Editorial 
The Old Coot doesn’t know your name! (0)
5/19/13 •
It was a typical morning in the Goat Boy Coffee Bar – There I was, pontificating along with the regular crew – solving the Village, Town, County, State and National problems when in walks Phil Wiles. “Hi Paul,” I said, a little too loud. “I’m not Paul; I’m Phil,” he replied. “No you’re not,” I [...]
Test Drive – 2013 Nissan Sentra SR (0)
5/19/13 •
Entry Price: $15,990 Price as tested: $21,560 This week, we’re driving the all-new 2013 Nissan Sentra, complete with a new engine combination that ups fuel economy from last year’s 34 highway to a very impressive 39 highway. This five more MPG increase is big these days, especially considering the new Sentra is bigger dimensionally and [...]
Collector Car Corner: 1958 to 1960 Lincoln – a massive vehicle (0)
5/19/13 •
Q: Greg, I’d like to know about what happened to the Lincolns from back in the 1950s. Up until 1958, I thought the styling was quite nice for a luxury car. Then in 1958, Lincoln came out with a massive piece of monstrosity that to this day I think was the biggest Lincoln to date. [...]
Ensuring water well safety (0)
5/19/13 •
Most private water supplies rely on groundwater as the source for wells or springs. Just under 1.9 million New York residents use privately owned residential wells (data from National Ground Water Association). If you drink water from your own supply, it is your responsibility to maintain the condition of your well or spring on a [...]
Merger will be in the hands of the voters (0)
5/19/13 •
Dear Editor, There seems to be a lot of misinformation and rumors regarding the proposed school merger of Candor and Spencer-Van Etten. A Q&A can be found on the Candor website at Candor.org or the Spencer-Van Etten website at www.svecsd.org. It is important to note, however, that the decision to merge will NOT be made [...]
Let’s take action (0)
5/19/13 •
Dear Editor, What you are about to read is what the law says about what has been happening within the Obama administration concerning the investigation into the Benghazi consulate attacks that left four Americans dead and several seriously wounded: “18 USC § 1519 – DESTRUCTION, ALTERATION, OR FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS IN FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS AND BANKRUPTCY” [...]
Enough is enough (0)
5/19/13 •
Dear Editor, It has been brought to my attention that I was in error for stating the Owego BOE had approved a 3 percent wage increase. My apologies for this, it was 2 percent, I may have been confused with the 3 percent approved earlier for the Superintendent and his administrative staff. I have not seen the reply [...]
Water is life (0)
5/19/13 •
Dear Editor, Prepare for an onslaught of information intended to soften the resolve of those opposed to fracking New York State. Be wary of misinformation calculated to do the same thing. Owing to the judicial acknowledgement of the legitimacy of home rule, the industry, if it is to succeed in New York, must persuade average [...]
Taxing, because they can (0)
5/19/13 •
Dear Editor, On Tuesday, May 21, the voters of the Owego Apalachin Central School District will vote on the proposed school budget for the 2013-14 school year. While there are over 10,000 citizens’ eligible to vote, in any given year 1,200 to 1,400 will show up to cast ballots. Therefore less than 14 percent of us will [...]
Support our school with a ‘Yes’ vote (0)
5/19/13 •
Dear Editor, I have been very busy this week volunteering at the NYSSMA festival at OA. So I haven’t had time to write a long missive supporting the school budget. So please accept this short one urging a yes vote on the OA budget and bus proposals. My position on school things can be researched [...]
