Editorial of May 9, 2024 Let’s Reboot Mother’s Day Here comes Sunday, and this one is our annual big day for all the moms in our midst. Showing up at around the same time as the also-annual cherry blossoms, fish runs, Kentucky Derby and the onslaught of black flies, which unhappily leave us itching, scratching, and swollen all the way to Father’s Day, on the horizon on June 16. Although Mother’s Day began, before the Civil War, with a bunch…
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Letters To The Editor - Page 47
Can you imagine a defendant in your own county, berating the local judges and staff and their families after a grand jury of ordinary citizens had indicted him for stealing from you, fraudulently selling you worthless goods, or for abusing your daughter?…
No one likes change. But this change is well within the permit’s recreational use parameters. I submit that we are extremely fortunate that a charitable organization stepped up to acquire and maintain Brookwood Point.…
There is currently no board member in CCS who has been in place for a single three-year term. I am the exception, and have been encouraged to remain for perspective on past situations, decision choices, and results.…
Ordinarily, I would have loved to have OLT as a neighbor. Believing that OLT holds itself out as an organization dedicated to preserving land in its natural state, I was pleased to have OLT as a neighbor. However, OLT’s conduct, as it affects my enjoyment of my home, has caused me both stress and distress.…
The SQSPCA is still in high gear with regard to this case, as we are providing care for the dogs, calf, sheep, pigs, and equines who were saved that day. Many require special, veterinary-directed care in order for their health to improve.…
Thank you to the 200 guests that turned out to support the 16th Empty Bowls Luncheon on Saturday, April 20. Christ Episcopal Church welcomed the event with open arms and capable hands, courtesy of Mike Paige.…
Thank you for the publication of the recent article, “Richards Avenue Gas Explosion Not Over for Residents” by Winchester and Bensen. For local news coverage, it was a masterful piece of work on such a tragedy.…
The need for women’s items may not immediately come to mind when thinking of nutritional insufficiency, but if food is needed because of family budget shortfalls, then other non-food, but essential, items often fall by the wayside.…
I want to commend Robert Bensen and Teresa Winchester for their highly informative article about the West End gas explosion in Oneonta.…
