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A Fresh Perspective: Heroes and Villains

By T. Scott Burgess
I have watched every season of “Survivor” since it debuted on television 10 years ago. The series currently airing is the show’s twentieth. The producers decided to have an “all-star” series with former contestants returning to play the game once more. What has made the season fascinating to me is that the [...]

Going Green: Paper or Just a Bunch of Hot Air

By Jim Bona
The other day I was making a visit to the bathroom and noticed some one pulling about eight feet of paper towel off the roller to dry their hands. I very easily could have – and probably should have – mentioned to him the error of his ways, but I didn’t. But a [...]

Out of the Dust: Orville Richer Part 1

Orville Richer was the son of Warren and Lovinia Willcox Richer. The family lived in Columbus, Chenango County, and had 100-plus acres of land. Warren died in 1866 at the age of 63, and Orville took over the management of the farm.
I have Orville’s diaries from 1867 through 1870. I will write from the 1870 [...]

Supports Catholic Schools for Education

To the Editor:
I am often asked, “Why should I choose a Catholic School for my child?” And while this question is simple and direct, the answer is not as easy to define.
First, the Catholic school is a place where relationships are encouraged, built and made stronger. Within our walls students and staff alike are encouraged [...]

Pig City Garden Calendar: Gardening that Amounts to a Row of Beans

By Dan Marvin
As we all plan toward what we want to plant, where we want to plant it and how much we want to plant to satisfy our needs and possibly extra to take to CazCares, we should consider putting together a list of those things we need to get the garden off to a [...]

From Here and Back Again: Atheist Ethics

Assertions are often made that atheists, skeptics, freethinkers, agnostics and naturalists, but especially atheists, can’t be ethical because they can’t root their ethics or morality in any god.
In practice, the groups are not necessarily mutually exclusive, and members may even be deists or theists of some persuasion. Yet, the assertion is bandied about so often [...]

City Slicker: Catch This!

By Linda J. Haley
Ever try to catch a crazed dog in the mood to play? A toddler at bedtime, cruising the hall at mach 5? That shopping cart heading toward your new car in high winds? Yes, these are all easier than catching a horse!
I never had to “catch” a horse; I didn’t even know [...]

From the Office for the Aging

This is National Consumer Protection Week
By Connie Brown
March 7 to 13 is National Consumer Protection Week. There’s a new scam every day. A Census worker needs your Social Security number to verify your identity. A “charity” needs your bank account number to provide health care to Haitian children. An e-mail needs you to click on [...]

Letter to the Editor: Vickers Explores Run for Assembly

To the Editor:
After careful thought and consideration, I have decided to launch an exploratory phase of what may become a full-fledged run for the 111th Assembly District
For too long, elective office has been seen as a career objective rather than as the proper vehicle to put government in its rightful place. The formula for getting [...]

Going Green: Try Composting

By Jim Bona
There is a person here at work that is saving used coffee grounds from the coffee pots in his department. He is taking the grounds home with him every day and putting them into his compost. Coffee grounds are one of the best things you can put into your compost.
There are tons of [...]

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