"Harry Truman. I think he was the man with the motto 'the buck stops here.' He knew how to handle people and knew how to read people. He was an ordinary man and not a money man."
Jessie Pindar, retired, Middleburgh.
"Clinton. He did a really good job. He did a lot of great things for the country. He got us a budget surplus."
Jeff Gorence, cable technician, Oneonta.
"Abraham Lincoln. He was a very hardworking man when he was growing up, and he was 'Honest Abe.'"
Zachary Taylor Siems, fifth grade, Otego Elementary School.
"Barack Obama. I think he's done a good job with the position he was put in. The economy was bad when he was elected and he's done his best to improve it."
Lauren Noyes, freshman, Hartwick College.
"F.D.R. He did so much for this country, and I think he's one of the presidents who's done the most for the people. We don't really recognize him as much anymore. He did more for this country than many people recognize."
Megan Henson, freshman, Hartwick College.
"Clinton, because of what he did for us, his foreign policies and ability to communicate."
Dorothy Regazzi, senior meals manager, Delhi.
Opinion
Street Talk Today is President's Day. Who is your favorite President? Feb. 20, 2012
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Letters to the Editor: May 23, 2012
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Can't have a third party without a candidate
What if they gave a party ... and nobody came?
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Cheers
To Bike to Work Day, Cooperstown Quiz Team, Arts Field Day, the SUNY Delhi Centennial.
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Letters to the Editor: May 22, 2012
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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.
- Saturday, May 19, 2012
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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.
- Friday, May 18, 2012
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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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Letters to the Editor: May 23, 2012
