Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?
"No, but I'm going to after Thanksgiving."
_ Joan Bookhout, Mount Vision, retired.
"No, not yet, (it's) too early. I'll end up doing it Christmas Eve."
_ Rick D'Ambrosio, Franklin, chef.
"No, I always wait until the last minute. It only takes me an afternoon."
_ Bill Thetford, Richmondville, chef.
"Not yet. I do it Christmas Eve. I'm always late with it."
_ Jeff McQuinn, Oneonta, disabled.
"A few things for the kids already, but not more than that."
_ Julianne Miron, Laurens, homemaker.
"No, but I will start by (Thanksgiving) weekend."
_ Karina Naber, Davenport, nurse.
Opinion
November 28, 2011
Street Talk : Nov. 28, 2011
- Opinion
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Letters to the Editor: May 21, 2012
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The world does move
To look at a newspaper from 1912, 1937, 1962 or 1987, it can seem as though positively everything has changed.
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Letters to the Editor: May 19, 2012
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Graduates, take acquired skills, set sail on job voyage
This weekend, many colleges and universities -- including SUNY Delhi and SUNY Oneonta -- will bestow degrees of various levels and types upon their students.
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Letters to the Editor: May 18, 2012
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'Whale' failure shows how little has changed
One positive development resulting from JPMorgan's recent $2 billion trading blunder is increased scrutiny of the regulations put in place since 2008 to prevent a repeat of that year's financial collapse.
- Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Taxes spoke louder than sentiment in voting
It has become a virtually immutable fact of modern-day industry and politics. Given the choice between financial interest and sentiment, money always wins.
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Letters to the Editor: May 17, 2012
- Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Letters to the Editor: May 16, 2012
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Gas companies need to play nice with residents
"You need to assure me that you are going to talk to the towns." This was Rep. Chris Gibson's plea to the gas companies that are seeking to lay natural gas pipelines through the local area.
- Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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Letters to the Editor: May 15, 2012
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Cheers
To the Mattice HOPE Run, Carol Malz, the Loaves and Fishes food pantry, and I Love My Park Day
- Monday, May 14, 2012
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Street Talk: May 14, 2012
Will you be voting in the upcoming school budget vote?
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Cuomo's 'tax cap' is a strategy to gain credit
"It's great. It's working better than I would have hoped." That's how Gov. Andrew Cuomo described the 2 percent property tax cap he introduced as a key part of his platform on relieving New Yorkers' tax burdens.
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Letters to the Editor: May 14, 2012
- Saturday, May 12, 2012
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Letters to the Editor: May 12, 2012
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Make time for moms on their day
This editorial first ran in The Daily Star in 2001. It runs again this year in tribute to all moms for Mother's Day.
- Friday, May 11, 2012
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President takes big step toward tolerant future
Are you married? Do you love your husband or wife? Do you have a good, solid marriage?
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Letters to the Editor: May 11, 2012
- Thursday, May 10, 2012
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Letters to the Editor: May 10, 2012
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Letters to the Editor: May 21, 2012
