from ALBERT COLONE City of Oneonta’s Misfortune Also A Drag On Town, County To the Editor: The City of Oneonta has been designated the fifth poorest city in New York State! It’s a real depressing condition that has gradually emerged over a couple of generation. Though the city is not alone in local poverty, likewise families within the entire surrounding area have been on a sinking ship into poverty, too – when in fact we should be one of the…
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from JAN MULROY Need For Jobs Shouldn’t Rule Out Scrutiny To the Editor: Recently, it was reported that the generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) for the Oneonta Railyard Project has “generated opposition from Otsego 2000.” I know for sure that Otsego 2000 is not the only group that has provided comments to the Oneonta Common Council regarding the GEIS. These comments by so many, should not be construed as opposition to creating jobs in the City of Oneonta. These comments…
from ELLEN POPE Inflammatory View Doesn’t Deserve Reply To the Editor: As our phone conversation Friday made clear that the inflammatory editorial in last week’s paper regarding Otsego 2000 was published to stir up controversy and generate sales, we respectfully decline to respond in these pages. If anyone would like to learn more about what Otsego 2000 stands for, please visit www.otsego2000.org, follow us on Facebook, or give us a call at 547-8881. ELLEN POPE Executive Director, Otsego 2000 Cooperstown…
from JAY FLEISHER It’s High Time To Act On Climate Change To the Editor: The global society is facing lots of serious issues. The war in Afghanistan, Syrian recovery, Brexit, immigrant migration, the Mueller report, corruption, police brutality, etc., the list goes on and on. One issue spans the globe, involving everyone, rich/poor, privileged/deprived, black/white, straight/gay, that being the current change in Earth’s climate. Ignore it if you wish, but it won’t ignore you. Why all the fuss? Hasn’t the…
from Bill DeVita RSS Friend To Community, Executive Director Avows To the Editor: For more than 30 years, Rehabilitation Support Services has been an active and committed community partner and service provider in the City of Oneonta and Otsego County. If you’ve had a bagel and coffee at the Oneonta Bagel Company, received job assistance through Supported Employment, or information through our Community Education Project, you know RSS. We are proud to have built many longstanding and productive relationships in…
from TOPHER HAMMOND Trust In ‘Intelligence Community’ Ill-Founded To the Editor: Last week in your newspaper, I read with concern the interview with Otsego County Democratic chair Aimee Swan about the end of Robert Mueller’s two-year witch-hunt regarding alleged “Russian interference” in the 2016 election. Ms. Swan stated that “there should be a trust, a loyalty to our intelligence community.” The so-called “intelligence community” was behind the ridiculous allegations that Russia was the cause of Hillary Clinton’s resounding defeat in…
from PATRICK DOYLE Richfield Zoning Restricts Business; Many Oppose It To the Editor: This letter is in response to your March 20 article on the process to develop new zoning in Richfield, “Petition Drive in Offing,” and a follow-up letter from Larry Frigault, Richfield Town Board member. To recap, the March 20 article highlighted concerns that the proposed zoning for Richfield would limit business in the town. The article also wondered if, with “windmill foes” and their allies now in…
from LARRY FRIGAULT ‘Disgraceful’ Article Miscasts Volunteers Who Devised Plan To the Editor: I read with disbelief the factual errors, insinuations and conclusions put forth in this past week’s edition concerning the Town of Richfield’s governance. I have only been on the Town Board two years, hardly enough time to “take over” anything as implied. A fundamental rule of democracy is the voters get to decide who best represents them. I ran openly advocating for a Comprehensive Plan and the…
from ROBERT SEWARD Is Downtown Cooperstown Destined To Relive ‘Last Picture Show’ Fate To the Editor: “The Last Picture Show” was the last movie of the season in the film series sponsored by the Friends of the Village Library. The 1971 film is directed by Peter Bogdanovich, based on a Larry McMurtry novel. The black-and-white film is set in a small, dying, North Texas town. There is little to do, and the only movie house, on Main Street, is about…
from BETSY HOLLAND Democracy Looks Like What Happened Here To the Editor: What does democracy look like? It looks like the March 5 meeting of the Oneonta Common Council. The public was invited to review Otsego Now’s plans to redevelop the D&H railyards and to respond publicly. Democracy looks like engaged citizens who participate in decisions that will impact their lives and their communities. Citizens read and reviewed the proposed generic redevelopment plan. They took time to consider the impact…
