NDS say the quiet part out loud: Europe isn’t as important as it used to be in global affairs. It now takes a back seat in that regard to the Indo-Pacific.…
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After exhausting a variety of creative marketing strategies, SQSPCA is now turning to the public for help. “Please share Poncho’s story far and wide,” encouraged Haynes. “We know his people are out there, and we need your help to find them.”…
This critical value of “welcome to visit, live and work in Cooperstown” is now under assault by what appears to be an ad hoc action taken by Sheriff Devlin in the name of the Otsego County Sheriff’s [Office], instigated on his own, to “enter into agreement with ICE” to enhance “community safety”...…
As long as we are here, we will garden. We just need to pare down to what is more manageable. We spent so many years adding gardens that taking them out does leave a bit of a bitter taste. But life is all about change, about waxing and waning...…
The yearlong initiative will support local nonprofit organizations focused on housing, food and essential needs, education, and transportation—four foundational areas that help communities thrive. From helping put a warm blanket on someone’s bed, to ensuring food is on the table...…
160 YEARS AGO: There are in New York City today several hundred returned soldiers, who are homeless, houseless, and hungry. They have no shelter at night save the Police station-houses; no food, save the cold victuals obtained by begging....…
135 YEARS AGO: Geo. Reichard, a boy of 11, who had for some time been in the habit of hanging about a business place in this village, was arrested last Saturday and charged with taking about $50 from the firm’s safe. As soon as the loss was discovered, Officer Bradley set at work to find the thief, who was soon located in an old shanty, 7 X 8 feet on the ground, located on the mill flat.…
The coming campaign season follows a deeply troubling year for public health. The United States surpassed 2,200 measles cases last year amid ongoing outbreaks nationwide—the highest total in 33 years. At this rate, the country is likely to lose its measles elimination status, a hard-won achievement we have maintained since 2000.…
The Partial Observer: Activists Are Suppressing Research Into Gender-Affirming Care. It Has To Stop.
Evidence for the long-term safety and effectiveness of these interventions remains weak. Other countries—Finland, Sweden, the UK and New Zealand—have sharply restricted the availability of these interventions for minors. By contrast, in the U.S., scrutiny itself has become taboo. Researchers who challenge prevailing assumptions often face harassment.…
The Otsego County Cemetery Restoration Fund at the Community Foundation of Otsego County has worked to support and preserve the historic quality of Otsego County cemeteries. Generously funded by the Tianaderrah Foundation, the fund’s current grant round is open to cemeteries with Revolutionary War soldiers interred.…
