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Safety Patrol D.C. visits never get old

2013-05-22T09:00:49-04:00

I asked Cam Morris, head of Eastern Travel/Oneonta Bus Lines, how many years her company has been handling the Safety Patrol trip to Washington, D.C.

General Clinton Canoe Regatta got a new home in 1972

2013-05-20T09:00:49-04:00

Ever since 1963, when Charles Hinkley and a group of Tri-Town businessmen came up with the idea for what we know today as the General Clinton Canoe Regatta, people lined the shores of the Susquehanna to watch the canoeists as they made their 70-mile trek from Cooperstown to Bainbridge.

Balancing work, family is men's dilemma too

2013-05-18T09:00:49-04:00

In an era when dual incomes are increasingly a necessity, rather than a choice, it is ridiculous to keep pretending that "work-life balance" is a women's problem. It's not. It's a societal problem. And until we can view it as such, we don't stand a chance of addressing the symptoms of this problem.

Sunday movies in Oneonta finally shown in 1934

2013-05-18T09:00:49-04:00

You know an issue is divisive when a vote to resolve it is quite close. In Oneonta during the early 1930s there were probably plenty of discussions or arguments at the family dinner table or sermons from the pulpits on Sunday mornings, regarding whether or should be able to see a movie in Oneonta on Sunday.

We've become our own worst enemies

2013-05-14T09:00:49-04:00

The past month has been marked by a seeming unprecedented number of man-made tragedies, as distinct from those caused by violent outbursts of the natural world, such as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis.

Politics, fitness and landmarks dominated local news in May 1968

2013-05-13T09:00:49-04:00

Area residents mulled over the idea of Gov. Nelson Rockefeller as their next President of the United States. New fitness opportunities emerged for all ages. One area landmark was saved while another was razed. It was only a part of our life and times in May 1968.

Local people sought income in many ways in 1933

2013-05-11T09:00:49-04:00

In the economy that was the Great Depression, there were times people would do what it took to try to earn some money.

Using time off in the worst way possible

2013-05-11T09:00:49-04:00

"You don't mean it," I pleaded. "You simply can't mean it!"

Let's do what's needed to keep America safe

2013-05-07T09:00:49-04:00

Some may find this column offensive, but I don't care. I have an email of unedited news photos of the Boston bombing. Do you want to see Americans with limbs blown off, muscle and flesh torn away from bones, and the streets smeared with our blood? My email address is at the bottom of the page. Let me know, and I'll forward it to you.

Local windstorm in 1983 caused tense moments

2013-05-06T09:00:49-04:00

I realize I've got the wrong month in mind when I say "May came in like a lion." However, that's what happened in 1983 as a number of twisters moved through our region, leaving plenty of damage behind in their trails. Add some melting snow and heavy rain, and scenes of cleanups were widespread 30 years ago this month.