Clif Wharton is well known for his many firsts: He was the first African American to attend the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a master’s degree in international affairs; the first African American to receive a doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago (1958)...…
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On June 21, the Musser family donated a large-framed collage of their military service to the Oneonta’s Veterans Museum, housed with American Legion Post 259. It features photographs of four servicemen pictured with three different U.S. presidents: President Ronald Reagan, President George H. W. Bush and President George W. Bush.…
County Delegation Hears Bill Clinton At Albany Gala Otsego County was well represented at the Democratic Rural Conference at a Saturday morning breakfast at the Desmond Americana, where former President Bill Clinton keynoted. Seated from left are Cooperstown Village Trustee Richard Sternberg, Rosemary Abbate of Cooperstown with her husband, Richard, the county Democratic chairman, and Democratic County Elections Commissioners Mike Henrici. Standing, from left, are Dennis Laughlin, Cherry Valley, Irene Stein, Cooperstown, and Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig. At right, Clinton engages attorney…
