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COLUMN: Spring is here By Ric Main The spring season is a time of beautiful flower blossoms, chirping birds, school proms and beautiful sun. We are not alone taking advantage of those warming rays of sunshine to garden, frolic or lie in the new growth of freshly cut grass. There are others wanting to […] 
“Central New Yorkers Speak Out” social media campaign launches to highlight human impact of TrumpTax and healthcare sabotage Speak Out CNY Will Publish a Series of Stories from Residents of NY-22 & NY-24 In First Story, Resident of Tenney’s District Shares How The Affordable Care Act Saved His Son’s Life – […] 
Hobie Morris April Snow Sunday night—“on the road.” It was raining hard in West Winfield and Bridgewater, as well as Brookfield. The ground was bare. A half mile west out of town a thin whiteness began showing up in our truck’s headlights. A mile further, and now starting to climb higher into the hills, […]
Hobie Morris COLUMN: Musings of a Simple Country Man Crossroads By Hobie Morris “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.” The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost (1874-1963) “Everyone reaches a crossroads in life. Difficult decisions have to be made. Some take […] 
Al Stirpe Stirpe: Good heart health is a lifelong commitment February is long gone, ending American Heart Month; however, that doesn’t mean promoting heart health and living a healthier life should move to the back burner. There are approximately 92.1 million American adults living with […] 
Al Stirpe Stirpe: Assembly budget proposal lays out priorities for CNY It may not feel like spring yet, but it’s coming, and in Albany, that means it’s budget season. This is the time when my colleagues and I buckle down and prioritize the issues that matter most to New Yorkers. We all want to […]
Hobie Morris Clate Linger ‘s Frozen Ear: Chillin’ Stories From the Past by Hobie Morris Life ain’t about how fast you run, or high you can climb, it’s about how well you bounce—Country Wisdom. The recent historic Arctic cold producing , bone rattling polar conditions arrive like an uninvited guest who stayed too long! […]
Hobie Morris The Ice Age “When the days lengthen, the cold strengthens.” – Old farm wisdom My beautiful and pioneering wife Lois and I have had many ice recollections in our 38 years of off the grid living in the hills of Brookfield. Since we don’t have a conventional sink drain for our gray […] 
COLUMN: A Confederate Yankee Trump needs to think about impacts of words, actions The nation has endured a year of Donald J. Trump. Barely. A carefully-scripted SOTU speech, read from a teleprompter by a man who could not, by the wildest stretch, write, was loudly praised by equally inept supporters. It was filled with half-truths […] 
Dairy Farmers Are Left Behind Again Arden Tewksbury, Pro-Ag According to many officials in Washington DC, the economy in the United States is really taking off. This may be true. Maybe millions of people will be benefiting from the new tax bill. However, who is being left behind? I don’t hear anything from DC from […] 
All sexual harassment isn’t created equal If you hate all men, move along; there’s nothing to see here. I was born and raised in a male-dominated, military family in rural and sparsely populated northern Minnesota. My mom was a ‘single’ (sort of), working mother before it was trendy or generally became the utmost necessity. My […] 
Jim Coufal Progressivism II: What progressives believe Part I looked at what Republicans believe and indicated that there are several such beliefs that progressives can agree with. These are, (1) our constitution must be honored, upheld, and valued, (2) leaders should serve people, not special interests, (3) paychecks should not be wasted on […] |
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