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AllOTSEGO.com (The Freeman's Journal)
Published September 24This Week: 09-24-26
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Published September 24Gone Fishing
A fisherman enjoys the peaceful surroundings at Wilber Lake on a September afternoon.
AllOTSEGO.com (The Freeman's Journal)
Published September 24Citizen Science: Moons, Dwarf Planets and the Solar System’s ‘Dust Bunnies’
Long considered the ninth planet in Earth’s solar system, Pluto lost that status in 2006 when the International Astronomical Union officially reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet.
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Published September 24Bishop: Republicans and Socialism Today
A recent analysis by the Cato Institute indicates that our federal government is part owner of 30 (formerly private) companies. Not all these acquisitions are minor in scale...
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Published September 22Regional News Briefs: September 22, 2026
Funding for a crisis lifeline to support New York’s LGBTQIA+ youth and young adults and the release of new proposed eligibility guidelines for climate reslient farming projects are among the topics covered.
AllOTSEGO.com (The Freeman's Journal)
Published September 21The ‘Right’ View: Progressive Hypocrisy About Executive Power
“Energy in the Executive,” wrote Alexander Hamilton in "Federalist 70," “is a leading character in the definition of good government. It is essential to the protection of the community against foreign attacks; it is not less essential to the steady administration of the laws.”
AllOTSEGO.com (The Freeman's Journal)
Published September 17This Week: 09-17-26
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Published September 17Rosas: Where Is Congress on This Issue?
“The Washington Post” reported that President Trump gave his executive assistant and two other young employees $45,000.00 each in cash last year. This was one third of their annual salary. He gave $20,000.00 to Walt Nauta...
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Published September 10This Week: 09-10-26
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Published September 10The Partial Observer: Now Is the Time To Speak Up in Favor of Nuclear Energy
Avid environmentalists, businesses and legislators should acknowledge that nuclear is a smarter complement to intermittent renewables than fossil fuels currently provide.
AllOTSEGO.com (The Freeman's Journal)
Published September 10News Briefs: September 10, 2026
A rabid bat in the Town of Cherry Valley, Pathfinder Village's art Gala this Saturday and an antique engine jamboree at Hanford Mills Museum are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.
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Published September 10Northrup: Take Riley To Task for Recent Vote
Our local Congressman, Josh Riley—after taking more than $170,000.00 from AIPAC, the de facto Israeli lobby in Washington, just voted with almost all of the Republicans to withhold federal funding from colleges and universities that they deem insufficiently deferential to one…