President Lincoln in March 1861 appointed William Henry Seward as his Secretary of State. Seward had been one of several Republican contenders for the presidency in 1860. He had big ideas and an even bigger ego. Shortly after his appointment Seward, approached Lincoln in private, proposing ...
In March of this year, the HFM Prevention Council partnered with the New York Council on Problem Gambling to participate in the YOU(th) Decide project to work to prevent underage gambling in Fulton County. Agency staff have been raising awareness among youth, parents and community leaders ...
This November, during National Family Caregivers Month, we recognize the impact of caregiving and honor the more than 16 million Americans caring for someone with Alzheimer’s. As a caregiver for my husband, who has an unspecified dementia, I can testify that under the best circumstances, ...
On this Veterans Day 2020, on behalf of the American Red Cross Eastern New York Region, I salute our veterans, currently active men and women of the Armed Forces and their families. As a son of a Navy veteran, I am in awe of their courage and commitment to service. Their sacrifices are ...
“My voting was quite an experience.” I went to do my early voting the other day. I had to wait outside for 10 minutes in the pouring rain. This is inhumane. I realize there is no place for us while waiting to vote. This is poor planning on their part. LINDA KELLY Johnstown
I need to share something with all of you Death by fleas Most people don’t think a few fleas are a big problem. I’m here to educate you. A female flea has ovaries it needs two blood meals to reproduce. One flea bites 2,000 times in 24 hours. Can you imagine an infestation? They ...
I called Fulton-Montgomery Community College to learn the cost per hour of courses. I was met by its robot operator system which asked what I wanted. I began explaining but it did not understand so I said “finance” until I was cut off. I called again and was told to choose 1, 2, 3 or ...
The Friends of the Gloversville Public Library’s basket raffle was a huge success. Thank you to all the community members that purchased tickets — congratulations to all the lucky winners. Thank you to the following people who donated baskets: Nancy Krawczeski and Richard Stack, Mike and ...
Small landlords in New York state are facing more challenges today than ever before as they struggle with eviction bans, high property taxes and government-imposed restrictions. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s efforts to prevent evictions during the pandemic have been particularly troublesome. Some ...
It is with a heavy heart that I am writing you today to discuss the Code Blue Shelter located on 33 Bleeker St. in Gloversville. There are no words for how upsetting it is to hear that there is not much support for this extremely important community accommodation for the homeless. The city of ...
Donald Trump’s incompetence, lack of leadership and character have been on display daily for the last 4 years and we have suffered greatly. Let’s start with the 20,000 documented falsehoods, his repeated lies so divisive they have made Americans distrust each other and the free press, a ...
We can count on both of this year’s presidential election candidates to keep their word, but the question is, whose word do we want to follow if we get it? Trump promises to limit immigration to those who want to live where they can work to get ahead and will contribute to our prosperity ...
Those who vote for Trump must have had their head in the sand for the last few months. I’ve been around for many moons and have never heard any such citizen, much less our president, talk and act like he does. I have always stayed behind our standing president no matter what his party may ...
In 2015 city of Johnstown voters rejected an attempt to abolish the Water Board and eliminate Article 6 of the City Charter. City officials took the loss as if they had won. I had a ringside seat to the Jackson circus and it wasn’t pretty. Barely competent, no leadership, nepotism and the ...
I have a few questions. Why would you vote for a president who can’t get a loan from a bank in the USA? He can’t get a loan from an American bank because he has claimed corporate bankruptcy four times. Erick Trump made it very clear where they get their loans when he said “We don’t need ...
What gives someone the power of a public office? We hold elections, of course, but what are we measuring? It’s not simply popularity. The election should measure the informed consent of the constituency to be governed. And that informed consent requires a free press. We confer the power of a ...
On Nov. 3, we have a very important election of the office of District Attorney. I am supporting Lorraine Diamond for several reasons. I may have retired 11 years ago but I am still involved in the community and with the police officers throughout the area. I hear the problems that they run ...
Trump lied by downplaying the seriousness of COVID-19. The virus came to the U.S. from Europe, not China. (Europe, however, was infected by visiting Chinese.) So Trump quickly shut the door to and from China. Around this time Trump began to downplay the effects of COVID-19. The president ...
Respect science, respect the environment, respect the rule of law, respect each other. Vote Democratic in 2020. Make America Sane Again. FRANK DESANTIS (Peck Lake) Gloversville
Recently a reader wrote a letter mentioning “with Trump, they know what they are getting.” I’m not sure they do. Let’s see. They mention nursing home deaths, but nothing about the 100,000 unnecessary deaths caused by Trump’s failure at fighting the COVID virus. The reader says ...