Letter to the Editor: Join Indivisible Mohawk Valley
by Sarah Reeske
Clinton, New York
While many of your neighbors were thrilled at the rise of Donald Trump into the White House in November 2016, many were equally as pissed off. While they may feel...
Letter to the Editor: We need good school board candidates
by Carolyn McAleese
Utica, NY
As a concerned member of the Utica community, I feel compelled to express my concerns about the candidacy of Sue Arcuri for the Utica School Board. While it is true that...
We should all be concerned about Pennsylvania/Ohio train derailment
by Carole Gehrig
I’m hoping you are as concerned as I am about the recent train derailment in a small town on the Ohio/Pennsylvania border. Are toxic chemicals on trains passing daily through Syracuse, Utica,Central...
Letter to the Editor:Don’t mess with Social Security & Medicare
by Sarah Reeske
No matter the color of your skin, your gender, or the logo on your hat, one of the most common regrets people have when they are on their deathbed is that they...
Letter to the Editor: We Deserve a Functioning Government
Editor,
I don’t know about you, but as I watched the disfunction of the GOP Congress as they elected their Speaker, I saw only one thing besides their rush to dismantle all the protections and...
Letters to the Editor: Universal health care
Dear Editor,
Recently I read a headline about the U.S. adding 1,000 new doctors. Behind that headline is a bigger story about why we need universal health care.
To be a licensed doctor you have to...
Guest Editorial — Tenney Part of Problem
- by Roger Chambers
Utica has a long history of newspapers, starting with the Utica Observers as a weekly in 1817, becoming a daily paper in 1848. Various mergers led nearly a hundred years ago...
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Reale Deal for New Hartford
Whatever your color, background, or zip code, we all want our communities in Oneida County to thrive with happy families, strong local businesses and...
July Letters to the Editor: Regina S. Kekis
Dear Editor:
It’s time to move on Voting Rights Legislation
The most American image I can visualize is all citizens peacefully, happily lining up to vote. I grew up believing that would always be...
July Letter to the Editor: Joseph J. Jacob
Dear Editor:
Federal Judge Sharon L. Gleason of the United States District Court of Alaska blocked construction permits for an expansive oil drilling project on the state’s North Slope that was to produce more...