A Lineage of Duty: My Family’s 100-Year Legacy of Military Service
By Christopher Atkins
Acting President, For The Good, Inc.
I recently came across a Facebook post from the Oneida County History Center that
stopped me in my...
Watch out for ticks this summer
Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) continue to be a major concern for New Yorkers and their families.
Lyme disease, perhaps the most well known, is a bacterial infection...
Social Security is running out of legal authority
Social Security trustees have once again sounded the alarm about the program running out of money.
In reality, the federal government has infinite dollars. As...
Boilermaker Awards 2025
UTICA, N.Y. (June 23rd, 2025) -At the Boilermaker’s final committee meeting Wednesday,
June 18th, awards were announced for the Peter J. DeStefano Volunteers of the...
“No Kings Day” a Balm for a Troubled Spirit
Dear Editor,
I took a week’s vacation last week and hoped it would help calm my troubled spirit. But every time I even glanced at...
NO KINGS RALLY at Fort Stanwix June 14
Old Glory, The Stars and Stripes, The Star-Spangled Banner some of the names of our flag, the symbol of the United States. Through 250...
Who Will Speak for the Common Man?
Are you happy with less money in your pocket, fewer and more expensive Christmas
gifts and schools without pencils? I’m not but that’s what is...
Letter to the Editor-R. Kekis
We have all heard the words:
One, if by land, and two, if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be
I know my dad...
The Locked Doors of Equity — And Why We’re Ready to Build New Ones
The Locked Doors of Equity -- And Why We're Ready to Build New Ones
By Christopher Atkins, Community Organizer and Concerned Utica Resident
I was born...
Science and Medicine Under Trump
To The Editor:
Let’s think about what is happening to science and medicine under the current Trump administration.
First, Trump appointed the known vaccine sceptic, Robert...
