My Turn
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- Monday, August 10, 2009
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My Turn: Much on the horizon for Foothills Center
This week’s “My turn” column is by Jennifer McDowall, executive director of Foothills Performing Arts Center in Oneonta.
- Monday, August 3, 2009
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My Turn: Get the facts before roofing
This week's "My turn" column is by Jeremy Meyers, owner of Dundee Brook Contracting Services.
- Monday, July 27, 2009
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My Turn: Health coverage is an urgent need
This week's "My turn" column is by Dr. Ben Friedell, medical director of the Oneonta Community Health Center and family physician at Oneonta Family Practice. Thursday, July 30, marks the one-year anniversary of the opening of a free medical clinic for uninsured adults in the Oneonta area.
- Monday, July 20, 2009
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My Turn: City charter needs revision
This week’s “My turn” column is by Oneonta Mayor John S. Nader. It is long past time to review, revise and rewrite our city charter.
- Monday, July 13, 2009
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My Turn: Otsego County facing many positive changes
This week’s “My turn” column is by James Powers, chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representatives.
- Monday, July 6, 2009
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My Turn: Volunteers deserve our support
This week’s “My turn” column is by Richard J. Bell, director and fire coordinator for the Delaware County Department of Emergency Services.
- Monday, June 22, 2009
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My Turn: Animal shelter is a gift to the area
This week's "My turn" column is by A. Brent Truitt, treasurer for the Heart of the Catskills Humane Society's board of directors.
- Monday, June 15, 2009
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My Turn: Learning life lessons at Springbrook
This week's "My turn" column is by William Twasutyn, director of special programs at Springbrook.
- Monday, June 8, 2009
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My Turn: Hard work will make O-Tigers a success
This week's "My turn" column is by Andrew Weber, general manager of The Oneonta Tigers.
- Monday, June 1, 2009
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My Turn: Serving others is a powerful thing
This week's "My turn" column is by Lori Grace, assistant director of development and public affairs for Pathfinder Village.
- Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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My Turn: Don't let chance decide your fate
This week's "My turn" column is by Douglas Exley, retired Gilbertsville-Mount Upton school superintendent.
- Monday, May 18, 2009
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My Turn: People make Oneonta great
This week's "My turn" column is by Geoff Smith, president of Medical Coaches. My Australian-born dad, Ian Smith, brought our family of six (wife Dorothy; daughters Pat, Sandi and Nancy; and son Geoff _ Brian was later born at Fox Hospital) to Oneonta in the early 1950s.
- Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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My Turn: Training is key to job success
This week’s “My turn” column is by Kevin Price of Chenango-Delaware-Otsego Workforce.
- Monday, May 11, 2009
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My Turn: Recession can't keep Empire State down
This week's "My turn" column is by tax accountant George McClain. I love New York. I was born in New York, raised in New York, and am now running my business in New York. New York is the Empire State, always has been, always will be.
- Monday, May 4, 2009
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My Turn: Coming home to serve local students
This week's "My turn" column is by Patricia Bliss, principal of St. Mary's School in Oneonta.
- Monday, April 27, 2009
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My Turn: There is much honor in granting dignity
This week's "My turn" column is by Lola Rathbone, chief executive officer and president of Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care Inc.
- Monday, April 20, 2009
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My Turn: Local real estate sound investment
This week's "My turn" column is by Becky Thomas and Betsy Shultis, owners/brokers of Benson Agency Real Estate.
- Monday, April 6, 2009
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My Turn: Economic development needed more than ever
This week’s “My turn” column is by Carolyn Lewis, Otsego County economic developer.
- Monday, March 30, 2009
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My Turn: Funding SUNY an investment in our future
In the face of an impending state fiscal crisis last year, the State University of New York Board of Trustees and the SUNY Student Assembly endorsed a tuition increase to lessen the impact of cuts in state support to the SUNY system.
- Monday, March 23, 2009
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My Turn: Government over-spending hurts us all
This week's "My turn" column is by Rob Robinson, president and chief executive officer of the Otsego County Chamber.



