Here’s what I noticed during the whole month of April, also known as Autism Awareness Month: Not a single mention nor any other word to advocate for those who have autism from any council member, especially those who supposedly care for them by being an advocate.…
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Letters To The Editor - Page 21
Waldo Johnston's weekly limerick explores the Biden administration's autopen.…
In America, you either get the healthcare that you can afford or the healthcare that you vote for. All of the proposed cuts in Medicare and Medicaid were outlined in Project 2025. If you voted red in the last election, you voted for cuts in your healthcare and you may have voted Bassett into bankruptcy.…
I urge our local town, city, and Otsego County officials to advocate and speak up alongside our community. We must send a unified message to our state and federal representatives: protect Oneonta Job Corps and invest in our people.…
The latest delivery of “The Freeman’s Journal” showed a picture of our divisive president signing a baseball for Pete Rose. We all have an opinion on both.…
In the United States alone, 37 million tons of plastic were generated in 2021 and less than 9 percent of that plastic waste was recycled nationwide, according to Margaret Osborne of Smithsonian.com. That percentage is now 5-6 percent. In New York State, markets for all varieties of plastic are in the negative.…
While I can see how the letter writer might jump to this conclusion, there was no intended suggestion to any reader that this story was pitched to me or the paper. I pitched the story to the paper as a news story and not an editorial column or opinion piece, and made my best attempt to write an objective story.…
With roughly 80,000 summer visitors, I am particularly concerned about the bed and breakfast proprietors who may have such encounters with ICE agents seeking information about, or access to, their guests or guest lists. Here is what they should know.…
The Otsego Land Trust’s work at Brookwood Point was on display for competitors and staff accommodating the 2025 General Clinton Regatta.…
Each time I come out and use these terms I am making myself vulnerable. I have reflected on questions of when and how much of myself to share since I first peeked out of the closet. Coming out is a process, not a one-time occasion.…
