Twenty-three years ago, “The Freeman’s Journal” was reporting on the Generic Environmental Impact Statement, or GEIS, on the capacities of the Cooperstown region. Developed by Community Planning and Environmental Associates of Berne, under the leadership of Nan Stolzenburg and in collaboration with other environmental science agencies, the 243-page draft of the GEIS was released for public comment in May of 2002.…
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Editorial - Page 7
Everyone has their favorite bone to pick with our elected officials when it comes to both time and treasure. For some, it’s the $30 million military parade. For others, it’s the elected officials in Texas delaying a vote by hiding out in other states. You may believe that funds allocated to expand ICE operations is not money well spent; I may call samesies on the multiple visits by elected officials to visit Kilmar Ábrego Garcia.…
One of the things I’ve realized since my son passed away is that addressing gun violence and its impact—especially on children—doesn’t have to be a partisan issue. With our children and teens at the center of this crisis, it can’t be.…
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.…
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previously allocated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, for the fiscal years 2026 and 2027, are now to be rescinded.…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.…
