LETTER from CHIP NORTHRUP Protocol Directs: Don’t Put Private Flag On Public Pole To the Editor: I was so flummoxed over the slavery flag issue that I almost overlooked the other flags. Public flag protocol is governed by established tradition and state law, not by local plebiscites or whims. If any flag goes up on a public flagpole, it should be the national flag, then the state flag, then a municipal flag. A municipal flagpole is not a sign board for…
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Letters To The Editor - Page 106
LETTER from WARREN WOODBERRY Victoria’s Network Impressive; Connections Beyond Expectation To the Editor: From the moment I met Victoria Talbot Pressly she proved she was a serious connector whose impressive Rolodex has played an integral part in the growth and sustainability of Millennium Magazine. I met Vicky while standing in line for drinks at a doctor’s summer penthouse party on Manhattan’s Eastside in 2011. She was standing in front of me when I stepped up and she turned around to…
LETTER from ROBERT MOYNIHAN To Predict Recession, Read Entrails To the Editor: Predicting an economic future? Just forget the past and reliable evidence. 1. No society has survived by increasing debt and reducing income – that is our present national pattern of lowering taxes and inflating expenditures. 2. Whatever minor tax relief given average citizens, increased fees and higher prices for goods limit their spending ability. 3. Because of new tariffs, U.S. farming communities already face depressed markets and massive…
LETTER from CHIP NORTHRUP Whartons Best President, First Lady We Never Had To the Editor: Your newspaper did us all a great favor with its coverage of Dolores Wharton’s autobiography, which serves as a fine complement to her husband’s book. You have helped put the Whartons in their proper historical context – they were pillars in the advancement of minority meritocracy in the United States, moreso than any ballplayer in the Hall of Fame. Because, while Jackie Robinson proved that…
LETTER from R. SCOTT DUNCAN Flag Already Symbolizes Hope, Freedom, Equality To the Editor: I get tired of all these special interest groups whining for attention. Basically, the Pride flag is a symbol of whom you want to embrace and the freedom to do such and be loved and accepted. The design of the flag is not very creative. That flag design is used to represent the Inca Empire, the indigenous in Peru and Bolivia. The design is used around…
LETTER from CONSUELO KRAHAM VELEZ Flying Confederate Flag Dishonors Our Ancestors To the Editor: My great-grandfather, Malachi Kraham, an Irish IMMIGRANT, came to this country in 1859. He settled in Otsego County and shortly after arriving, like many other young men from Otsego County, he joined the New York Militia during the Civil War. He served in the Union Army, under the American flag to preserve the Union and abolish slavery. Eventually, he came back to Cooperstown, to his young…
LETTER from JASON HEWLETT Developing Method Helps To Handle Disagreements To the Editor: Through much trial and error, I have learned how to express my opinions in a respectful, honest and productive way instead of being unfair with the people who have different opinions than I do. It wasn’t easy for me to learn that valuable life lesson because when you’re so sure you’re right about something, you feel entitled to be the final authority on the subject. One of the ways I’ve been…
LETTER from RICHARD STERNBERG AOC’s Family Lived In U.S. Since 1898, How About That? To the Editor: I have a problem with Mike Zagata’s last opinion piece. In it he quotes Donald Trump’s tweet, “So interesting to see ‘Progressive’ Democratic congresswomen who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful nation on earth, how our government is to be run. Why don’t they go…
LETTER from KEVIN GRADY Want To Revive Baseball? Make It Kid-Centric Again To the Editor (and baseball fans everywhere): Kudos to former Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson for co-founding Grassroots Baseball, an effort to connect young kids to what at one time was our National Pastime. When my generation was growing up, we would race home after school to catch the World Series at about the third inning, creating fond, lifelong memories. My kids didn’t have that opportunity.…
LETTER from JIM FRANCIS Brooks Robinson Photo Recalls Best Play Ever To the Editor: Re: Brooks Robinson photo on recent front page: I watched a lot of baseball on TV around 1970. The single best play I ever saw was in the 1969 All-Star Game. Johnny Bench hit a rocket down the third-base line. Brooks dove flat out to glove it and threw the ball to first while airborne. It was high and a bit on the second-base side. Carl…
