FOOD FOR THOUGHT Identity Politics Big Loser It wasn’t clear by Wednesday afternoon who had won the White House, but one bad idea was soundly defeated on Tuesday: identity politics. The concept that the country should be divided into aggrieved categories based on race, national origin or sex – now a core tenet of the Democratic Party – lost from coast to coast. It lost in Miami-Dade County, Fla., where Cuban-Americans delivered votes for President Trump. We don’t know the…
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LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID In COVID Era, Makin’ Whoopee Even in the throes of a major worldwide pandemic that has killed over a million people, will probably kill millions more, has damaged the health of at least as many, and caused an economic recession, there is still a need for scientific research to progress. COVID-2 has spurred thousands of studies and research papers in all fields but I think I found the one that probably tops them all.…
REMARKS from ELLEN TILLAPAUGH Administrator Barown Excelled Editor’s Note: Here are Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch’s remarks at a Sunday, Nov. 1, reception honoring retiring Village Administrator Teri Barown on the veranda at 22 Main. That we are going to miss Teri Barown’s institutional knowledge, competent expertise and efficiency is a given. In my nine years as an elected official, Teri’s leadership abilities were always apparent and so very valued. Village officials, residents and visitors have all benefited from her…
LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 We Must Deal With Both Sides Of Pandemic Now, as the levels of COVID fatigue mount, emotional issues among the public and providers, especially those greatest at risk, continue to grow. This is producing new cases of morbidity and mortality related to the disease, but not directly due to the virus. Social isolation is the state of having minimal contacts with the world. Loneliness is an emotion, a feeling of being isolated from others.…
BE AFRAID, BUT DO IT ANYWAY Fearsome Retirement Mom told me that they promised her the “Golden Years,” but she got the “Rust Years.” She dreamed of retiring. Yet after a couple of weeks into retirement her litany changed from “can’t wait to retire” to telling me – “don’t do it.” • My Mom was born when women were supposed to stay home, while their husbands supported the family. But my Dad, Mom’s husband, lost their farm and his health.…
GUEST COLUMN Is Ordering Pupils Back The Right Way To Go? Editor’s Note: Two Charlotte Valley Central School parents provided this commentary on the reopening of the school. By ELIZABETH HITT & SARA LOTTERMAN Over the last several months, it feels like we have watched the world fall apart. We have felt scared for our country, for the world, for our families and friends, but most of all we feel scared for our children. Most recently we were shaken by…
WINTER WELLNESS Feeling Blue? There Are Remedies With fall getting underway, staying resilient calls for an extra focus on self-care, an essential ingredient of emotional and physical wellbeing of our families and our community. Stress wears us down. How can we counteract that? Let’s take a look at some basic protective factors: nutrition, sleep, activity and meaningful connections. Mood, energy and resistance to illness are hugely impacted by body chemistry, and we can do things to improve that chemistry. Notice…
Life In The Time Of COVID-19 The President & All His Men The good news is that the president seems to be doing OK medically. The bad news is that people around him are being put at risk because of his refusal not only not to restrict himself in any manner but, in fact, his flaunting his ability to do anything he wants, whenever he wants. So many of his senior staff, their staff, Secret Service, White House workers and…
IN MEMORIAM: JOHN KEMPE WINSLOW, 1947-1969 Ceremony Evokes Hartwick Boyhood Editor’s Note: K. Wayne Bunn recounted these boyhood memories at the rededication of Route 205 through Hartwick hamlet in honor of Marine Sgt. John Kempe Winslow Monday, Oct. 5. During the 1950s, I grew up two houses from Sgt. John Kempe Winslow, known back then as Johnny, on South Street in the hamlet of Hartwick. He was one year younger than I was, and one year below me in school,…
Q&A WITH MIKE HENRICI This Year, How Do I Vote? Editor’s Note: With changes in voting procedures resulting from this year’s coronavirus threat, Maureen Murray and Aviva Schneider of the League of Women Voters, Cooperstown chapter, interview Michael Henrici, Democratic election commission at the county Board of Elections, to help clarify the options. Q: What should voters know about registration? The deadline to register is Oct. 9. To check to be sure you’re registered, go to www.voteotsego.com. You can also…
