Individuals are responsible for their own actions. They do not exemplify a larger group, unless they say so (and not necessarily even then). Shylock does not represent all Jews: To imply that he does, by thus referring to him, helps to validate the antisemitism of those who are thus inclined. …
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Mary Anne Whelan
Was it really necessary to use the word “undocumented” in your headline concerning someone charged with child pornography?…
Director of Community Affairs and Government Relations for SUNY Oneonta Caroline Williams shared the only non-ICE related remarks of the morning, thanking the board for working with the university on initiating job shadowing of the county government...…
Sheriff Devlin has claimed that no local police will be involved, but in his initial announcement of running for re-election as the candidate for sheriff, he acknowledged turning over five jail supervisors to ICE training.…
Frazier: “I’d like to extend my personal thanks to all the employees of Otsego County—the department heads, each of you county representatives, especially the committee chairs—for an exceedingly successful 2025. "…
Sue Drake was recently feted by friends at a luncheon at Bocca Osteria in celebration of her 85th birthday. Diane Richardson wrote of the event: “Interesting conversations flowed...…
Perhaps it takes a village of less than 2,000 persons to generate a resolution so clear, historically and legally informed, and morally decent in purpose as the Resolution published August 18 of our Board of Trustees. It should have been published by every governor of all the states of America.…
Over the past week—and prior to that—I have repeatedly noticed that the Price Chopper puts up signs in their meat section that advertise “weekly specials!” with an alleged reduction in per-pound prices—for example, “80 percent ground beef,” and stacked immediately next to or against the sign will be that product, but with a significantly higher price per pound.…
Recently I was able to successfully correct Alexa on the subject of Trump’s felony convictions (34 counts, New York State Court, May 2024) and, in civil court, liable for sexual abuse against a woman...…
Many people misunderstand the good points of rounding up various people and deporting them. I am all in favor of it, as long as they are truly criminals. For example, I know of a man with recent multiple convictions, by judge and jury trials...…
