I have known MacGuire Benton for over a decade. During that time period, I have come to know MacGuire on many levels, as a friend, a colleague, and a valued employee. For almost this entire 10-year period, MacGuire has been employed by the Cooperstown Distillery.…
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Letters To The Editor - Page 61
As the November 7 election approaches, Otsego County will select its new county clerk. The race has been framed around experience, but I would counter that the race is about vision. I will be voting for MacGuire Benton for county clerk because he will bring a focus on entrepreneurialism and improved accessibility of services to our residents.…
In the September 21 Freeman’s Journal, the question was asked, “When was the last time you enjoyed your visit to the Otsego County DMV?” I could also ask when was the last time you enjoyed your visit to the grocery store, gas pump, doctor or shoe store. I don’t really expect to “enjoy” any of these visits.…
We are writing in support of MacGuire Benton as our next Otsego County clerk. In our roles as current and former Town of Otsego government officials, we’ve worked with MacGuire when he was a member of the Village of Cooperstown Board of Trustees and gotten to know him as a positive, energetic, intelligent and committed individual of great character.…
This November, there is an important election coming up that requires every Otsego County voter to go to the polls. And it has nothing to do with politics, or being Republican or Democrat, and it doesn’t involve any of the things people get worked up about these days.…
I had the privilege of meeting MacGuire Benton during our annual Unadilla Fire Department chicken barbeque at the Carnival of Sales in Unadilla. MacGuire came to volunteer and stepped right in to help. He showed real interest in what this community is all about and all it has to offer. MacGuire didn’t stop there.…
As a former candidate for local and county government, I firmly support and endorse MacGuire Benton for county clerk. He has the ability and experience to make a difference in this county, the determination to help lead the county in the right direction, and the willingness to work with all people in this county.…
Thank you for your fairly easy to understand struggling with low state, county and local test scores in reading and math article on August 24. I predict scores will continue to drop, especially here in Upstate New York. Actually, the solutions are simple…but not likely to change.…
In Texas, where I vote, I am a Yellow Dog Democrat—meaning I would vote for the Democrat even if they were a golden retriever.…
The camp, a 668-acre site that includes forests, wetlands, and Crumhorn Lake, is being offered for sale by the Leatherstocking Council of the Boy Scouts of America with no constraints on how the property can be sold, subdivided, or used.…
