The For the People Act

 In a true democracy it is the voters who choose their elected leaders, not the leaders who choose their voters. The passage of the...

April is Alcohol Awareness Month.

Utica NY- April is Alcohol Awareness Month. April is Alcohol Awareness Month. This is a national public health awareness campaign to increase education and understanding...

Japanese Barberry, The Tick Magnet

Japanese Barberry, The Tick Magnet If you live in the country around here, either you or someone you know has been bitten by a tick,...

The United States vs. Billie Holiday…Fact and Fiction

The Heat Beat: Insight and Reflections on the music heard on Phoenix Radio By Jess Szabo, Arts Writer  Learning about music through film: Fact...

Faces of COVID Vaccine Diaries

Faces of COVID, pt. 6: Vaccine Diaries By Ron Klopfanstein I am writing this column on Monday, March 29th. Sweat is running down my back, yet...

Myths and Realities: Cancel Culture by By Jess Szabo, Arts Writer

Myths and Realities: Cancel Culture “Cancel culture” refers to the modern social practice of professionally ruining and socially shunning someone. The person whose career...

Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Hero at the Battle of Saratoga: by Ted Rajchal

Background Colonel Kosciuszko (Kos—choos—KO) set out for America after hearing about fighting in Lexington and Concord in the year 1775. He was already on his...

Review: ‘One Night in Miami’

Review: ‘One Night in Miami’ a Deeply Affecting and Necessary Picture that is One of this Year’s Best By: Mark Ziobro Grade: A+ “One Night in Miami”...

Mohawk Valley Almanac for March 2021

Mohawk Valley Almanac for March 2021 March is the beginning of spring in the Mohawk Valley even though there is frequently still at least some...

The Heat Beat: Playlist: Songs About Work

The Heat Beat: Playlist: Songs About Work By Jess Szabo, Arts Writer Spring is often a time for new career goals. Many of us are looking...