Vote ‘22 – Why a Republican Win in Midterms Would Be Disastrous
By Roger Chambers
While many Republicans continue to support him, reaffirming Donald Trump’s right-wing populism in mid-term elections of 2022 or the national election of 2024 would hasten authoritarianism. Constant lies continue, amplified by Fox...
Local NAACP opening submissions for Utica-Oneida County’s poet laureate, youth poet laureate
UTICA, NY -- The Utica-Oneida County Branch of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People announces their continued collaboration with the City of
Utica to select Oneida County’s Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate...
Voices of Polonia: Pee Wee King, Country Music Artist
By Ted Rajchel | Columnist
Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski, (February 18, 1914—March 7, 2000), known professionally as Pee Wee King, was an American country music songwriter and recording artist best known for co-writing “The Tennessee...
Movies: ‘The Batman’ Dark and Episodic; Pattinson and Kravitz Shine
By Mark Ziobro | Managing Editor
With the sheer legendary status that Christopher Nolan garnered from his “Dark Knight” trilogy, it’s often hard to think of Batman in a new light. Part of that lies,...
Environment: Ecological Disasters, Part 3—Lead Poisoning
By Sage Lively | Hamilton College Intern
Ecological disasters continue to escalate all across the world. Previously, we’ve talked about the human negligence or plain apathy that has led to giant environmental consequences. This month,...
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 Daylight Savings Time ends at 2:00 A.M.
November 10 U.S. Marine...
Editorial: Violence, Death, and Suffering Change is Needed Today
By Joshua Finn
The recent murders in both Buffalo and Uvalde seem to be part of yet another wave of extreme violence created by a system that does not provide for its people. A system...
June Legal Myths vs. Reality
By Judge Joan Shkane
This is a continuing discussion of Legal Myths and Reality, because those informed are always the most successful.
Please note: Senator Sam Ervin, chair of the Senate Select Committee on Watergate in...
Gig work: Behaviors to avoid
Driving for Uber or Lyft, delivering for Instacart or DoorDash, tutoring or teaching ESL online, and similar work is often declared "on the way out" by content creators on YouTube and other platforms, but...
1776 mural to be displayed at Munson-Williams’ First Friday on Feb. 3
UTICA – JANUARY 30, 2023: Broadway Theatre League of Utica and Munson-Williams-
Proctor Arts Institute announce a joint effort to display art and spark discussion of the musical “1776.” With the “1776” national tour beginning...