With the draconian cuts to government food programs recently implemented by the federal administration, the Cooperstown Food Pantry is all the more dependent upon monetary donations to fund its food purchases.…
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Who do you know that is being trumped to death? A retiree that’s trying to talk to a Social Security agent on the telephone? An undocumented worker that frets her U.S.-born children may lose their birth-right citizenship?…
Medicaid is slashed by $800 billion, and Medicare and Social Security are threatened. Medicaid funds nursing home care and funding for more affordable health insurance coverage, when not covered by your employer.…
In his speech before Congress, President Trump declared “I love the farmer.” But recent budget actions should make us wonder how true this is. First, grant money to help farms implement or improve energy efficiency and environmentally responsible practices was frozen.…
