Local Dean's List designees at SUNY Delhi, the GOHS Postcard, Book and Ephemera Show and Sale, the opening of the Annual Youth Arts Show at 25 Main Collective, and a fundraiser for the Cooperstown Lions Club are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
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An upcoming performance by Annie in the Water, low-interest physical loss loans, and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
THE OTHER FENIMORE COOPER By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com After reading “Rural Hours,” Charles Darwin, of all people, mentioned Susan Fenimore Cooper in a letter to Asa Gray, perhaps the most important American botanist of the 19th Century. Struck by her understanding of the “battle” between Old and New World weeds, he asked, “Who is she?” Nowadays, we know the “weeds” she was writing about were “invasive species,” a burning environ-mental issue in Glimmerglass’ environs even today, 125…
