Tea Parties succeed
without media
I read the letter that ended with the
rant about the Tea Party movement being
a creation of big corporations and
the right-wing media. I am the only
member of the Republican Party that
I know personally and have no contact
whatsoever with “big business” (except
maybe to shop at Wal-Mart occasionally)
or the right-wing media, short
of listening to the radio to catch the
news on a daily basis.
Yes, those that came to the Stamford
Tea Party last April do want less taxes,
less oversight and fewer regulations,
not for our own profit, but to be able to
keep more of the profit we made in the
first place. Outside of the government,
when was the last time you received a
paycheck from a poor man?
To achieve less oversight, start at
the top, such as with Congress and follow
with the rest of the government.
Regarding regulations, review the ones
that we have and decide which ones can
be thrown out due to duplication.
The Stamford Tea Party was a success,
even without the help of The
Daily Star because the letter that was
written inviting anyone to come did
not make the letters column of this paper.
If this is the way the media handles
such invites throughout the country,
that may be the reason there are
no Democrats at the above-mentioned
parties.
Jim Hitchcock
Stamford
Lucy Bernier is
qualified as judge
I have been a lifelong resident of
the Oneonta area and have had the
good fortune to know many excellent
people who share my devotion to our
community. I am proud to support
Judge Lucy Bernier in her bid to once
again sit the bench in the Oneonta City
Court as our judge.
One only needs to spend a few minutes
with Lucy to know what a bright,
articulate and thoughtful person she
is. She is a passionate practitioner of
the law and her belief that every person
who comes before her deserves
equal treatment is at the basis of all
she does. She is deliberate, thorough
and fair. What better qualities could
the residents of Oneonta ask for in
their city judge?
Judge Bernier has lived among us
her entire life, been educated here,
and raised her family here. She knows
the joys and challenges of life here. I
ask you to join me in supporting her.
Return Judge Lucy Bernier to the
bench she has served so well by voting
for her as Oneonta City Judge on Nov.
3. Thank you.
Madolyn P. Palmer
Oneonta
Erik Miller works
hard for community
As “yellow dog” Democrat, I urge
city voters to cast their ballot for Erik
A. Miller, running on the Republican
ticket, to become its next mayor. The
fact that I recruited Erik to take over
the reins at the Otsego County Conservation
Association speaks for my high
opinion of his ability to address issues
affecting the entire county. He has
lived up to my expectations.
Erik brings to the table a sound
knowledge of how municipal government
works, gained through his studies
in urban and regional planning at
State University College at Oneonta _
where he graduated summa cum laude
_ and his experience working with the
county planning department and the
state Department of State as a landuse
specialist advising towns on land
use policy and laws.
At OCCA, I have seen Erik work
with numerous towns, offering them
the assistance they sought. His kind
of expertise is rare in this county, yet
much needed. Oneonta would be fortunate
to have a mayor who is not only already
conversant with municipal law,
but also knows of grant availability
and could compose the grant application
itself, if need be!
Well before his successful bid for
Third Ward alderman, Erik was attending
city meetings and speaking out
on issues. This is not true of the other
candidates. Erik’s expertise in project
review was, I believe, instrumental
in the withdrawal of the wood-burning
plant proposal for Oneonta. In this
matter, Erik was not confrontational _
to the contrary _ but he knew the pertinent
questions to ask, and when the
developers didn’t have answers, they
voluntarily withdrew their plans.
If you want someone who thinks outside
the box, is not bound by partisan
politics, and who will work tirelessly
for Oneonta, pick the Miller whose
first name is Erik.
Teresa Winchester
Town of Butternuts
Getman best choice
for Oneonta judge
I don’t normally get involved in local
politics, but in the race for Oneonta
City Court Judge, I feel I must. I feel that
the people of Oneonta should know the
qualifications of the candidates before
they step into the booth and cast a vote.
My wife and I went before Judge Lucy
Bernier in a small claims matter. Both
parties went pro se (without lawyers).
While I am not a lawyer, I know what is
fair and what is right. This is not about
winning or losing, but it is about the
denial of due process in our first hearing
before Judge Bernier.
Although we lost our case, we appealed
based on mistakes we felt that
Judge Bernier made. Our appeal was
upheld, in part, by County Court Judge
Brian Burns, who cited, “Cross-examination
of adverse witnesses is a matter
of right in every trial of a disputed issue
of fact. ... Although the procedures
in small claims court are relaxed, the
rules of substantive law must be followed
and a person’s constitutional
right to due process of law include
the basic right to cross-examine witnesses.”
I urge you to cast your vote for Michael
Getman for Oneonta City Court
Judge. He has served our community
as chief assistant attorney, county attorney
and city prosecutor. Mike has
served on the boards of directors for
the Oneonta YMCA, Future of Oneonta
Foundation, Hanford Mills Museum
and the Riverside Cemetery. He serves
on the board of directors for the Dewar
Foundation and he is the president of
the Fox Hospital board of directors.
Michael Getman has been endorsed
by the Oneonta City Police Policeman’s
Benevolent Association and the New
York State Police PBA.
On Nov. 3, vote for Michael Getman
as city court judge.
Daryn Seltzer, D.C.
Oneonta
Reps should check
out horizontal wells
Horizontal hydrofractured wells
are something different!
It’s encouraging that Otsego officials
recently visited a “vertical” gas well.
See: “Officials positive following gaswell
tour” published Oct. 7. However,
I would hope that they also go visit an
area where horizontal hydrofractured
gas-wells are being drilled. Compared
to a typical vertical gas well, these
horizontal wells use 100 times as much
water and toxic chemicals (4.5 to 8 million
gallons) each time a single bore
is hydrofractured utilizing extreme
pressure. Each bore may be hydrofractured
multiple times and each drilling
pad may have several bores. The
potential for spillage and contamination
is astoundingly higher than for a
vertical well. Hundreds and hundreds
of 80,000-pound-plus tanker trucks will
be hauling water to, and toxic waste
from, the well pads each time.
Perhaps those same Otsego officials
should pick up some of their fellow Delaware
County officials and make a trip
to nearby Dimock, Pa., where several
private water wells have already been
contaminated (one blew up) and more
than 8,000 gallons of “fracking fluid”
was recently spilled in three incidents
at one site during a single week. There
was a fish kill in a nearby creek.
Stephen Dungan
Walton
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Whenever I see a smart car, it has special meaning for me because I see in it a major part of the environmental movement's character.
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