LETTER from DOUGLAS GEERTGENS We should remember the purpose of schools, stick to the mission they represent Often when we ask ourselves a question, it brings up another question. You might ask, “what is a school?” Merriam-Webster offers that it is; “an organization that provides instruction: such as … an institution for the teaching of children.” Okay, so why do we have these institutions known as schools? For as long as there have been humans, there has been the need…
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT 1619 Project, Jump Back! RUMOR HAS IT… AMERICA IS 400 YEARS OLD That’s right. On Nov. 11, 1620, the Pilgrims from Holland landed in America and signed the “Compact” “America’s First Constitution.” …Those who signed the document, called the Mayflower Compact, made a commitment to govern themselves. For the first time in history, they united “together into a civil body politic …to enact…such just and equal laws…unto which” they promised “all due…obedience .” As we continue the…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, FEB.18 Freedom, Justice, And Thurgood Marshall FILM SERIES – 7 p.m. The Freedom and Justice Series continues with a film charting the early legal career of Thurgood Marshall, the first African American justice on the US Supreme Court. Free, open to the public. Fellowship Hall, The First Baptist Church, 21 Elm St., Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9371 or visit www.facebook.com/ctownfirstbaptist/ ENGINEERING – Noon – 4 p.m. Kids explore a wide collection of engineering kits, activities, plus a thematic challenge. Admission,…