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?…
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In our area, “Hands Off!” rallies were held in Oneonta, Norwich, Delhi and other nearby venues. The Oneonta event was organized by Indivisible groups from Cooperstown/Oneonta, Butternut Valley, Cherry Valley and Schoharie County, as well as by Otsego Residents for Democracy.…
There is a connection between pea planting and the buffoonery we witness daily in the name of curtailing government spending. There should not be. When Thoreau planted his beans on the banks of Walden Pond, he could go about with a clear head.…
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.…
The net result is that the top 2 percent of tax payers will get lower taxes, and the other 98 percent will pay more in Trump Tariff Taxes for a reduction in government services, Medicare, Social Security benefits, etc.…
Letter from Gerry Welch Politicians Are Beating the Drum Again the drumming of politicians promising the moon. Lowering taxes, attacking crime, public work projects, offering handouts! What is needed: Refine existing programs, reduce waste and stop making promises that can’t be kept. They should offer to shore up our Social Security system. Gerry WelchCooperstown…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAY 3 ‘An American Miscellany’ Choral Society Spring Concert CONCERT – 7:30 pm Catskill Choral Society’s Spring Concert, “An American Miscellany: 250 years of American Choral Music.” Reception w/light refreshments. Adv/At the door: Adults $19/$22 Seniors $15/$18 Students $5 Under 12 Free. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, 607-431-6060 or CatskillChoralSociety.com.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 4-H Club Information Night INFO NIGHT – 6:30 – 8 p.m. Cooperstown Youths age 5 – 19 learn about programs offered by 4H in Otsego County from clubs, workshops, activities, more. Cornell Cooperative Extension, 123 Lake St., Cooperstown. 607-547-2536 ext. 225 or visit cceschoharie-otsego.org/events/2018/10/09/4-h-information-night-otsego-county WORKSHOPS – 11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Learn about Social Security Entitlement plans for people with Disabilities. Includes PASS Plans, Medicaid Buy-In and 1619(b), Social Security Eligibility. CDO Workforce, 12 Dietz St.,…
