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Backtracking: Neahwa Park has history of Veterans Day remembrance
A ceremony is set this week for Veterans Day in Neahwa Park. It will be amid a construction scene for the new Memorial Walkway, but nevertheless historic, as it was 50 years ago this November that Neahwa Park became the new site of Veterans Day events in Oneonta. It was to dedicate the familiar obelisk monument to represent all veterans' organizations.
Politics, sports mix heartache and triumph
There is only one guarantee about sports and politics _ follow them long enough, and it's only a matter of time until they break your heart. The candidate to whom you would gladly donate a kidney gets swamped at the polls.Mighty Casey strikes out.
Backtracking: City mayor's college ties go back a century
Tuesday's mayoral election in Oneonta was certainly well-represented by our two colleges in the city. A former Hartwick College president, Dick Miller; a current student at the State University College at Oneonta, Jason Corrigan; and Erik Miller, a graduate of SUNY Oneonta, were vying to become Oneonta's 20th elected mayor. Dick Miller won the race.
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My Turn: Declutter, practice unique gift-giving
This week's "My turn" column is by Karen Sheesley, owner of Straighten Up! Organizing Services. Simplicity. The word itself is soothing, bringing to mind tranquil uncluttered spaces and an uncomplicated world. Don't we wish!
Backtracking: Former senator called Norwich home for years
When it comes to politics, no matter how popular you may be, sometimes you just can't win them all. Back in 1954, if you'd asked then U.S. Senator Irving M. Ives about this, he would've told you such a statement was true. It was that year when Ives, who called The Heartland of New York his home, lost in a tight race for governor of New York to W. Averell Harriman.
Backtracking: Little Greene man found fame as a traveling act
If a person was extremely tall or exceptionally tiny in stature, chances of their getting into show business back in the 1870s were there for the taking. A Greene native, Francis Flynn, became a showman of demand by age 4. Francis was 23" tall, weighed 12 pounds and toured by the name of General Mite.
Toxins pose threats we can't ignore
In the course of a typical day, do you shampoo your hair; wash your face; apply deodorant, lotion, nail polish, perfume or lipstick; eat fast food; drink from a reusable plastic water bottle; use a computer; cook dinner in a nonstick pan; or snack on microwave popcorn? If the answer is yes, chances are you've been exposed to several chemicals that could make you sick.