Individuals are responsible for their own actions. They do not exemplify a larger group, unless they say so (and not necessarily even then). Shylock does not represent all Jews: To imply that he does, by thus referring to him, helps to validate the antisemitism of those who are thus inclined. …
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210 YEARS AGO: The following are among the Laws passed at the last Session of the Legislature of New York: An act concerning the maintenance of certain persons, formerly slaves; An act for the relief of the people of the united society called Shakers; An act for the relief of the children of the late Robert Edmeston...…
135 YEARS AGO: Geo. B. Shearer, Oneonta’s enterprising dealer in musical instruments, last week purchased the stock, machinery, materials and good will of the famous McCammon piano factory of Albany.…
I watched a full rehearsal of “A Day in Hollywood, A Night in Ukraine” just before tech week started. More than a night of entertainment, the musical offered me a showcase of versatility, timing and theatrical range.…
On Facebook these past few weeks, folks have been expressing their dismay at the growing use of AI to generate promotional materials for businesses, nonprofits, and local governments...…
My son Jonathan called me the other night to tell me that he missed the old house in Brooklyn. He had lived there his whole life as I did mine—except for the Army, and my longest winter in Richfield Springs. I told him that I missed the house, too, and described my last days there.…
I applaud you all at Iron String Press for continuing your column series “Citizen Science.” I have greatly appreciated the insights of Jamie Zvirzdin these last three years, and now look forward to more from Roberta McLain...…
The dirty, not-so-secret business model of large universities is that they use grad students as teaching assistants (TAs) to class sections of a much larger lecture hall class.…
At FamPlan’s six medical centers, in Oneonta, Norwich, Sidney, Walton, Binghamton, and Cortland, services include annual exams, birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, HIV prevention, and more.…
160 YEARS AGO: Public Health—The Cholera having made its appearance in this country, the public authorities of New York and other cities are taking energetic measures for checking the spread of the disease. It may not be confined to the large towns or villages, but will be very likely to make its appearance, to some extent, in the rural districts.…
