New York State throws around a lot of grant money, here and elsewhere, while the area’s only health provider, according to Chip, is gasping for life. In terms of basic priorities and local outcomes, this looks totally upside down. Is anyone paying attention?…
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...a bloated tourist community turns into something like a theme park. Cooperstown hasn’t reached that point, obviously, but it’s getting closer. Tourist overdevelopment of the type we sadly see elsewhere has been increasingly evident in our area for some years. The time to take action is now, before it gets too bad and we lose control.…
“The garden offers hands-on skills for both students and teachers,” said Shelby MacLeish, Kid Garden coordinator. “While some students have their own gardens at home, many do not. Most have never tasted raw spinach, lettuce or herbs before."…
The United States is in a constitutional crisis. The president has declared a series of national emergencies not authorized under the Constitution. These allow him to rule by decree through executive order, bypassing Congress and the federal courts.…
Trump’s actions are those of a dictator. Checks and balances and due process are suspended. Resources distributed by Congress are threatened and confiscated. Free speech is suppressed.…
The recent attempt by Bassett Healthcare Network to break long-standing contracts for healthcare coverage made to retirees (plus spouses) who put in long years of service, along with the recent firing of 101 employees, has put a hole in its once stellar reputation.…
Dr. Adrian Kuzminski to speak on "Home Rule and Democracy" and the upcoming garage sale benefit for Super Heroes Humane Society.…
The Partial Observer: Adrian Kuzminski Fate of Home Rule, State Budget Now Depends on State Legislators On March 1, the Otsego County Board of Representatives stood up for their constituents in what could be an historic vote. In a welcome show of solidarity, the board voted unanimously to oppose key provisions of Governor Hochul’s proposed New York State budget for 2024, which would concentrate state power at local expense while trampling our constitutional right to home rule. This newspaper, reflecting…
LETTER from ADRIAN KUZMINSKI Sanctuaries Recipes For Anarchy To the Editor: In his letter to the editor of Nov. 12-13, county Rep. Rick Brockway, R-West Laurens, points out that the Village of Cooperstown was “made a sanctuary haven for illegal immigrants.” Indeed, the village, in April, 2017, voted unanimously, as reported in this newspaper, “not to participate in the Delegation of Immigration Authority’ under the Immigration & Nationality Act of 1996.” Invoking the same idea from the opposite end of…
The View From Fly Creek Ensure Local Politics Are Local Everybody knows that it takes millions of dollars to run for the most important political offices, and even billions (counting PACs and ‘dark money’) to run for president. Although big campaigns can be funded by small donors (under $200 each), as Bernie Sanders has shown, most campaigns depend on large donors (up to and including more or less self-funded billionaire campaigns like those of Trump in 2016, and Tom Steyer…
