National Military Appreciation Month serves as a vital opportunity to advance policy innovations such as the Veterans Exposed to Toxic (VET) PFAS Act to ensure a system that is equipped to address the urgent tolls faced by those who served the country.…
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Of all the farms I worked on as a boy, the most memorable was the old Borden Farm, which was on the east side of Canadarago Lake outside of Richfield Springs.…
Emperor Don is now constructing his coliseum on the south lawn of the White House, adjacent to his ballroom. There, he will host live, brutal fighting events just like the Roman emperors of antiquity.…
And before we blame Republicans or Democrats, let’s just agree that both sides have been fiscally irresponsible, respectfully, and now the focus must simply be on solutions.…
The Washington D.C. center area used to be a wonderful, thoughtful, planned place; then Donald Trump decided to start wrecking the artistic planning of the national capital.…
The Otsego County Conservation Association has received two generous legacy gifts totaling $120,000.00, providing critical support for the organization’s conservation, education, and community programs...…
160 YEARS AGO: The number of emigrant passengers arrived in the United States during the week: 10,498. We learn through the Vice Consul of the of the United States at Hamburg that 150,000 emigrants of the United States have already engaged passage at that port alone...…
90 YEARS AGO: Cornell University’s New York State veterinary college today announced the death of “R-1149” a hen which lived eight years and three months and laid 1,515 eggs. The hen’s life answered two questioned posed by scientists. 1. How long would a hen live if it were not for chicken dinners?…
As a general rule, I, too, like to show grace as much as possible when sharing opinions about public education, but in the case of the schools in Otsego County, I must respectfully disagree with Mr. Murphy [“American Education: a 125-Year-Old Failure?”].…
Flooding political campaigns with outside money has made a mockery of our election system. Contributions to political campaigns ought to be limited to flesh and blood individuals living within the districts in question.…
