LETTER from KEITH WILCOX Gunmen More Scary Than G-Men To the Editor: Rick Brockway states “every Democratic candidate…will take our guns away.” If he means the candidates advocate the confiscation of all guns owned by law-abiding citizens, he’s wrong. None of them takes that position. They are for stricter gun control, as well they ought to be. The guns, Mr. Brockway, I and other Upstate folks had growing up were nothing like what we’re faced with today. We’ve had, and…
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Letters To The Editor - Page 113
LETTER from RICK BROCKWAY Firearms Are Part Of Otsego County Heritage To the Editor: In last week’s edition of this newspaper, Larry Bennett stated his opinion of me and the Second Amendment sanctuary movement here in Otsego County. Let’s face it: Mr. Bennett is not native to the area and does not understand the people of rural, Upstate New York. In my opinion, he also has limited knowledge of the law, especially the Constitution of the United States. Mr. Bennett…
LETTER from BILL HUSTON When CNG Trucks Crash, Public Should Be Told To the Editor: I have never seen this complete list (see box, above) before now. I don’t think anyone has compiled this data before now. There are probably many more which did not make it to the newspapers. You are one of the first to see this. This list was not easy to compile! Few of these names were in the newspaper. My purpose here is not to…
LETTER from AL COLONE Use Bed-Tax Increase To Build County Future To the Editor: I saw in your papers where there was going to be a presentation Tuesday, Jan. 21, to discuss increasing the county lodging tax 2 percent, with the new $1 million in projected revenue, dedicated to support road improvements throughout the county. Let me offer my general support for the idea, whatever good that might bring. However, I do believe dedicating the funds to road improvement is…
LETTER from BILL MARTIN Solar Farm May Rescue Overworked, Overtaxed To the Editor: As our old friend, Paul Harvey used to say, ”Now for the rest of the story”. This is not the first “boom or bust” deal to pass through our community. A couple of us old timers remember a land buyout in the ’60s. Nothing came of it, but it was fun to watch. In the 70’s, a gas company showed interest in this area and many of…
LETTER from BRIAN BROCK Renewables, Not Gas Cleaner Way To Go To the Editor: The preliminary estimate of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions for 2018 is up 3.4 percent, reversing the recent downward trend. What is more, arguing that burning methane is better than coal because it releases less carbon dioxide conveniently neglects that the entire gas infrastructure leaks methane, a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. (Conveniently that is for that argument, not for the environment.) Like carbon…
LETTER from CHIP NORTHRUP Legalizing Dope Daffy, As Writer Can Attest To the Editor: I have been smoking marijuana off (now) and on (then) for 54 years. I can tell you four things: 1. It makes you a bit daffy, then hungry, then daffy again. Did I mention hungry? 2. You can smoke dope and play the electric guitar like a hero, but not drive a car. 3. Alcohol is worse than dope, but that’s the pot calling the keg…
LETTER from JULIE DOSTAL Thanks For Helping Light Up Our Christmas To the Editor: The 2019 Great Otsego Light Trail would like to thank all who participated in the trail this year. You made our holidays much brighter with a total of 18 displays! You are all delightful and your displays were a joy for all! We would also like to thank our community partners: AllOtsego.com, The LEAF Council on Alcoholism and Addictions, WZOZ 103.1 FM, and CNY News. We’ll…
LETTER from JENNIFER HILL How Nice. To Live In A Place Where People Do Care. Here! To the Editor: I’m writing to express my gratitude for living in a place that has such good, caring people. I have lived in Oneonta, Otsego County, and Upstate New York only for a year and a half. Wednesday night, Jan. 8, I was driving to Richfield Springs that evening, heading to the Food Co-op to give a presentation. With the snow pouring down…
LETTER from DICK DOWNEY Benefits Of Gas Aren’t Fossil-Fuel Fiction To the Editor: Bob Eklund (“Praise For Fracking? Let’s call It Fossil-Fuel Fiction,” Jan. 2-3, 2020) and I are opposing veterans of the Gas Wars and almost friends. The environmental and economic benefits of gas are NOT fiction. The EPA reports CO2 emissions peaked in 2007 as gas replaced coal in electric power generation. By 2017 emissions dropped 28 percent to 30-year lows. Emissions fell another 2.1 percent last year,…
