Mohawk Valley Almanac – April, 2022
By Roger Chambers | Columnist
Holidays and Observances in April
April 2--Ramadan begins at sundown; Pascua Florida Day
April 10--Palm Sunday
April 15--Good Friday
April 17--Easter
April 18--Patriots Day (Maine...
Book Review: ‘Orwell’s Roses’ – Examining the Unusual Biography of the Famed Author
By Roger Chambers | Columnist
This is an unusual biography of George Orwell. Born as Eric Arthur Blair in 1903 in India where his father...
Mohawk Valley Almanac for March
Important Dates:
March 1--Shrove Tuesday/Mardi GrasMarch 2--Ash Wednesday/Texas Independence Day
March 8--International Women’s DayMarch 12--St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Utica
March 13--Daylight Savings Time Begins at 2...
Book Review: ‘My Vanishing Country’
By Roger Chambers
“My Vanishing Country” is a mixed memoir and history of race relations in the United States. From the perspective of author Bakari...
Mohawk Valley Almanac, January 2022 Edition
- by Roger Chambers
January 1 -- New Year’s Day
January 6 -- Epiphany, Twelfth Night; Three Kings Day, Puerto Rico; Coptic Christmas
January 7 -- Orthodox...
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...
Mohawk Valley Almanac December 2021 Edition
By Roger Chambers
Holidays and Observances
December 1 First Sunday of Advent
December 6 St. Nicholas’ Day
December 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 10 Human Rights...
Guest Editorial: Tenney Part of Problem
By Roger Chambers
Liberal democracy, of which the United States was a world leader, is under serious attack. The trend is strong in formerly democratically...
Mohawk Valley Almanac November 2021
Mohawk Valley Almanac
November 2021
Holidays and Observances in November
November 1 All Saints’ Day
November 2 All Souls’ Day; Election Day
November 4 Will Rogers Day, Oklahoma
November 7...
Mohawk Valley Almanac October 2021 Edition: By Roger Chambers
Mohawk Valley Almanac October 2021 Edition
By Roger Chambers
Holidays and Observances of October
September 15- October 15
Hispanic Heritage Month
October 5 Child Health Day
October 6 German...