The Daily Star, Oneonta, NY - otsego county news, delaware county news, oneonta news, oneonta sports--Opinion http://www.thedailystar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_192083048.html Class reunion was a powerful one in 1954 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_192083048.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_192083046.html City must address air quality http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_192083046.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_192083044.html Letters for July 11, 2009 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_192083044.html Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_192083038.html A changing of the guard at the border http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_192083038.html I crossed the U.S.-Canadian border a few times last week and there was a profound change at the crossings in the manner and temper of the border guards. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:37:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_191154228.html Musings of the Baggage Handler: Unexpected gifts... http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_191154228.html It has been said that the very best in people comes out at times of tragedy. In the 10 days since I received the news of my brother’s tragic and untimely death, I have been blessed to witness an abundance of goodness in people. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:57:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_191040010.html Mutual respect needed http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_191040010.html Three written complaints against the police were recently submitted to Delhi village officials. The reports _ written by Delaware County Social Services Commissioner William Moon, William Sprague of DeLancey and Jim Bracci of Delhi _ allege police misbehavior and conduct unbecoming of an officer. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:56:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_191040005.html Letters to the Editor: July 10, 2009 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_191040005.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:07:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_190041503.html From the Publisher's Desk: Residents work hard to organize community events http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_190041503.html The logistics of holding an event can be a nightmare in that it takes really hard work to make it appear it wasn't all that much of an effort. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:05:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_190040040.html No answers aren't our cup of TEA http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_190040040.html There's this famous scene from the 1953 movie, "The Wild One," in which Marlon Brando's motorcycle gang leader character is asked what he's rebelling against. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:04:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_190040035.html Letters to the Editor: July 9, 2009 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_190040035.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:53:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_189040005.html Be vigilant against heroin use http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_189040005.html It's the time of year when our small-town ambiance appears particularly idyllic, when joggers and bike-riders are omnipresent and gardeners putter around in great profusion. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:52:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_189040032.html Letters to the Editor: July 8, 2009 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_189040032.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:59:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_188085943.html Musings of the Baggage Handler: My big little brother... http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_188085943.html I couldn’t possibly have known when the phone woke me out of my peaceful slumber at 2 a.m. that it would change the course of my life as I knew it. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:36:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_188034504.html On the Right Side: Too much government is a problem http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_188034504.html Last Saturday, I attended a second local TEA Party. This one was held at Losie's on Oneonta's Southside. Once again, I was impressed with the organization of the event and the probably 200 normal, patriotic, good Americans who simply wanted to say they have had enough of too much government. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:35:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_188040058.html Cheers http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_188040058.html ... To the Cato Freedom Project, which aims to identify and record the burial sites of black Revolutionary War soldiers. The effort is a project of the U.S. Colored Troops Institute for Local History and Family Research, based at Hartwick College.