Letter from Edward Lentz Benton Will Serve Well I’m wholeheartedly supporting MacGuire Benton to be our next Otsego County clerk. Mr. Benton has a solid record of public service and both government and business experience. Coupled with his common sense, sound judgment and amiable but serious nature, his experience makes him the right candidate for this position. Otsego County will be well served when he is elected. Edward LentzTown of New Lisbon SupervisorNew Lisbon…
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In numerous past village elections, the contest was between two qualified candidates, but such is not the case with the present election for the Otsego County clerk.…
Tenacity and creativity are what is needed to move Otsego County forward. I’m writing in support of MacGuire Benton for Otsego County clerk.…
As Otsego County Representative for District 4, covering the Town of Oneonta, I would like to give my endorsement to Jennifer Basile for county clerk.…
In a study by the Boston School of Public Health, they found that 6,000 U.S. women die each year from alcohol-attributable breast cancers (15 percent of the total cases). And, although more alcohol equals more risk, multiple studies have shown that there is absolutely no safe level of alcohol consumption for female breast tissue.…
The RIC was conceived jointly by SUNY Oneonta President Cardelle and his counterpart at Hartwick College, Darren Reisberg. As newly-inaugurated leaders of their institutions, both saw the need for relevant, deep connection to the community outside the traditional academic relationship.…
The Otsego County Water Quality Coordinating Committee was established in 1992 as a sub-committee of the Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District. WQCC membership was ad hoc and open to any agency, organization or individual demonstrating an interest in non-point source water pollution and source water protection.…
School has recently begun and, if you are of a certain age, you may be wondering where all the students went. Back in the day, I graduated from CCS with a class of 107; last year it was, well, a lot less. The long-term trend is similar across the county, with public school enrollment dropping by over 25 percent as shown in the table. What’s happening?…
Nearly nine out of 10 adults who smoke cigarettes daily first tried smoking by age 18. Evidence shows that increasing the cost of a pack of cigarettes leads to people quitting cigarettes among groups that are known to be price-sensitive, including youth, and low-income populations. …
Letter from Hudi Podolsky No Excuse for No Debate How can voters make informed choices if candidates refuse to debate? The League of Women Voters has long been trusted to take a completely non-partisan approach to hosting debates. We provide a neutral forum, with the rules clearly specified in advance to minimize any partisan activity by the audience to ensure that all candidates are fairly heard. Under the rigorously fair conditions we enforce at debates, we cannot see any legitimate…
