Complaint Filed over Alleged Altercation Outside Observer Dispatch
This evening, roughly 45 Trump supporters held a demonstration outside of the Observer Dispatch on Oriskany St. The conservative group was protesting against what they call “fake news” and chose the OD as their location....
Freedom to Read Rally For Education and Equality Draws Enthusiastic Community Support
Freedom to Read Rally For Education and Equality Draws Enthusiastic Community Support
By Ron Klopfanstein
Dozens of people braved the wind and rain Saturday afternoon as they lined up along the Village Green in Clinton holding...
CNY Residents Launch Campaign to Elect Bernie Sanders
Utica, New York: At a news conference in Utica this morning, an independent grassroots organization- CNY for Bernie - launched the local Bernie Sanders for President Campaign. Its major focus will be to help...
Opportunity of a Lifetime: or doomed to repeat failure?
By Joseph Bottini, Oneida County Historian
Introduction
“Doing the right thing, simply because it is the right thing to do” is not for the faint of heart. To hold to an opinion of what you know is...
Hamilton College Reports on Treatment of Mentally Ill in Criminal Justice System
Ralph Eannace of Utica City Court and other public officials, offers proof of the broad community benefits to developing, introducing and sustaining alternative methods of handling individuals with mental illness in the criminal justice...
Land Returned to Oneida Women Divided by International Borders and Colonization
Oneida women from the three communities located in New York, Canada, and Wisconsin, announced receiving a gift of nearly 30 acres of land from a Quaker ally within their traditional homelands in Clinton, N.Y....
Letters to the Editor: Open Letter to Mr. Scholefield
Dear Mr. Robert Scholefield:
Mr. Scholefield, you said, “ . . . with the primary mission of delivering state-of-the-art healthcare to our region . . . .”
If you really want a state-of-the-art hospital – please...
Playing that Law and Order Game- By George Kuchma
Many a joke carries a rich truth that gets your attention. Here’s one you may not have heard: How many cops does it take to throw a handcuffed suspect down a flight of stairs?...
3rd Annual May Day Rally on Tuesday, May 1 Celebrates...
Utica, New York: Central New York Citizen Action and other labor and community groups will be sponsoring the Third Annual May Day rally to commemorate past human and labor rights victories and continue the struggle...
Community Development Please
By Cassandra Harris-Lockwood
In a community where at least 40% of the population lives in, at or near the poverty line, no amount of nano or economic development is going to change the populace or...