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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
To the Editor: Calling all Conservatives. The real ones. Not the phonies. Ones whose cornerstone values are the Constitution, the rule of law and the institutions that make those possible.…