LETTER: Supports Sarah Klee Hood
To the editor: She grew up in a middle-class union family in rural Madison County. She’s an Air Force veteran, elected DeWitt Town councilor, abortion rights advocate and environmentally focused…
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…
LETTER: Rethink political primaries and caucuses
A political primary is a preliminary election in which the registered voters of a political party nominate candidates for office. The key word here is preliminary. The current system allows…
LETTER: Former director urges landfill protection
Urging the Preservation of Madison County’s Landfill Resource To the editor: I’ve recently engaged with various individuals, including former and current members of the Madison County Board of Supervisors, as…
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…
LETTERS: Vote Haddad for school board
To the Editor: Dear Canastota School District Community: I am hoping you can support my bid for re-election to the school board Tuesday, May 16, 2023. I have served the…
LETTER: Thanks from Councilman Fritz Scherz
To the Editor: Many heartfelt thanks to everyone (volunteers and attendees) who helped make my 11th annual holiday party for Verona residents Dec. 3, 2022, a success. Fabulous volunteers worked…
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…
LETTERS: 1886 Benevolent Society issues grant to CWC
To the Editor: The 1886 Benevolent Society of Oneida recently announced the Community Wellness Center in Hamilton is the recipient of a financial grant to support the enhancement of services…
LETTERS: Support candidates who support ‘America-First’ policies
To the Editor: It is hardworking Patriots who built this country and it is going to be hardworking patriots who are going to save this state and country. This November,…