allotsego.com EDITORIAL Don’t Be Stampeded, Keep Manager In Place For Now Yet again, Council member Mike Lynch – this time, with the help of colleague Larry Malone – has manufactured a crisis in Oneonta City Hall. This evening, Common Council will convene in special session to act on a motion to approve a severance package for City Manager Martin Murphy. Acting Mayor Russ Southard, who confirmed Murphy Thursday morning declined a request that he resign, called the meeting. Murphy, with…
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allotsego.com EDITORIAL Don’t Fear The Facts At 7 p.m. this evening, the Oneonta Town Board will be asked to approve spending $12,500, which will enable the release of a $50,000 state grant to study whether consolidation of the town and city into a single “Greater Oneonta” makes sense. The study, to be conducted by the Center for Governmental Research, Rochester, would study legislative changes made in 2012 to encourage municipalities to merge when it makes sense to do so. It…
Christ’s Legacy Calls Us The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 25-26, 2014 In the song “O Holy Night,” we hear this line in reference to Jesus: “In his name all oppression shall cease.” That, for me, is the real meaning of Christmas. It’s not about gift-giving, decorations, or being with family. Ultimately, it’s not even about the baby Jesus. The real meaning of Christmas comes to light when that baby grows up – when we hear the things…
God’s Wish: Loving World The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday Dec. 25-26, 2014 Ah, this wondrous and magical time of year! The joyous and festive sounds of Christmas Carols; excitement and anticipation in shopping for, wrapping, and then giving and receiving gifts; Christmas Trees resplendent in lights, tinsel, ornaments and star; Candlelight Services on Christmas Eve; friends and family gathered together, with the aromas and tastes we love so much – I do love Christmas! Joy to the world,…
Children Are Right About Christmas The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 25-26, 2014 Many people remind us that Christmas is “more than just gifts.” And, of course, it is true that Christmas is more than tinsel and toys and electronics wrapped up under a tree. But still, most children get it right: Christmas really is about gifts. Christmas is especially about the gifts we often take for granted. And it is about remembering who the Greatest Giver of…
We Learn Happiness Inevitable, But Perhaps Not Right This Minute Editorial for The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 25-26, 2014 Not having watched Jimmy Stewart in “It’s a Wonderful Life” for a few years, it was a jolt to rediscover that the movie’s deus ex machina is his contemplation, on a bridge during a wintry storm, in his cups, his S&L on bankruptcy’s brink, just having run his car into a tree, of ending it all. Instead, as…
Litmus Test: Will Adjustments Make Village Residents’ Lives More Pleasant? The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 25-26, 2014 To the Editor: We are all entitled to utter vapid statements now and then. Unfortunately, at least one of mine was made out-loud, in public: At the Village Board meeting in November, during the public comment segment, I made the suggestion that if the board wanted to help Bassett Healthcare it would remove the time limit on parking in residential…
Many Have Received Unclaimed Funds. Don’t Give Up The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 25-26, 2014 To the Editor: After reading R. Scott Duncan’s letter in last week’s newspaper describing his difficulties retrieving funds through the state Office of Unclaimed Funds, I want to offer a few thoughts. The mailing from my office was intended to notify individuals of this useful service and to help people access the more than $13 billion in unclaimed funds held by New…
Letter Misleads On State Of Town Of Otsego Affairs The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 18-19, 2014 To the Editor: As supervisor, I wish to clarify some points in Sheila Ross’ letter of Nov. 21 implying the Town of Otsego awarded raises to many at the expense of the highway workers. The only raise awarded in the new budget was a cost-of-living 1.5 percent raise to the town clerk, whose office hours are 16 but who is on…
Search For ‘Unclaimed Funds’ Ends In Disappointment HOMETOWN ONEONTA/The Freeman’s Journal Edition of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 18-19, 2014 To the Editor: If you received the giant postcard from state Sen. Jim Seward’s office stating you may have “New York State Unclaimed Funds waiting for you! …There’s never any charges to search or file for unclaimed funds.” Don’t believe it. Don’t believe it. I was surfing the Internet a while back and decided to look into that site. I put in the…