COLUMN: The Old Sooner
Shut up and wear your mask… Editor’s note: Due to recent events and out of respect for the pain experienced by so many, ‘A Confederate Yankee’ was retired and replaced…
COLUMN: The Musings of A Simple Country Man
The Pursuit of Justice By: Hobie Morris It is three years after the guns of the Civil War fired their final shot. Brookfield’s village proper has many businesses to meet…
COLUMN: The Musings of a Simple Country Man
Let’s Play Ball … I Hope By Hobie Morris “Dreams… So many such local nuggets of baseball history and lore are waiting to be mined and polished. Central New York…
COLUMN: The Musings of a Simple Country Man
“Silent” Calvin Coolidge: A President Nobody Knows But Should! By Hobie Morris “Among Calvin Coolidge’s fine qualities, two stand out above the others: common sense and sound character. He embodied…
COLUMN: A Confederate Yankee
Cha…cha…cha…changes This evening’s supper is gonna be special – a nice juicy steak done over a charcoal fire with baked potatoes and fresh asparagus. Last Sunday, it was a pork…
COLUMN: The Musings of a Simple Country Man
Looking back with a smile By Hobie Morris “The past, the present, and the future are really one: they are today.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe Although my adolescent years were…
COLUMN: The Musings of a Simple Country Man
How can good people become bad? By Hobie Morris “If you tell the people lies long enough, they will soon believe them as truth.” – Nazi Germany 1930s “The rebel…
COLUMN: The Musings of a Simple Country Man
Tree Rings, An Admiral’s Granddaughter, Hitler and Brookfield By Hobie Morris What follows is a true story with many unexpected twists – and circles! Brookfield – a powerful wind and…
COLUMN: From Here and Back Again
We need to declare war. Now. We’re very accustomed to being at war. Scholars have found in our history there have been at most 18 consecutive years without being at…
Miller: State should cooperate when public safety is on the line
Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,I,C,Ref-New Hartford) issued the following statement: “It is an alarming message New York state is sending by not being willing to cooperate with federal law enforcement agencies,…
Stirpe: Let’s celebrate the women who helped shape history and our communities
Since 1987, we’ve celebrated March as Women’s History Month as a way to honor the countless women who have triumphed over adversity, established themselves as cultural icons, and made their…
GUEST COLUMN: Contact USDA Farm Service Agency now to enroll in key safety net programs by March 16
By Clark Putman March 16 is the last day to make what is likely one of the most important business decisions you will make for your farming operation this year.…