Column Mother Steadfastly ‘True North’ I’ve just spent an hour upstairs in, so far, a fruitless search. The search was for an object about as round as a half dollar, and it weighs not much more. Olive drab, its metal case has a cracked glass face. Inside it, a needle trembles on a center post. The needle, as it has for over a century, points true north. You can’t fool that needle by turning the case so that the printed…
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Is Delgado Risking Reelection Over Call For Impeachment? Within minutes of Antonio Delgado proclaiming his support for impeaching Donald Trump on Monday, Sept. 23, the National Republican Campaign Committee declared it is the freshman 19th District congressman’s “political death sentence.” It’s out of character, for sure. On issues to date, Delgado’s played it safe, focusing legislative efforts on agriculture, broadband and healthcare, knowing, regardless, little legislation sent from the Democratic House of Representatives to the Republican U.S. Senate is going…
Column Reconsidering Impeachment This writer was happy to see the Democrats initiate a formal investigation into impeaching President Trump. Impeachment is a legitimate Constitutional mechanism to address pressing issues of conduct in office, something we desperately need. Elections are our normal mechanism for sorting out political differences, but there is no way in the long periods between elections to resolve serious tensions like those we have now. In the meantime, we get an endless stream of experts, panelists, commentators and…
Column THE VIEW FROM WEST DAVENPORT Revisiting Clinton Playbook Think back to the days of the Clinton Presidency and the words “I did not have a sexual relationship with that woman.” Stains on her dress would seem to indicate otherwise – but it was her fault because she was a woman. Then Hillary runs for the presidency and she and the DNC hire a foreign agent to work with the Russians to dig up dirt on her opponent – Donald…
LETTER from MENOUKHA ROBIN CASE Native American Life Wasn’t ‘Tribal’ To the Editor: I read Jim Atwell’s Front Porch Perspective, “The Originating Sin,” with great dismay. Although I share his disgust with the ignorance-laced factionalism that dominates the airwaves, I find his use of the word tribalism to be misinformed and highly offensive, to such an extent that I feel compelled to respond. I agree that as Americans our education in what he calls tribalism starts early. There is no doubt…
Column It’s No Fun Jousting With Another Cuomo It’s fun to watch Andrew Cuomo. He knows that his father lost his try for a fourth term in office. To be fair, he didn’t lose by a lot and it was a very Republican year. On the other hand, Andrew has to worry that people can get tired of having the same guy in office year after year. So, Andrew is on the warpath. I have been speaking with him a…
LETTER from CHIP NORTHRUP When Canary Croaks, Jump! To the Editor: Miners once took birds down into mines knowing that birds would keel over from methane, lack of oxygen or soot before the miners did. When the canary croaked, out of the mine you go. According to a recent study, birds have been dying off in unprecedented numbers in North America for that last half century. The culprit? Us. The pesticides we use on the bugs that the birds eat…
PARENTS HEAD TO JAIL OVER … NOTHING In The End, Only Work, Love Matter The ironic thing about actress Felicity Huffman and many other well-heeled parents bribing college officials to get their students into top schools is: It doesn’t matter. Human beings have lived for 200,000 years. No one’s sure how many of us have walked this Earth, but a common “best guess” is 105 billion. All but a tiny fraction of those, you must know, never heard of Harvard,…
Column ‘We Were Told, Don’t Worry… ‘…And Then, We Were In Legal Jeopardy,’ Supervisor Declares Editor’s Note: Richfield Town Supervisor Paul Palumbo read this assessment of the town’s proposed comprehensive plan and zoning code at a public hearing Monday, Sept. 23. Palumbo and Town Board member Fred Eckler want to delay approval; Town Board members Larry Frigault, Rex Seamon and Kane Seamon, want to vote at 7 p.m. next Monday in a meeting in the school cafeteria. By PAUL PALUMBO…
LETTER from DAN CROWELL In September, Budget Is Always Out Of Balance; By Year’s End, Balanced To the Editor: I hope all is well in our hometown! I saw your article (“Treasurer Warns Of Overages, But Chair Unruffled,” Sept. 20 on www.All- OTSEGO.com) on the budget gap. For what it is worth, in some ways the county treasurer and county board chair’s perspectives are portrayed as divergent. However, from my experience, they are both right. There is no black magic…
