Opinion

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul recently submitted her proposed budget for the coming year (2024-25), and to say that it is insulting and insufficient for aging services would be a gross understatement. Every year, […]

A couple of months ago i wrote a letter to this editor concerning HUD and landlords and the subpar conditions some people have to live in while HUD still continues to pay the landlords even […]

Does anyone really know? There’s a lot of talk about how to spend this DRI(Downtown Revitialization Initiative) money. Downtown Fulton is in a swamp west of the lake. It’s been there since the 1960’s. If […]

From: Carole H Gehrig. Do you ever wonder who are we and have become? I do. Growing up the Golden Rule was the standard we lived by and taught our children to do likewise. Today […]

Dear Editor February is National Cancer Prevention Month. This is a month used to promote ways to prevent cancer, the importance of finding cancer early, and ways to lower the risk for cancer. The Cancer […]

Here we go again! It’s hard to believe that again we are facing the threat of extreme Republicans repealing the Affordable Care Act. (ACA) Are you one of the over 20 million Americans, the 7 […]

Is President Biden responsible for high food prices? Will they ever return to pre-pandemic levels? Looking at egg and beef prices may be instructive. Republicans blamed Biden while eggs averaged $4.82/doz., but became silent as […]

The cover on the January 15, 2024 issue of The New Yorker magazine is a perfect depiction of the role that Donald Trump said he would play if he is elected president again. This is […]

Dear Editor, Our 19th century Lady Liberty stands fully clothed from neck to ankle at the entrance to New York Harbor. Our 21st century Lady Libertarian arrives at gala events with a shred of clothing […]