The Class of 2025, which consists of a substantial handful of great baseball athletes, was duly honored last Sunday, in between occasional drizzles and a fiercely hot sun. Three singular stars—CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner—stepped up to plate before an immense national television audience, beside 52 returning Hall of Famers and in front of thousands of baseball fans (the crowd was estimated at 30,000) in a ceremony that honored their lifetime achievements and exemplary devotion to the sport.…
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Arguably one of the more controversial components of the Rescissions Act is the federal defunding of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting System. Approximately $1.1 billion in federal funding previously allocated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, for the fiscal years 2026 and 2027, are now to be rescinded.…
There is a connection between the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and the recently announced New York State Electric and Gas rate case increase plan. I don’t think we can afford to implement the CLCPA.…
The First Amendment gives you the right to speak your piece, Dr. Propst, but shame on you for politicizing the devastation and heartbreak of this catastrophe. Shame on anyone, for that matter—left, right or center—who politicizes the personal tragedy of others in such a way as to push their own political agenda, or to criticize the politics of others.…
If we’re serious about keeping pace with China, we must restore the legal foundations that once made America the global leader in high-tech innovation. That means passing legislation like the bipartisan RESTORE Patent Rights Act.…
We are publishing the views and opinions of the folks who take the time to write them. It’s as simple as that. Yes, we do state a position of our own from time to time—in our editorials, where our opinion belongs. And frankly, even our editorials are generally geared toward finding a middle ground both sides of the aisle can embrace.…
All pesticides are designed to repel or kill pests. All pesticides, then, including organic and natural formulations, are poisons, and they have a strong capacity for harming people and animals. Pesticides can be inhaled, absorbed through the skin or swallowed. They can contaminate the air, the water, and all surfaces, both living and inanimate.…
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution ensures that we have freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. It does not, however, give us the right to assault law enforcement, throw rocks and other projectiles at those with whom we disagree, burn cars, destroy property, or loot stores and businesses.…
The Cherry Valley Outdoor Games features one of America’s best timber sports competitions, drawing top-ranked athletes from many states across the country, as well as from nearby Canada and far-away Australia, to test their mighty skills and, if all goes well, rake in a national title.…
Otsego is one of three of New York’s rural counties taking part in the Rural Pathways initiative which, as Bill describes, “seeks to incentivize young, outgoing law students to make the move to the areas of New York that need their practice the most.” We think this is a great idea, and one that we believe may work to our advantage.…
