Despite our best efforts, half our staff this week was felled by the flu, so this week’s paper is not as comprehensive as our standards would normally dictate.…
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Last week’s editorial was a nod to “Mohawk Valley Gives,” a community-wide giving day to benefit nonprofit organizations serving the Mohawk Valley. It seems only fitting that we should give a shout-out this week to Otsego County’s top performers.…
Nonprofits participating in Mohawk Valley Gives can promote their mission, raise unrestricted dollars to support their organization’s needs, and be placed in the running for prizes and incentives that will be awarded throughout the giving day.…
The citizens of Otsego County have a right to know what their local governments are doing and how decisions are being made. But the public’s access to information can vary, especially when the towns are small, with tiny staffs, and the issues are complex.…
According to an August 30 NewsNation article written by Rob Taub, “criticism of Flock cameras continues to fuel debate across the country as communities weigh whether automated license plate readers are valuable public safety tools or an invasion of privacy.”…
Our readers are largely skeptical of things such as AI data centers, pipelines, housing proposals and other actions that may have negative impacts on the environment. They are in favor of Hometown Heroes banners honoring our veterans, and believe there are benefits to the return of the teaching of cursive writing in our schools.…
What we’ve learned is that we’re often not as different as we think. We may believe in different paths, but many of us share the same end goals: safety, stability, opportunity, dignity.…
The Internet, our smart devices (computers, phones and tablets), cloud storage, and data systems now shape and essentially control our daily lives. This includes how we communicate with each other, how we work and how we learn.…
Tomorrow’s workforce is shaped years before graduation. Employers who want strong talent pipelines cannot afford to wait until students submit résumés.…
Our general manager/senior editor describes putting out the newspaper each week as giving birth. The “gestation” period for “The Freeman’s Journal” and “Hometown Oneonta” is six days.…
