Mohawk Valley Almanac, February Edition
by Roger Chambers
For those who like outside cold and snow, February is a good month for snowshoeing, snowmobiling, sledding, and skiing. For those who prefer indoor activities, there is basketball, high school, college, and...
Editorial: Jarvis Library and Banned Books Week
Story by Roger Chambers | Utica Phoenix Columnist
In 1982, a Supreme Court Case known as the Board of Education, Island Trees School District v. Pico addressed First Amendment issues related to the banning of...
MoVa August Alamanac
By Roger Chambers
There are no major holidays in August.
Proclamation days include Women’s Equality Day. On that day in 1920, a proclamation giving American women the right to vote was signed by Secretary of State...
Mohawk Valley Almanac for December 2020 By Roger Chambers
Winter officially begins with the winter solstice, after a record warm November. December has average high temperatures in the mid-30°s F and low of about 20°F. Single digit or sub zero temperatures that may...
Editorial: The November Elections and Weakening of Democracy
By Roger Chambers | Columnist
In the short book “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,” Timothy Snyder outlines tactics used by would-be autocrats to overturn a popularly elected democracy. These trends were frequently...
October 2017 Mohawk Valley Almanac
By Roger Chambers
October is a month of fall colors across the Mohawk Valley. The scenic beauty of leaves with varying shades of green changing to red, yellow, orange and brown is delightful. This colorful...
July Almanac for the Mohawk Valley
July has one of our most important and popular holidays, Independence Day, most commonly called the Fourth of July. It is widely celebrated with parades and fireworks in many cities and towns. Barbecues, boating...
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 Sellers, the most important event in his life occurred sixteen...
MOVA November Almanac
By Roger Chambers
Almanac for November 2018
Holidays and Observances for November
November 1 - All Saints Day
November 2 - All Souls Day
November 4 - Will Rogers Day, Oklahoma
*November 6 - Election Day*
November 11 - Veterans’ Day
November...
MoVa Almanac, October Edition
by Roger Chambers
Holidays and Observances of October:
September 15 - October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month
October 1: Child Health Day
October 6: German-American Day
October 8: Yom Kippur begins at sundown
October 9: Leif Erikson Day
October 11: General Casimir...