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BUDGET ENVOY: RoAnn Destito, state Office of General Services commissioner, will detail the governor’s State of the State speech and budget address for Otsego countians at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at Foothills Performance Art Center in Oneonta. LINEUP SHIFT: Katie Böttger, City Hall’s new personnel director, has succeeded Police Chief Dennis Nayor on the city manager search committee.
Pomp, Ceremony Await For President’s Backers
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t 2 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, 110 Otsego County women will board two buses bound from Oneonta to Washington, D.C., to join 200,000 other protesters at the Women’s March on Washington. “Everyone’s reasons for IF YOU DON’T GO, women’s advogoing are cates are holding different,” local vigils Satursaid Amy day, Jan. 20 at Pondol►1 p.m., Muller fino, who Plaza, Oneonta ►4:30 p.m. in is site coordina- front of county tor for the courthouse, Cooperstown. bus trip. www.AllOTSEGO.com “So many of this administration’s ideas are counter to the Constitution – the Muslim registry, for example, or restricting gay rights. I’m a straight Christian woman, but I always thought freeIan Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA dom of religion was for all religions.” Amy Pondolfino, one of the organizers of local bus trips to the Women’s March in Washington, She continued, “To say D.C., hold the placard she will be carrying. Please See MARCH, A6
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Young Republicans’ chair Bobby Walker, right, will watch Trump’s inauguration from the stands, while Young Democrat chair MacGuire Benton will walk the parade route. The two are driving to D.C. together.
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ooperstown’s Tony Walker’s friend and counCasale, the retired ter-foil, Otsego County assemblyman, will Young Democrats chair be watching Inauguration McGuire Benton, will be 2016 in the comfort and rubbernecking as the inauluxury of The gural parade passes Newseum’s top along Pennsylvania floor. Avenue to the CapiBobby Walker, tol. who chairs the Casale, who Otsego County serves as a senior Young Republiadviser to state GOP cans, will be “at Chairman Ed Cox, the actual cerwill be among New emony,” thanks York Republicans Tony Casale who have leased The to a ticket from Congressman John will watch Newseum’s seventh from the Faso, R-19. floor, with a clear Newseum’s Meanwhile, Please See PRO, A6 top floor.
Advocate: Death Penalty Still Racist Francis Landrey, Hartwick trustees’ chair, shares 30 years of experience defending a deathrow inmate.
At Every Step, Suspects Still Face Obstacles To Fairness, He Reports By JIM KEVLIN
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.B. Parker had a nickname, “Pig.” Raised by a single mother with 10 other kids in a hut with a dirt floor, always hungry, he would gorge himself every time he had access to food. Hence the nickname. But, in the eyes his attorney, Francis Landrey, chair of the Hartwick College board of Please See PENALTY, A7
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Hartwick’s Yousey-Elsener Receives Mentorship Award
nspired by her work as a As Dean of Assessment mentor while at Canisius and Retention for Hartwick, College, several students Yousey-Elsener is responnominated Dr. Kimberly M. sible for building a culture Yousey-Elsener, Hartwick of assessment, coordinating College dean of retention efforts, assessment and and serving as retention, to win the Co-Chair for the Outstanding the Middle States Mentor to GraduSelf-Study proate Students by cess. She is also the Coalition for an adjunct profesGraduate Students sor at Canisius & New ProfessionCollege als of the American The OutstandCollege Personing Mentor award nel Association is given to a Dr. Kimberly (ACPA). “student affairs Yousey-Elsener professional or “It’s been an amazing journey, graduate-preparaseeing these students grow tion faculty member who from young graduate stugoes above and beyond in dents to new professionals their efforts to provide guidin our field. It means a lot to ance and support to graduate me that they have nominated students in higher education me for this award,” said or a student affairs related Yousey-Elsener. graduate program.”
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Did the first clue help to find your way? A little too vague, I’m guessing you’ll say I wish I could join you, but I cannot chase I need to stay put at my home base To find this hidden treasure you may need a friend I am told it is at the beginning but also the end It won’t be on the ground but may be amongst fallen leaves let’s take a moment to roll up our sleeves
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If found, a symbol marking each decade shall appear Are things starting to become a little more clear? 1. WHERE: Medallion will only be hidden on Village Public Property. a. Medallion will NOT be hidden on private property. b. Medallion will NOT be hidden on Doubleday Field. c. Medallion will NOT be hidden in any construction sites. ** No Village property will be dug up or destroyed during the Medallion Hunt. 2. WHO: Anyone can participate in the Medallion Hunt, EXCEPT: a. Immediate family members of the Winter Carnival Committee are INELIGIBLE to win the Medallion Hunt prize. b. All contestants under the age of 18 must have permission of a parent or guardian to participate. c. All contestants agree that the Freeman’s Journal and the Cooperstown Winter Carnival Committee, their advertisers and agents, and the Village of Cooperstown and town of Otsego will have no liability whatsoever, and
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EDITORIAL
To Succeed, Trump Must Take Page Out Of Herzig Playbook
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nder the charter, the mayor has no power,” Oneonta’s somewhat self-effacing mayor, Gary Herzig, said in an interview the other day. He’s not city manager, but has been acting effectively as city manager for the past year. He doesn’t have a vote on Common Council decisions. He isn’t even a member of the city-manager search committee, (although he is sitting in as “liaison” for the Common Council). And yet, who can argue Herzig has been anything but a very effective chief executive – rather, chief non-executive – for what was an embattled City of the Hills when he assumed office in the fall of 2015? First, he calmed everyone down. He didn’t start ordering people around, but let his influence evolve. He was polite and considerate in his dealings with pretty much everybody (although it’s said he is a tough negotiator
behind closed doors on the city’s behalf). He showed real leadership and, an essential adjunct, enthusiasm. Prime example of the latter: His unveiling of the “Authentically Oneonta” concept last spring, which captured not just local imaginations, but Governor Cuomo’s, too. Over the summer, the Cuomo Administration granted the whole $10 million designated for DRIs (downtown redevelopment initiatives) in the Mohawk Valley region toward Oneonta’s “tipping point.” • Of course, history proves titles have limited meaning. Post WWII through the 1960s, the state’s mega planner and implementer, Robert Moses, held the title of chairman of the Triborough Bridge Authority. Yet, the master builder’s reach was statewide, from the hydropower projects at Massena and Niagara, to the nuclear plants at Oswego, to
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every major bridge and highway, to the state park system we love and use and take for granted. Or Edith Bolling Galt Wilson. Or Rasputin. Or, contrarily, King John: All powerful, his overreach provoked the Magna Carta. And so it is as the inauguration of Donald Trump arrives: Whether he is a successful president depends on him, whether he can adjust – he does have a nimble mind – and show restraint, build coalitions, unite Americans – not totally (close to impossible), but sufficiently. In the days leading up to the inauguration, some promising
news broke. One, that Ford will invest $1 billion in the U.S. and create 1,000 jobs. Since NAFTA, U.S. corporations have been shipping jobs overseas with no demurral from three White Houses. Thank goodness that’s ending. Two, that the incoming president is concluding some form of universal healthcare is really the only option going forward: Obamacare, or Romneycare, as pioneered in Massachusetts, isn’t working well. In effect, too many moving parts. • At base, what voters said on Nov. 8 was The Establishment, in all its manifestations, isn’t taking care of Americans. Occupy Wall Street first shouted that out in 2011, but police and their K9s broke up the encampments and life went on as usual. The Trump victory, in retrospect, was no surprise and a long time coming. Let’s repeat it: At the Glimmerglass Fest last summer, Attorney General Schneider-
man observed the financial status of 75 percent of Americans – 75 percent! – still hadn’t rebounded to pre-2008 levels. Polls! Haven’t we learned? In recent days, CNN’s poll (as others) is showing only 40 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s transition, compared to 84 percent for Barack Obama. Even if true, the Obama presidency, begun with such high hopes and support, failed. Instead of hope and change, voters got caution and fruitless efforts at compromise, and voters rejected it Nov. 8. Maybe, as Nixon could with China, Trump will have the cred to topple Republican and Democratic pieties. The dangers that he can’t or won’t, judging from the campaign, are manifest. But Gary Herzig brought back confidence to Oneonta and is on the route to “making Oneonta great again.” He’s done it by focus and restraint. The new president might take a page out of the mayor’s playbook.
SLAVERY IN OUR MIDST Coopers Freed Servant Joseph Stewart, Who Remained With Family For Rest Of His Life Editor’s Note: On Martin Luther King Day, “Confronting Slavery and Racism in Otsego County,” researched by Cooperstown Graduate Program students, was the centerpiece of a commemoration at First Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown. This is an excerpt. Slavery was abolished in New York State 190 years ago this year.
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The Coopers rented the enslaved Stewart from Abraham Ten Broeck between 1799 and 1802. (Freed, he remained as the Cooper butler and valet for 20 years until his death in 1823.) Stewart may have chosen to stay out of loyalty, or because he felt it was his best and safest option in New York’s prejudiced climate. The Coopers’ sentiments
and actions toward Stewart lend themselves to multiple interpretations. While the family caricatured his dignified manner by calling him “the Governor,” William Cooper provided Stewart and his wife, Harris, with a house on Pine Street (today’s Pine Boulevard). This house explains Stewart’s presence in the 1820 census as a free black head-of-household, living Joseph Stewart appears in the portrait of Elizawith a free black woman. beth Stewart, wife of Cooperstown’s founder, in Of the Coopers’ several black servants, Stewart the Fenimore Art Museum collection. alone was featured in the Cooper (in the collection of That the family was using background of the 1816 por- the New York State Histori- a black servant as evidence trait of Elizabeth Fenimore cal Association). of their wealth and power
is obvious. However, the decision to choose Stewart also reflects his favored and central position among the Coopers’ servants. At the same time, his position in the background, in servant dress holding a pitcher, indicates that the Coopers did not place him on an equal footing with white members of the household. Similarly, Stewart is buried in the Cooper family’s private plot at Christ Episcopal Church. Nevertheless, measures were taken to signal a divide between Stewart and the Coopers. Please See SLAVERY, A6
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ISSUE & DEBATE: Regulations Are Laws, And Congress Should Double-Check Them To The Editor: In his recent Letter to the Editor, Adrian Kuzminski slammed Congressman John Faso, R-19, for his support of legislation curbing the power of federal agencies. Mr. Kuzminski must have
been home with the flu the week they taught the Constitution in junior high. As I remember it, the core concern of The Framers was checks and balances of power. The legislature makes the laws, the executive branch carries
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them out (or doesn’t) and the judiciary decides if the laws and presidential actions are consistent with the Constitution. Mr. Kuzminski differentiates between “laws” and “regulations” saying, in essence, laws are broad guidelines and regulations are the specifics. These specifics, he feels, are best left to the bureaucracy under the control of the executive. Nice try on the differentiation, Mister K. However, if you’re ever caught in violation of the regulations of the IRS, OSHA, the SEC,
or any other federal agency, I’m guessing you’d call a lawyer. Regulations are law. In voting for House Resolution 22, Congressman John Faso and his colleagues reestablished the primacy of Congress in making laws. For too long Congress has bowed down to the Imperial Presidency, be that president a Democrat or a Republican. Mr. K’s fear that all regulations are in jeopardy is overblown. Regulations aren’t going anywhere. Last year the IRS had over 70,000 pages of them. And
that doesn’t count the commentaries. Put all the agencies and all the regulations together and you could fill libraries. It’s only commonsense that those regulations that don’t pass muster of the representatives of We, The People, should be eliminated or modified. And don’t worry about “paralyzing the executive wing.” The power of the presidency offers lots of options for response. Mr. K. is right in one respect. The derivation of the word “regulation” comes from the Latin word
for “king” – rex, regis, etc. Back in the day, the king made the laws. Famously, King Louis XIV’s motto summarized royal attitude toward the law – “One king. One Law.” The United States ended that kind of royal thinking with a Revolution and a Constitution. Nice work, Congressman Faso. Do your job protecting that Constitution. If you agree, give Mr. Faso a call at (202) 225-5614 or (607) 746-9537. Let him know how you feel. DICK DOWNEY Otego
Despite Delays, Elected Officials, Not Bureaucrats, Should Rule To The Editor: Adrian Kuzminski contributes an impassioned letter (“Legislate, Don’t Regulate,” Jan. 12, 2017) criticizing John Faso and the Republicans for passing legislation “to strip executive branch agencies of their independent regulatory authority.” That is not the case. What HR 22 does is gives Congress the authority to review regulations passed by federal agencies to make sure that those regulations are in conformity with the powers granted by Congress to the agencies.
It is said that there are four branches of government, the three granted in the Constitution, plus the regulatory agencies. The U.S. Government Manual lists 316 agencies, the Federal Register lists 440. While not all of them have authority to issue regulations that have the binding effect of law, many of them do and therefore are quasi legislative. “All legislative Powers – shall be vested in a Congress of the United States,” Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution. Many of the regulations are not consistent with the intent of
Congress. Therefore, it is not inconsistent to allow Congress oversight of the regulatory authority of the Federal agencies. I grant that H.R. 22 could, and probably will, create a slowdown in the regulatory process, but I would rather have our elected officials review regulations rather than delegate that power to appointed bureaucrats. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance. WILLIAM W. DORNBURGH Cooperstown
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History
Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library
150 Years Ago
A Warning – Be sure the wicks of your kerosene lamps are large enough to fill the tubes; otherwise, it is possible that the blaze when the oil gets low, may run down inside the lamp, ignite the gas in it and produce an explosion. It is supposed that a girl in Worcester, Massachusetts lost her life this way. We have noticed quite a number of accidents lately, caused by the use of kerosene, or at least by the use of some burning fluid sold as kerosene. And, we are of the opinion that about half of the stuff sold is adulterated or manufactured from benzene or something worse. All who use kerosene should exercise great caution. Accidents are occurring daily. January 1917
80 Years Ago
Oneonta Lions Club has been raising money for the project for more than a year. Terry Morley, who has been heading up the committee to restore the clock said construction will be completed by early February. The original clock was constructed in 1887, and was located atop the Westcott building. It was taken down with that building in 1968. All that remains of the old clock that is still usable is the movement of the timepiece. It is unknown whether the old timepiece will actually work. If not, a new timepiece will be placed in the new clock. A group of residents from two parts of the Town of Oneonta have made it clear they want to continue being protected by the Oneonta City Fire Department. Twentyseven residents of the Upper West Street area and 59 from the vicinity of Upper East Street have sent petitions to the Town Board asking that they stay out of any proposed volunteer fire district that may be created in the rest of the town. The petitions were forwarded to the Common Council. The two areas are closer to the city fire station than they would be to fire stations in the East End or West End that have been proposed. The volunteer fire departments are preparing a plan to break away from city fire protection. January 1977
125 Years Ago
Oneonta in Olden Time – Harvey Baker begins his interesting series of newspaper articles. Chapter One – Which Treats of Oneonta in the Eighteenth Century. “All history is a record of past events. It is composed of a register of them at the time of their occurrence; or it is preserved in memory by those familiar with the facts; or traditions handed down from generation to generation. Of this latter is much of our ancient history, both sacred and profane. The value of all history depends upon its reliability and correctness. History formed from traditions, to give it value, must be substantiated and established by collateral facts and confirming circumstances. (Ed. Note: Thus begins the writings of one of Oneonta’s first compilers and interpreters of the area’s history and its significance.) January 1892
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100 Years Ago
Feasted on Roast Pig – The butchers and meat cutters of the Oneonta markets know from long experience what’s what in the matter of foodstuffs. For that reason, a universal chorus of praise was conclusive as to the quality of the banquet served to them at the Twentieth Century lunch rooms the previous evening by their host, Fred A. Murdock of East Oneonta. The overshadowing feature of the dinner was a 28-pound pig, roasted to a turn, and served with all the accompaniments of oyster cocktail for the first course, vegetables and dressing in abundance to accompany the pig on his downward journey, whipped cream cake for dessert with tea and coffee and later the post-prandial cigars. “The pig fairly melted in the mouth,” a guest avers. January 1917
60 Years Ago
Oneonta residents who want to know more about the world they live in and receive college credit at the same time without leaving their living rooms can now do so, with the inauguration of a new educational television program.
Sponsored by Albany State Teachers College, a course in introductory geography will be aired from 11-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays over WRGB-TV, Schenectady, beginning February 4 running through May 27. Instructor for the course, which carries two credit units at any State University institution, will be Dr. Howard H. Flierl, associate professor of geography at Albany STC. Dr. James A. Frost, Dean of Oneonta STC, said the course would be accepted for credit here, “provided, of course, that it fits into a prospective student’s program.” Enrollment is open to high school students and qualified adults. Plans for conducting examinations have not been announced. Non-credit courses have been broadcast over WRGB for four years by the Mohawk-Hudson Council on Educational Television. January 1957
40 Years Ago
A replica of the City of Oneonta’s old town clock will be placed atop the municipal building on Main Street. The
The State University College at Oneonta won’t readmit a Burlington Flats woman who flunked out last spring but claimed complications due to her pregnancy were responsible. Alisia Shanks said her request for early re-admittance to SUCO was reconsidered and rejected by the Committee on Student Progress and Status last week. Shanks, 19, failed out of SUCO following the Spring 1996 semester. She and her family say it wasn’t because of partying or slacking off but rather because of health complications linked to her pregnancy. That, they believe, should afford her another chance. January 1997
10 Years Ago
This coming Monday, the Soccer Hall of Fame will begin running advertisements for a new President. Since Will Lunn resigned last summer, Geirge Brown has been acting as interim president. “The ideal candidate would be a tough, business-minded type of person,” Brown says. “He’s going to market the area,” Brown said. “He’s going to have that vision.” A committee will start screening resumes and eventually whittle the list down to a shortlist of people to interview. On the selection committee are Alan Donovan, president of the State University College at Oneonta, and Dr. Bob Contiguglia, past-president of U.S. Soccer. Our goals are “building the business, getting finances in shape, and building a national image,” Brown said. January 2007
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110 Protesters To Leave Oneonta For Washington MARCH/From A1 that a baker shouldn’t have to bake a cake for a gay couple opens up all sorts of issues. What if a heart surgeon doesn’t want to perform surgery on someone for that same reason? It’s unethical, cruel and awful.” “When my wife and I got married, gay marriage wasn’t legal in New York, so we had to get married in Massachusetts,” said Elayne Mosher-Campoli. “We’re concerned about the rights of our family.” Former Oneonta Mayor Kim Muller will also be attending, though she will fly down and stay with friends. “I couldn’t not go,” she said. “I want to be part of the message that says ‘We’re not going to take it.’ We’re going to stand up for all the good, all that we’ve accomplished. We didn’t come this far with the environment, healthcare and women’s rights for it all to be taken away.” In October 2010, Muller had attended Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s “Rally To Restore Sanity and/or Fear” in Washington D.C. Locally, Lisa St. Onge is helping to organize a “sister rally” at 1 p.m. Muller Plaza, the same time the march will be underway in D.C. “It’s a human rights march,” she said. “There’s a gathering momentum of marches across the country, and I wanted to contribute.”
Freed, Slave Remained In Cooperstown SLAVERY/From A4 His grave is in the far corner of the plot, clearly separated from the existing burials at the time, and his gravestone faces east. His burial in proximity to the prominent family may be evidence of genuine affection, intended as an honor in recognition of his years of loyal service. The inscription on Stewart’s headstone describes him as “a much loved & faithful FREE servant.” The emphasis on his freed status, underscored by the capitalization, is interesting. This distinction was undoubtedly significant to Stewart and a reminder that his actions and choices were his own, that he had individual agency. There is also a more selfinterested explanation for the Coopers’ actions. Stewart’s inclusion might reflect the family’s paternalism and desire for status. Being buried with a servant could project the Coopers’ prominence even in death. Regardless of the Coopers’ intentions, it is clear that Stewart’s choices in life were constrained by the racism of northern communities and a racially unequal labor system and that, in death, he continued to be held apart from his white neighbors.
Oneonta artist Lisa St. Onge has been involved in organizing the 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, march from Muller Plaza in sympathy with the Women’s March on Washington. A vigil at 4:30 a.m. in front of the county courthouse in Cooperstown is planned that same day.
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The march will loop around Muller Plaza, and St, Onge is encouraging people to make signs. At 2 p.m., there will be an open mic so people can speak about their concerns and feelings. “I felt like we had to do something in our community,” said St. Onge. “We’re concerned friends and citizens. We want to gather peacefully to show we care about the planet and vulnerable populations.” A second “sister rally” is being planned at 4:30 p.m. in Cooperstown in front of the Otsego County Courthouse, with speaker Debra Marcus, Family Planning of South Central NY CEO, as the keynote speaker. “We want to express support for women and family issues and to recognize that women’s rights are human rights,” she said. Also in Cooperstown, the First Presbyterian Church’s Knitting2Gether its knitting pink “pussycat hats,” part of a nationwide effort to protest Trump’s comments to Billy Bush about women’s
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PRO/From A1 view of Donald J. Trump taking the oath just three blocks away. “We took over the entire seventh floor!” he said. “We’ll be on the parade route. It’s an opportunity to be witness to history, mingle with old friends and make some new ones.” Meanwhile, Walker may be sitting in less comfort – rain is predicted by noon Friday, although temperatures may hit 50 degrees – but in closer proximity, with a ticket in hand, a reward for his volunteer efforts in the recently completed campaign of Otsego County’s new congressman. “Members of congress can offer tickets to people to sit at the actual ceremony,” said Casale. “I had reached out to Faso first via email,” Bobby recounted. “But one day when I was in Stagecoach with my friend I got a call from an Albany number. I answered it and it was John Faso calling me from his personal number; so I went outside and we had a 20-25 minute conversation.” As for Benton, he may stay over an extra day to join the Women’s March on Washington Saturday, Jan. 21. “I’m more concerned about making progress,” he said. “Right now it’s very likely I will march. It’s just hard to decide.” Walker and Benton plan to make the trip – leavThinking of Remodeling? Think of Refinancing!
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“We all have first amendment rights to free speech and to peacefully assemble,” said Marcus. “We are standing in solidarity for all who are marginalized by the coming administration – people from different religions, diverse populations and low-income families. Inclusion and tolerance are American values. People wring their hands and say ‘what can I do?’ but you do have a voice.” “It’s important for people to speak their minds,” said Moser-Campoli. “We’ve got a great momentum here, and I want to help keep it moving forward.”
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Hartwick Trustees’ Chair Recounts Challenges Of Death-Row Appeals PENALTY/From A1 trustees, being called “Pig� when Parker was on trial for his life in the 1982 slaying of an 18-year-old girl, an abducted convenience store clerk, cast him in a dreadful light. “The prosecutor kept referring to my client as ‘Pig Parker’,� said Landrey. He objected. But the judge overruled him. “Pig� it would be.
Landrey recounted many such hurdles his client faced, beyond the facts of the case, in “Race, Justice and the Death Penalty,� Monday, Jan. 16, a Martin Luther King Day lecture to students and the public in Hartwick’s Shineman Chapel. “He is, in my mind, totally undeserving to be executed by our society,� said the lawyer, a conclusion he’s reached over a
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was alleged that four young black men, after partaking of a gallon of gin, kidnapped Stuart, Fla., convenience store clerk Frances Julia Slater, 18, during a robbery and, before the evening was over, had stabbed her, then shot her in the head execution-style. Julia was from nearby Palm Beach, heiress to the Evinrude boat-motor fortune and granddaughter of Frances Langford, the Depression-era hit singer, so the case received even more notoriety than it would have otherwise. Landrey took it. “It’s been a long journey,� said Landrey, full of setbacks, appeals and a trial amid evolving U.S. Supreme Court thinking on capital punishment. At one point, Parker was within 36 hours of execution. The morning’s organizer, Laurel Elder, Hartwick profes-
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CHAIRS/From A1 But not all county representatives appeared to be aboard. County Rep. David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Middlefield, who raised the concern as 2017 committees began to convene last week, said Tuesday, Jan. 17, after receiving Coccoma’s opinion, “I think it’s better for committees to choose their own chairs.� He said that, as specified in Robert’s Rules of Order, he had committees pick their own chairs during his 20-year tenure as Middlefield town supervisor. At Bliss’ initiative, the county board’s Health & Education Committee took a formal vote on its chair when it met for the first time Tuesday, Jan. 10. Bliss, who Clark had named Health & Ed chair, was confirmed in that position, but the point was made. The next day, at the Performance Review & Goal-Setting Committee, where Bliss serves as a member, a motion was made and passed confirming Clark’s choice of Jim Powers, R-Butternuts, as chair, but again the point was made. After that meeting, Andrew Marietta, D-Cooperstown/ Otsego, asked Coccoma for a ruling, which she completed over the three-day Martin Luther King Day Weekend so committees meeting this week would have her opinion in hand. The matter is more than simply procedural, since Clark removed Len Carson, R-Oneonta, as chair of the Public Safety & Legal Affairs Committee after he challenged her for the chairmanship at the reorganization meeting on Jan. 4. Bliss raised the issue after finding nothing in the county board’s bylaws giving its chair authority to name committee chairs. In such cases, questions are referred to Robert’s Rules of Order, which gives the authority to committees. Coccoma’s e-mail, which was not immediately made public, apparently reaches a different conclusion, according to people who have seen it. She said the most recent edition of Robert’s Rules gives the power to name a committee chair to the person with the
power to appoint the committee – in this case, Clark. By now, most of the committees have met and chosen their chairs, which may settle the situation for 2017. However, if the Coccoma e-mail isn’t generally accepted, a showdown may be in the offing when the powerful Administration Committee meets at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19. Its Clark-appointed chairman, Craig Gelbsman, ROneonta, could still face a challenge from his members. Administration is a key committee, the equivalent of Ways & Means, which reviews all expenditure resolutions before they go to the full board. In a comment on www. allotsego.com, Dan Wilber, R-Garrattsville, remarked, “If this time honored practice was in contention, shouldn’t it be brought to the floor of the full board?� In a Facebook post, Marietta concluded, “The committees electing their chairs allows for a check and balance to the county board chair and her committee-appointment actions. “As we look to the future,� he continues, “this process change will bring a focus on the big picture rather than embracing a reactionary and punitive standard. I envision (hopefully in the near future) our county committees being populated by skill set (wouldn’t that be novel?) and chairs elected because they have a vision and plan of action.� Coincidentally, Carson included committees voting for their chairs on a list of action steps he intended to implement if he had toppled Clark. Board Vice Chairman Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, said last week there was no challenge when he assumed chairmanship of the Public Safety Committee. However, at the meeting’s end, Keith McCarty, R-East Springfield, who is also on the Performance Review committee, raised the issue for discussion, Frazier said. The committee chair set meeting agendas, and also oversee the heads of departments within the committees’ purview.
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ifty years ago, there were cars on Otsego Lake. “For the first few years we held the Gymkhana races on the ice,” said Hank Phillips, chairman of the first two Cooperstown Winter Carnivals, 1967 and 1968. “You drove down Pioneer Street and out The original carnival committee included, from left, Ed Hobbie, Gus Chiareffo, Jane Huber, Angus Mackie, onto the lake!” For the event to be a go, the Charlotte Koniuto and Hank Phillips. ice had to be 13 inches thick, ers had to make it around a was a lot of sliding, a lot of and only one car was allowed twisting, turning, icy track in controlled skids,” said Phillips. on the lake at a time. Raca bid for the best time. “There “It was a huge event.”
And though the Gymkhana is long gone, the Winter Carnival lives, and its 50 years will be celebrated with a week of contests, dancing, parties and more, Friday, Jan. 27, to Saturday, Feb. 4. “It was novel,” said Phillips. “There’s not much to do here in the winter, so this was something for the residents.” The Carnival started in 1967 as a joint venture of the Lions Club, the Ski Club and the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce. “We made buttons that we sold for $1,” said Phillips. “They gave you a certain See FIRST FEST, B3
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PUBLIC FORUM – 1 p.m. Share your thoughts on how the $10 million Downtown Revitalization plan should take advantage of the cities history to contribute to economic development. Greater Oneonta Historical Society, 183 Main St., Oneonta. Info, http://www.oneontahistory. org/upcomingevents.htm#More THEATER – 2 p.m. Stuff of Dreams presents “Never Too Late.” Tickets @ Green Toad Book store or by calling (607) 432-5407. Cost $15 adult, $12 senior and students, and $10 children 12 and under. Production Center of Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. LIBRARY LECTURE – 3 p.m. “Arts and the Local Economy” with Elizabeth Horvath. Village Meeting Room, Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info @ Sunday Programs page villagelibraryofcooperstown.org.
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Oneonta. Info, https://www. oneonta.edu/academics/art/gallery/gallery.html SPAGHETTI DINNER – 5-7 p.m. Enjoy homemade sauce, sausage and meatballs, and more. Take out available. Adults $10, Children $12. Support Boy Scout Troop 1254. Cooperstown Vets Club, 60 Main St., Cooperstown. STRESSBUSTERS – 6:307:30 p.m. Monthly class giving you the tools for self-care and empowerment. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/calendar/ DRAWING GROUP – 7-9 p.m. Come practice drawing with a live model. $10 donation. To attend call the Cooperstown Art Association, (607) 547-9777.
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CYBERMOBILE – 9:30-9:50 a.m. The Four County Library System brings the mobile, computerized library system. Town Hall Assembly room, 3966 St. Hwy. 23 West Oneonta. Info, http://4cls. org/cyberinfo.html CYBERMOBILE – 10:10-10:50 a.m. The Four County Library System brings the mobile, computerized library system. Little Lambs Children’s Center, 383 Cty. Rte. 11, Oneonta. Info, http://4cls. org/cyberinfo.html
CYBERMOBILE – 12:2012:45 p.m. The Four County Library System brings the mobile, computerized library system. Methodist Church Lobby, 811 Co Rd Cty. Rte. 26, Fly Creek. Info, http://4cls.org/cyberinfo.html CYBERMOBILE – 1:15-1:35 p.m. The Four County Library System brings the mobile, computerized library system. Methodist Church Lobby, 2343 NY-205, Mt. Vision. Info, http://4cls.org/cyberinfo.html KNITTING GROUP – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown, http://www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org/calendar HISTORY – 2 p.m. Learn the story of the American Presidential Election of 1800 and how it changed the United States with Dr. Richard Sternberg, Village of Cooperstown Trustee at Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, call (607)5470600
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CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR – 10:30-11:30 a.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St, Cooperstown. Info, http://www. villagelibraryofcooperstown. org/calendar DISCUSSION GROUP – 35 p.m. Discussion of current events. Cooperstown Village Li-
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CONFERENCE – 8:30-10 a.m. Local manufacturers and training providers meet to discuss goals to ensure there is a trained workforce in the county to meet employers needs. Reservation required. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta.
Info, Barbara Ann Heegan, President/CEO Otsego County Chamber of Commerce, (607) 432-4500, Ext. 202 or email baheegan@otsegocc.com PICKLEBALL – Noon-2 p.m. Come learn the sport. Gym floor, Clark Sports Center, 124 Cty. Hwy. 52, Cooperstown. Info, http://www.clarksportscenter. com/ MINECRAFT – 3:30-5:30 p.m. Open hours, no registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/youth-programs/ ART RECEPTION – 5-7 p.m. Meet the artist behind the exhibit titled “Celestial/Terrestrial” with a gallery talk by the artists at 6 p.m. Martin-Mullen Art Gallery, Fine Arts Gallery, 106 Fine Arts, SUNY Oneonta, 108 Ravine Pkwy., Oneonta. Info, https:// www.oneonta.edu/academics/ art/gallery/gallery.html
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We, the undersigned, mourn for the millions of unborn children and their mothers wounded by abortion. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Declaration of Independence Jean Naples and family Jean Jones Matthew Ward Gilda Ward Tammy Miller Montanna Miller Elizebeth Miller Mark Kenyon Amanda Kenyon Catskill Mountain Christian Center Pastor Robert Engelhardt Nancy Engelhardt Main St Baptist Church - Oneonta NYS Right to Life Committee Laurie Whiting Debbie Shafer Alison Stevens Don Goodrich Margo Goodrich Carmen D’Amico Mark D’Amico Deacon Michael S. Freeman Dr. Denise A. Freeman Michael A. Freeman Emmaline I. Freeman Frederick Walsh Ellen Walsh David Sperbeck Dixie Sperbeck Ken Schermerhorn Vanessa Schermerhorn Ken Clough Joanne Clough Frances Wellington Pastor Don Yarborough Jackie Yarborough John Parry Suzanne Parry Jim Buff Thomas Buff JoAnn Buff Louise Wilcox Adam Baldanza Terri Baldanza The Ritter Family Gary Lamont Ian Lamont Pam Lamont Elizabeth Lamont Hannah Lamont Jacob Lamont Janet Wenner Paul Wenner Emily Wenner Brigid Wenner Mary Wenner Linda Porter Rev. John E. Priest Sue Priest Bill Kathman Marsha Kathman Kermit Conrow Sharon Conrow Peg Kenyon Richard Kenyon The David Dirig Family Harry and Ruth Hawley Pastor George and Nancy Novellano Adriele and Ben Novellano Al and Fran Baldanza Joe Anderson The Hilton Family George and Patricia Taylor The Dennis Kropp Family Rick and Sue Ray Jamie Williard Ruth Kline Pastor Rodney and Dianne Dirig Sean Dwight Precious Dwight David Dwight Taryn Stilson Dave Stilson Jesse Hewitt Michelle Hewitt Robert and Edwyna Barstow Vera Stewart Mike and Rita DeTore Kathryn Sanchez Ted and Janet Anderson
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We stand for innocent life. The legal protection of the right to life of innocent human beings is the basic issue upon which all other issues of human rights and justice depend. It is the pivotal human rights issue today, because once we abandon the basic democratic principle of equality—that ALL human beings deserve the protection of the law no matter what their size, their age or their degree of dependency—then the rights of all of us are less secure. From Mission Statement of the Central New York Coalition for Life Sponsored by Central New York Coalition for Life, PO Box 382, Oneonta, NY 13820 An Affiliate of New York State Right to Life Committee, 41 State Street, Suite M-100, Albany NY 12207, 518-434-1293
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IN MEMORIAM Mary Louise Wilcox, 85; Mother Of 6 Retired From Gordon Roberts Agency ONEONTA – Mary Louise Delaney Wilcox, 85, a bookkeeper/underwriter for 16 years at Gordon B. Roberts Agency while raising six children here, passed away in her sleep at Haines City (Fla.) Health & Rehab Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017. In recent years, she lived in Haines City, Fla., and summered in Oneonta. Mary was born Jan. 21,
1931, in Greene, to James and Mary (Sykora) Delaney. She grew up on the family farm outside of Greene, attended the one-room school on King Road with her four siblings until high school, when she attended and graduated from Greene Central School in 1948. While still in school she started work at the G.L.F. Egg Station in Greene, where she worked
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until 1951. Mary frequented square dances with her sister and other friends Mary and subWilcox sequently met her future husband, Roger A. Wilcox of Smyrna, at one such dance held at Loomis’ Hayloft in North Pitcher. They married on Aug. 19, 1950, living in Greene and Smryna until moving to Oneonta in 1961. Mary worked part time as a switchboard operator at Fox Hospital until 1968, when she joined the Gordon B. Roberts’ Agency, there until retiring in 1984. A working mother of six children, she also enjoyed volunteering at the Oneonta Boys Club. She was a WeightWatchers coach and a lifetime member. She was also a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church and its Altar Rosary Society, The Oneonta Business Women’s Association, the Columbiettes and Ladies of the Moose. After retiring, the couple bought a fifth-wheel camper and left for Florida, where they had previously bought a house. But the camper was home for the next 10 years as they toured all but two of the 50 states, most of Canada and Mexico. They then divided their time between Florida and Oneonta. Mary is survived by her husband of 67 years, Roger Wilcox and their six children, James Wilcox (Carol) of Oak Hill, Jeanne Bensen (John) of Greenville, Michael Wilcox (Kathy) of Greene, Mark Wilcox (Renee) of Schenectady, Kathleen Wenck (David) of East Meredith, and Kevin “KC” Wilcox of Albany; her beloved sister Catherine McDonald of McGraw, brother James Delaney of Greene and sisters-in-law Anita Delaney of Gilbertsville, Bunny Delaney of Greene and Anne Bradley of Charlotte, N.C. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, a large and loving family of nieces, nephews and cousins and her lifelong best friend Margaret Baily Redmond. She is predeceased by her parents, two brothers, Thomas Delaney of Gilbertsville, Martin Delaney of Greene, sister and brother-in law, Dorothy and Burton Wales of Plymouth, brothers-in-law John McDonald of McGraw, Alvin Bradley of Charlotte, N.C., and sister-in-law Pat Delaney of Greene. A funeral mass was held Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Saint Mary’s, with Rev. David Mickiewicz, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the spring in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Emmons. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.
Mabel Colyer, 95; Worked At Bresee’s ONEONTA – Mabel Colyer, 95, a former Oneonta resident who worked at Bresee’s Department Store, died Friday, January 6, 2017 at Tuscany Gardens Nursing Home, Pataskala, Ohio. She was born April 3, 1921 in Sidney Center, the daughter of John and Anabel (Youngs) Long. Mabel graduated from Sidney High School Class of 1938. She met her husband, Wesley Colyer of Oneonta at the Sidney Hillcrest Roller Rink and they married in 1939 in Windsor. They lived in Oneonta before moving to Unadilla in 1959. During the WWII years she worked at the Bendix defense plant in Sidney. At war’s end, she worked at Bresee’s Department
Store and then Pondolfino’s Dental Office in Oneonta. In 1960, she returned to Bendix, working in quality control until her retirement in 1981. Mabel enjoyed many summers of swimming, fishing, cookouts and card playing with family and friends at Rideau Lake in Canada. She also enjoyed gardening, reading, keeping her home and the company of family, friends and neighbors. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of Atonement of Oneonta. After the death of her husband in 1992 she moved to Mill Creek Estates in Otego. She did more traveling with her son and daughter-in-law to California and trips to Florida, the Caribbean and Alaska and with her sisters
and nephew to Florida and Georgia. Mabel is survived by her sisters, Frances Cooke of Sidney; a brother, Joseph Long of Pine City, NY; She is also survived by her dear friend and daughter-in-law, Molly Colyer of Columbus, OH; her step grandchildren, Brad and Mary Corey of Pickerington, OH; step granddaughter, Lynn Anne Gibson of Los Angeles; step great granddaughter, Shannon Cliff of Cincinatti, OH; step great grandson, Ryan Cliff of Los Angeles; and several nieces and nephews. Mabel chose to be cremated. A memorial service and burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Unadilla will be held at a later date. Arrangements were with Bookhout Funeral Home.
Mark Morrison, 52; N.J. Native ‘Free Spirit’ ONEONTA – Mark J. Morrison was born In Forked River, N.J., on Jan. 9, 1964. He lived in Pennsylvania, Texas and California, finally settling down in Oneonta New York in 2009, according to obituary material submitted by a friend. Mark died early in the morning on Jan. 1., 2017, after an evening surrounded by those he loved. At just “52 years young,” he leaves behind three siblings, a niece and a neph-
ew in New Jersey, as well as many “adopted” family members from the Oneonta area. He enjoyed being around fun, free-spirited people and good times. Spending most of his time caring for the people he called family, he frequently held family dinners, game nights and other activities for his “grandchildren.” Mark was the kind of man who always saw the good in people and encouraged them to let it shine.
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FRAMES/From B1 to children, younger adults and, in particular, “the woman in her late 30s to mid 40s who wants more of a fashion frame – that’s the world that Calvin Klein goes after, that Vera Bradley goes after,” Bliss said. As the team of sales reps expanded the company’s market – today, frames from the local distributor may be found from Puerto Rico to Hawaii – it also became clear to Bliss, his wife (and vice president) Nancy, and their executives a change was necessary. Among other concerns, customers were confused by the term, “Silver Dollar,” and why it would be applied to eyeglass frames. “Does it exude ‘fashion’? Probably not,” Bliss offered the other day during an interview in a large be-windowed office that looks out on 1-88 and the Catskills beyond. Guided by the reactions its team of sales reps were receiving out in the field, the company began a two-year process to replace the company’s brand with a sleeker one, SD Eyes, a 21st century audience, being introduced nationwide this month.
Silver Dollar, founded by Frank Sullivan and Ron Russ in 1982, on the second floor of a commercial block across Main Street from what was then Wilber Bank’s headquarters, was part of a little-recognized market sector that flourished for years around here. Telemarketing eyeglass frames nationally from Otsego County was introduced by Dr. Bill Lusk, then of Gilbertsville, now of Cooperstown. (At 81, he is still an active optometrist, managing Walmart’s department at the Southside store.) Lusk’s salespeople would break away from his Brillen Optical and start undertakings of their own – Minuteman Optical on Southside was one of them. Bliss estimates at one point there were almost a dozen such operations locally. The sector was low-profile, and the future company president wasn’t even aware of it when he graduated from SUNY Oneonta in 1982. (His mother is Josie Bliss, The Otesaga’s famed maitresse d’; his brother is Terry, retired county planning director.) He was selling insurance on commission for Northwestern, married with a family on
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the way when he ran across a buddy who was selling for Silver Dollar. Enticed by a regular salary, Bliss was soon telemarketing eyeglass frames as Silver Dollar moved to a former mansion on Elm Street, then to Pony Farm on acquiring the former Pope & Talbot diaper factory in 1995. That same year, a pivotal decision was made: “We need to get a direct sales force,” Bliss, by then vice president of sales, advised. “Those people” – sales representatives in the optical industry already established nationwide – “took our business and it just took off. “ As Silver Dollar expanded, the telemarketing business contracted. With Silver Dollar out of telemarketing, Oneonta’s Priority Eyewear is the one such business remaining. The future Nancy Bliss – Dr. Lusk’s daughter was one of her Gilbertsville classmates growing up – joined the company in the early 1990s, and rose to vice president/distribution. The two married and in 2008 bought the company from Ronald Russ. The operation represents nine national eyeglass-frame manufacturers. At any time, 250,000 sets of frames are on the warehouse shelves, and the company promises a “98 percent fill rate,” with orders shipped in the same day. Taking over the business, the Blisses continue to expand their marketing efforts, and full-page ads
routinely appear in 20/20 and VP (formerly Vision Plus), glossy magazines little known to the public but staples in the optical industry. Still, the just-completed rebranding was something new. “I’m a sales-driven guy,” said Bliss. “This took me to a different area. I had to look at our company from a different perspective.” The company contracted with Art School, a Los Angeles rebranding consultant, and a two-year process ensued. “They called reps. They called accounts,” said Bliss, and contracted with an IP firm – patent and trademark lawyers. Sampling among 11,000 customers, the consultants found, “They knew who we were. They liked us,” Bliss said. At first, the idea was to abandon “Silver Dollar.” Bliss was partial to “Marquee.” But when tested, customers said, “Who are you now? I know who SD is.” It turns out when customers made an appointment, they would write on their calendars, “SD.” “I went full circle,” said Bliss, who concluded, “I need a concept that will take us forward. But it has to be tied to the past.” The result, a modern sanserif type, “SD EYES,” is being introduced to clients this month. And 35 years of heritage is recast in a snappy tagline, “Our Focus Is Our Frames.”
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