From February 8-29, SUNY Oneonta’s Center for Racial Justice and Inclusive Excellence will host “Our Votes, Our Stories,” an art exhibition that reflects on historical barriers and voter suppression.…
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The voting rights-inspired art exhibition “Our Votes, Our Stories,” a collaboration between the Cooperstown Graduate Program and Golden Artist Colors, is open through Saturday, November 18.…
In a moving exhibit at the Sam and Adele Golden Gallery, New Berlin, artists reflect on the struggle for the right to vote in this country. In the exhibition catalogue, Gretchen Sorin writes, “The right to vote was so meaningful that these activists petitioned, demonstrated, were arrested and jailed...…
Otsego County government recently began its strategic planning process to develop an overall approach for serving the needs of county residents and businesses in the coming years.…
CGP, Golden Artist Planning Art Exhibit Exploring Voting Rights By SOPHIA HALL COOPERTOWN – As this election cycle ends, it has become clearer that the fight for the right to vote did not end with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Claims of fraud, polling place closures and gerrymandering are rampant. Access to voting continues to depend on who we are, how we look and where we live. In 2013, the Supreme Court ruled in Shelby County v Holder that…
IN MEMORIAM: Irving ‘Irv’ Stevens, 62; Worked At Titan Homes, Golden Artist EDMESTON – Irving “Irv” E. Stevens, 62, of Edmeston, who worked at Titans Homes for 30 years, then at Golden Artist Colors, passed away unexpectedly on Friday Jan. 1, 2021. Irv was born in New Berlin on June 14, 1958, the son of the late Frank Elmo and Marion Alberta (Muller) Stevens. A lifetime resident of Edmeston, Irv, or “Bufford” to many of his friends, graduated from Edmeston…