Politics are ruining
the United States
What’s wrong with the USA?
Politics! Today, neither of the major
parties represents 80 percent of
Americans. A majority of us don’t vote
straight party, but for the person. Sadly,
which party is in power represents
the 10 percent of the extreme of their
party and the rich. The rest of us are
not represented. They are there to fill
their pockets from ours and to gain
power and a career.
The majority of Americans don’t
want illegals to have any benefits or
rights. They are here illegally. Round
them up and throw them out. We don’t
want to “press one for English.” We
don’t want generations living on welfare.
Help for a while to get on your
feet, yes; forever, no.
We don’t want our tax money going
to countries that hate us. We
don’t want to be in wars under false
pretenses (Iraq). We want Social Security
to be a locked box, like it was
supposed to be. We want some form
of health insurance for all. We don’t
want God removed from our government
buildings or money. We would
like the worthless U.N. removed from
the U.S.A. We can’t be everything to
everyone else and not take care of our
own.
We don’t choose our representatives.
The major parties do, and we
choose the lesser of two evils from
them. Unfortunately many good people
don’t run because of the lack of
money or the impossibility of a third
party winning. The two parties dictate
who can or can’t debate.
We need term limits for all politicians,
local to federal, and a law forbidding
lawyers from running for any
office. They have ruined this country.
God help us.
Robert “Duke” Piroha
Hamden
Democrats fielding
fine candidates
The Democrats in the town of
Oneonta are fielding an outstanding
slate of candidates for this upcoming
election.
Bob Wood is serving as town supervisor.
His hard work on the budget has
kept our taxes down while getting important
projects under way.
Rich Murphy, on the county board
of representatives, has introduced new
life in that body with matters of natural
gas-drilling, public works, solid
waste, administration, telecommunications
and inter-employee relations.
Jim Hurtubise as highway superintendent
continues improving the
town’s highways.
Johnny G. Frisch will be a considerable
asset to the town board. He will
bring a fresh new, young stimulation
as a new councilman.
Phil Hosley is running for town justice.
Phil has the compassion and fairness
to execute true justice.
I urge all town voters to elect these
candidates. You will find them on
the “Democratic” and “Citizens for
Oneonta” ballot lines.
Leon Kalmus
Oneonta
Leon Kalmus is a member of the Otsego
County Democratic Committee.
McCaffery is
community-minded
The Otsego Town Clerk should be
familiar with local issues and local
people and have a general knowledge
of the budget process. I can think of
no person who is more community minded
than Richard M. McCaffery. I
fully support his bid for the position of
Otsego town clerk.
Rich was my supervisor for several
years when I worked for Cornell
Cooperative Extension. As a boss, he
showed a real interest in my program
and was very supportive of new ideas
and projects.
What surprised me was learning
about the many committees that Rich
has served on over the years. The Lions
Club, the Cooperstown Village Parks
Committee, the Chamber of Commerce
and a Cooperstown Summer Concert
Series, as well as Bassett Healthcare,
are just a few of the places that have
benefited from his involvement. Rich
is a man who shows up, offers ideas
and puts in the time to serve others.
Rich is a real people person. He
takes the time to get to know folks and
has a great memory for names and
faces. From a business standpoint, he
worked with budgets at CCE for more
than 30 years, where he was conscientious
about filing reports and grant
proposals in a timely way.
He is a true friend to this town and
would do an excellent job as Otsego
town clerk.
Marcia Kozubek
Oneonta
Anderson has
improved roads
I have lived in the town of Laurens
for more than a decade. Ever since
Robert Anderson took over as town
road superintendent, there has been
a marked improvement in the town
roads.
He is always available and responsive
to citizens’ concerns and acts on
them in a timely manner. I have nothing
but admiration for Mr. Anderson.
He has been a tireless worker for our
town and he is a true gentleman.
I will be casting my vote for Robert
B. Anderson on Nov. 3.
Pat Carey
Laurens
Keator is fiscally
responsible
As chairman of the Otsego County
Board of Representatives, I consider
fiscal responsibility to be a top priority.
There are two key elements involved
in this process _ budgeting and
accounting. In order for our board to
make wise decisions in allocating tax
dollars, we need accurate data, meaningful
projections and sound advice.
Likewise, once those decisions are
made, we require effective controls
and efficient oversight to ensure those
dollars are spent properly.
These extremely important duties
are entrusted to the office of county
treasurer. It is vital to our taxpayers
that a well-qualified, experienced person
holds this position. This is why I
am supporting Ed Keator.
Ed has nearly three decades of
professional financial experience as
an accountant, a tax preparer and a
small-business person. He has worked
in the treasurer’s office and knows all
aspects of its operation.
Equally important, Ed Keator has
the skills and the temperament to work
effectively with the board of representatives
and county department heads
to ensure Otsego County’s taxpayers
are well-served.
I encourage all residents of Otsego
County to support Ed Keator for county
treasurer.
James Powers
Butternuts
Write in ‘Babcock’
for town clerk
I am writing this letter in support of
the write-in candidacy of Betsy B. Babcock,
a resident of the town of Franklin
and a local entrepreneur, for Franklin
town clerk.
Betsy B. Babcock is well-qualified
to hold the position of town clerk of
Franklin. She has a master’s degree in
business and years of experience starting,
developing and managing both her
own and others’ corporations. She is
currently the global bureau relations
manager for a large international payroll
firm, and has a significant amount
of project management experience.
She owns, with her husband, Brian,
Handsome Brook Farm: Bed and Breakfast
and Preserves (the preserves are
currently for sale at Hannaford Supermarket,
among many others). I believe
that Betsy’s organizational skills and
experience will benefit the town of
Franklin if she is elected town clerk.
More importantly, she is deeply
committed to a fully democratic form
of town government, and to a transparent
and fair electoral process. In
addition, Betsy has pledged to significantly
improve access to information
for town residents, through the use of
web-based technology and good, oldfashioned
customer service.
Again, I greatly appreciate The Daily
Star’s recent coverage of Franklin
and will look forward to your coverage
of Betsy B. Babcock’s write-in candidacy
for the town clerk of Franklin _
because every vote counts!
Charlene Sugihara
Franklin
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