Although keeping track of what is happening in our country overwhelms most of us, it’s important to remember that terrible things are being done in our names and with our dollars. It’s also important to raise our voices in protest.…
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It’s no secret we live in divisive, even dangerous, times. We at AllOtsego believe the answer is more discourse, not less. As we approach the oft-overlooked but always impactful upcoming local elections on November 4, we are excited to bring you, over the coming weeks, some of our most comprehensive electoral coverage in years.…
DEMOCRACY—4 p.m. “Public Service, Local Government, and Democracy.” Special event featuring former Florida Governor Jeb Bush in virtual conversation with four Hartwick students currently serving in local government. Free; open to the public. Registration appreciated. Anderson Theatre, Anderson Center for the Arts, Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Drive, Oneonta. elderl@hartwick.edu or https://hartwick.imodules.com/controls/email_marketing/view_in_browser.aspx?sid=158&gid=1&sendId=6197265&ecatid=101&puid=f6c8fb85-81a2-49b0-929f-4b54385a1b24…
Green, who focuses on the Pentagon and reports on international security, terrorism, and cyber developments, spoke via Zoom to LWV members and guests. He outlined his concerns about the current state of our country, focusing on the importance of journalism to democracy.…
The question for most voters came down to a choice between brains and beauty, although some voters had specific beefs about crow behavior. Many voters said it was hard to choose, as it sometimes is in real elections.…
“I would describe [the play] as an attempt at a big blockbuster, dystopian world-building story… it’s always been a popular genre, the dystopian future thing, and I’ve always been drawn to it. It’s pretty hard to do on stage effectively… I started [writing] it in 2018 and I was just like, ‘Let’s see if I can do it.’ … I just started building this 30-years-in-the-future world. I created the astronaut—the Mars man—who could come back and encounter a new world…
Many people feel down after these holidays, most probably due to exhaustion and over-indulgence, among other things, so it’s a good time for some increased optimism, a feat apparently better promised than done. The word derives from the Latin optimum, meaning “best,” and it’s been around for a long time.…
This week, we remember the horror of January 6, 2021, the day an angry mob surged into our nation’s Capitol, smashing windows, breaking down doors, brutalizing the police who were trying to guard our sacred Capitol, resulting in nine deaths.…
By keeping its veteran population faceless and nameless, the Cooperstown Village Board has actively chosen to widen divisions and isolate an essential part of its own community. To maintain its idyllic façade, Cooperstown will continue to hide the contributions and sacrifices its community members have made in preserving American democracy.…
The stark reality is that civic education in America has been neglected for decades. According to the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, only a third of adults would pass the civics exam required for U.S. citizenship. Even more alarming, the Annenberg Public Policy Center reports that nearly one-fifth of Americans can't name a single branch of government.…
