COLUMN: From Here and Back Again
Neighbors Over the years, I’ve realized how easy it is to write about things that seem out of line, just plain bad, and I’m guilty of having done so. In…
From Here and Back Again: The KKK and WCN
By Jim Coufal Having just finished historian Timothy Egan’s book, “Fever in the Heartland” about the Klu Klux Klan in Indiana during the Depression times, I’m responding to a desire…
OPINION: Mother Trees
By James Coufal We reach underground to our saplings, our children, nursing them to be healthy and grow. 100+ years ago the land was cleared. (yes, clearcut) most often for…
COLUMN: From Here and Back Again
Why I Don’t Believe in God This is not a scholarly look, or in any order; just a stream-of-consciousness accounting of why I don’t believe in God. Nor is it…
COLUMN: From here and back again
The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines “curmudgeon” a crusty, ill-tempered and usually old man. For some years, Donald Kreuger wrote a weekly column for my local paper, then the Madison County…
COLUMNS: From Here & Back Again
Confused, disappointed and scared I’m confused. Oh yes, I’m also angry, disgusted, fearful and despairing, but mostly wondrously confused over the state and trajectory of our country and the world.…
COLUMN: Events of Historical Note
On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at 6 p.m., the Oneida Community Mansion House will host a six-part reading and discussion group on the theme of “Votes for Women!” OCMH Director…
COLUMN: Events of Historical Note
By Matthew Urtz On Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 6:30 p.m., the Canastota Public Library will host a special Canalside Talk entitled “Canal Water-Whiskey & Temperance.” In the early canal days,…
Conservative groups hold ‘Cuomo’s Got to Go’ rally
Submitted by James Zecca Governor Cuomo is obviously not leaving on his own, it’s now time for the people of NYS to take action. Mohawk Valley Main Street Patriots and…
Stirpe: We must do more to protect our environment
In the wake of a devastating year that – between workplace shutdowns, virtual learning and social distancing – forced countless individuals into isolation, many of us have found a renewed…
Stirpe: Legislation will protect residents, increase accountability in nursing homes
By Assemblyman Al Stirpe COVID-19 has ravaged our country and upended all our lives. However, one of the populations that has been hit hardest by the pandemic is nursing home…
COLUMN: From Here and Back Again
‘Respect and civility’ The words “respect” and “civility” are often used on Facebook posts, usually without much definition. So, what do they mean in common usage? Bypassing elaborate philosophical definitions,…