Readers’ Column for the week of March 3, 2019

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Free to any organization: Old wood tables in good condition. They are 10-feet long with folding legs and are very heavy. I have four of them. You move. Call (607) 761-9387.

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I sometimes don’t agree with the mayor of Newark Valley, but I do have to give him credit on his appointment of Scott Parmelee. Talking to him and listening to him at the board meetings, he is involved, and has no personal agenda and does have the genuine interest of the village at heart. Talking to my neighbors they agree wholeheartedly. New blood to our local government is a good thing.

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Promoters arrange events and rent the arena as a venue. If things aren’t happening, apparently the promoters don’t think it is profitable.

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Prayer: the world’s greatest wireless connection.

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CANDOR NEEDS A GROCERY STORE and the Candor Market is for sale. Great opportunity for someone and great relief for Candor residents! C’mon, potential grocer. We need you. Candor residents are really at a loss without a grocery store.

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TOPS Vestal 418 meets on Friday, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, located at 709 Main St. in Vestal. For more information, call Barbara at (607) 748-3443.

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Be careful whom you seek as your friend. You may find that you are the one they gossip about. Gossip is evil and is usually not the total truth. Sometimes people gossip because they are insecure and use it to feel better. We’re all human. Don’t judge someone by someone else’s words. Talk to the person and often you will see the person is not as bad as you have been told. Gossip is very, very hurtful. 

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To all the people who do everything online. Just wait until you start losing your jobs because of it. 

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I really like the Candor school sign except they don’t post any of the sports anymore. 

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I wonder how many of you readers know our beloved State Senator Fred Akshar is employed as a part time patrolman with the town of Dickinson? Now Freddie can help make the laws as well as enforce them. What will we do without Fred?

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I would like to thank the first responder, the firemen, and anyone else who came to 105 Hall Rd. on Jan. 29 because my house was on fire. I want to thank you all for all your help and especially for getting my cat’s body out of the house so I could give him a proper burial. Thank you so much again for everything you tried to do.

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According to the village 2018 tax rolls, village owned property at 93 to 95 North Ave., which is the smaller of the two fire stations, according again to the tax rolls is worth full market value $328,000.37. The property at 89 North Ave., which is the main station, has a full market value of $1,041,542.00. There seems to be talk about sales and a sale of a village property has to go for a fair market value, which is what is spelled out in the tax rolls. If you go to the county tax rolls in the village of Owego you can check this out yourself. 

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I’m calling to say that I think the 12 percent increases in salaries to the Tioga County Sheriff and clerk is ridiculous! No wonder our taxes are so high in Owego. No one else gets those kinds of raises in a three-year period!

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I’m really glad the Tioga Theater is having a vintage movie festival and showing them every week. It’s a really great time! The $5 also gets you movie popcorn and a drink. I encourage everybody to come out and see it!

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Are there any of you men out there and ladies, don’t forget the ladies, that were married on television during the war in the early 50’s? It would have to be between 48 and 51 when you were offered to be married on television for serving your country. Now I know Richard Card from the Valley was married on television to Ruth, a lady from Norristown. If there is anyone out there, you would have to be 86 or 87 years old, please respond to this column so maybe we can get together to talk about this. 

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You don’t need that damn alcohol; it will only destroy your life. It about destroyed mine back in 1996 when I almost killed those two people on a motorcycle and I lost a person I loved very much at that time, she said goodbye a few months later. I warn you, stay away from that damn alcohol.
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Must I continue to repeat myself? Keep your so-called loved cats in your house and there will be no more pool downing’s. Or is it you don’t want these smelly flea-infested cats in your home and you let them run wild through the streets bothering everybody else. Keep them in the house if you love them.
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I want to thank the Town of Owego snowplow drivers and cleanup crew for doing such a great job on Maple Lane, specifically the guy in the pickup truck. We appreciate that really good clean up job you did and all the salting you do through the night and so forth. Thanks again from the west end of Maple Lane.
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This is to all you people who are thinking about committing suicide out there. You don’t have the right. Remember that. The man up there says so.

I’ve got a Hero

My heroes are Andy “Moe” Cuomo, Chuck “Larry” Schumer, and Bill “Curly” de Blasio. The real Three Stooges only acted as clueless buffoons while my three are the real deal. 

National Political Viewpoints

What happened to pride with the younger generation? I went to college with very little help from my parents. They wanted to and did what they could, but I WORKED my way through school; no big debt upon graduation, WORK was the clue. Too many of today’s young folks seem to think the world owes them something for existing. Not the case, hate to tell you. Get real, get mature, get a job, get over your self, PERIOD!

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I have a complaint about our two governments. I am living in a house that my family has lived in for some part of the last 65 years when they were growing up. Have paid federal and state tax in each of those years. My spouse passed away about two years ago. Now I am considered to be single and not considered to be the head of a household. For tax purposes the head of a household gets a little break on their Federal and State income taxes. It sure seems like a person who owns a house should be considered to be head of a household.

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New York bosses Cuomo and de Blasio have hit on President Trump for all sorts of free money to fix the city’s crumbling subways, tunnels, and trains. They don’t maintain their infrastructure and want other states to pay for it. The New York City Housing Authority is another disaster and Schumer wants $1.2 billion to fix the problems of stupid, greed, and graft. Dear President Trump, please tell our bunch of freeloaders they aren’t going feed at the Federal trough. They can just tax their citizens more.

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Democrats are always out of control with their ridiculous assertions, demands, and laws. While we Republicans, as responsible citizens, meekly stand by as the lunatic Democrats stomp all over us. It is time we Republicans ROAR! And fight back, and give them a taste of their own medicine. Fight back, let’s ROAR! ROAR: Republicans On A Rampage!

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I applaud Senator Akshar’s sentiments in this week’s Pennysaver, regarding prisoners’ pay raise. WHAT ARE THOSE PEOPLE THINKING? LAW-ABIDING, taxpaying citizens are struggling to make ends meet – LEGALLY! Now we’re supposed to foot the bill for this? We’re not talking about a summer school / work program, here – we’re talking about convicted felons! The mind boggles! AND, in the first place, WHY do they get paid anything at all?

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President Trump jets around the world making “tremendous” deals. There is a dirty little secret nobody talks about. There is simply no way to enforce any of these deals. We may negotiate in good faith but our advisories do not. This has been proven time and time again. Best just to stay home and save the jet fuel.

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Mike Pompeo’s position of Secretary of State may be in jeopardy, he disagreed with Mr. Trump about Kim Jung Un being denuclearized. Mr. Trump does not want his staff disagreeing with him. Prerequisites for working in the white house are to be loyal and to stroke the president, regardless of the truth.

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George Carlin once wrote, “Boy these conservatives are really something, aren’t they? They’re all in favor of the unborn. They will do anything for the unborn. But once you’re born you’re on you own. Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that they don’t want to know about you. They don’t want to hear from you, No nothing, No neonatal care, no day care, no head start, no school lunch, no food stamps, no welfare, no nothing. If you’re pre-born you’re fine, if you’re preschool you’re screwed. Conservatives don’t give a damn about you until you reach “military age” Then they think you are just fine. Just what they’ve been looking for – Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. Pro-Life. Pro-life. These people are not pro-life. You know what they are? They are anti woman. They don’t like them. They don’t like women. They believe a woman’s primary role is to function as a brood mare for the state.” Carlin hit the nail on the head – think about it!

Couple of questions for all you “Pro Lifers.” Does the mother’s life count for anything in this equation, isn’t her life of equal value as well? Do you have the same zeal in supporting all the Social programs that Carlin mentions that are needed to support a fetus once it is born? If you don’t, you are not “Pro-Life,” just a zealous hypocrite!

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You have to laugh. Alexandra Ocasio Cortez was a bartender before a Congresswoman, and couldn’t even do that successfully. How in the world did she EVER get elected? It’s interesting, this tax the rich thing has been tried before. The rich simply hire more and better accountants and lawyers who successfully move money into non-taxable accounts. Income to the treasury actually went down the last time it was tried. Google it for yourself. If I can find this out, why can’t the Socialists doing all the hooting and hollering do the same?

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The “free stuff” being advocated is free the same way your socialist schools, socialist roads, socialist police and fire departments, etc. are free. Social Security and Medicare also represent socialism. You, through your representatives, agree that a government run system works better. That’s what democratic socialism is. Which of these are you willing to give up? For universal health care, you and your employer stop paying the insurance premiums and pay an increased Medicare tax in its place. Likely no impact, maybe even a reduction as a single payer system will have a lot less administrative costs. But hey – listen to the insurance companies that would lose business – they have your interests at heart.  

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AOC: A pretty girl; can be pretty stupid.

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Spent the weekend in New York City and guess what, it’s NOT underwater like Al Gore predicted 20 years ago. CO2 emissions are down 35 percent in the U.S. Not so with China and other countries. The Socialists would like everyone to think they are the majority, we need to remember – they are the MINORITY in this country. They just make more noise, hog the camera, shout the loudest, and are the most obnoxious!

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As far as moving from pulp wood for paper to hemp, everything is set up for processing wood so there has to be quite a “revolutionary” change in the entire industry. This is where government subsidies/support can help speed up the process. We do seem to be moving in that direction. Found this article, which does a nice job of the issues involved. The ecological benefits are immense. The last statement is important to keep in mind: “The foregoing research leads us (and most other sane folks) to conclude that hemp fiber and hurds should be used to make paper in the UK and U.S. to reduce deforestation, reduce toxins in our waterways, and aid family farms” (https://cbdoiled.com/hemp-paper-vs-tree-paper/).

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Are all of the Trump supporters sure that the biggest ruse in politics isn’t being pulled on them? After all, Trump was a donkey before he put on the elephant mask; he sure is giving them plenty of ammunition for 2020. The only difference between “King Andy” and “The Donald” is one keeps his mouth shut.

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We as parents and the education system are teaching our children to not be a bully, yet we elected Trump as president and he is a prime example of being a bully. His so called negotiating skills are nothing more than bullying with threats, demands, ultimatums and intimidation, combined with personal attacks on anyone that doesn’t agree with him, the insulting nicknames and threats in public and on Twitter do not reflect well on the country or its citizens.

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Socialist China just announced that they used their systems to deny train tickets for 120,000 people, exit paperwork for 128 people who wanted to leave the country, etc. Is this what we want, government in control of every aspect of our lives? You can bet Nancy Pelosi and her ilk do. If socialism is so wonderful, why were people trying to leave the socialist Mecca?

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Why not write an executive order banning the congress from receiving their pay for the time the government is shut down. And make it so they don’t get their money back when the government reopens. Also it includes their expense account, so they can’t live off of it.

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President Trump deserves the Nobel Prize. Through the use of soft power he, with starving Venezuelans, is taking out the Socialist dictator and tyrant Maduro. Isn’t it refreshing to see a President who does something rather than nothing? The world will be a better place by stamping out this vile Socialist dictator. Here again we see Socialism always results in a dictatorship and starvation. Amazon killer Occasional-Cortex says better NO job than a job. 

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I would like to say thank you President Trump! My husband and I recently sold property to supplement our meager social security and thanks to the tax changes Mr. Trump made we paid no federal taxes on our capital gain! Not so with New York.

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To the person who called in and wanted to know how to get a 2020 Trump hat or MAGA hat. I’m sure if you give your life savings or borrow a couple million dollars and send it to him for the wall I’m sure you’ll get a hat. That’s what’s it’s all about. What’s he doing for this area as far as jobs? 

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Think about this. Are you going to have an abortion and murder your newborn baby that will love you and make you feel special? 

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I just saw a commercial for something called freedom care. A daughter is the caregiver for her father. Apparently Medicaid, better known as Welfare, will pay for the daughter to take care of her own dad. Why would a child need to be paid to take care of one of their parents, or both? I cared for both of mine out of love. I never thought I should be paid. This is just another waste of taxpayer money. Welfare needs to be reevaluated.

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The woman’s choice to terminate her pregnancy is her choice, not yours. Most women have a fertile period every 28 days. Most choose not to get pregnant by their choice. The world is already overpopulated. Each new baby, either wanted or unwanted, requires food, energy, clothing, housing, medical care, education, etc. at reportedly a cost of $100,000 a year for a lifetime. What does it cost to raise a child to 21 years old?

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Regarding the comment on sex trafficking and dangerous drug use, some countries legalize housing of prostitution and opium dens. Just as with prohibition and alcohol, what people want control it and make it safe. The reason why so many men and women seek out sex are many and vary. Lack of sex is often a reason for divorce. Sexual activities are considered to be healthy for some people, anyway.

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I’m shocked and pleased. I got lots more on my income tax return. I went right up and got my 2020 Trump hat and am preparing for another celebration like I had in 2016. When Trump won in 2016, it was the first time in eight years I was proud to be an American. So let’s have an immigration solution. Let’s put all the illegal immigrants on an immediate path for citizenship, and with each one send two Democrats to the immigrant’s place of origin. I can’t wait to see the welcome they get!

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The Marxists Democrats lie about the thousands of wannabe illegal aliens being held back by the Mexican military from rushing across the U.S. Border. The Democrats are too stupid to open their eyes to all the Internet videos showing exactly that. They are not fit to kiss the feet of the greatest president of all time, the most honest and truthful. Go Trump!

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All Adam Schiff says is that there is ample evidence of collusion with President Trump and Russia. Why doesn’t he put forward any evidence? Come on already Adam; show us the evidence!

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America’s global image has hit a 16-year high. Now that’s a very interesting fact and it’s because of President Trump. You’ve got to love the man.

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Is the current Democratic Party, which is moving further “left of left” and is in a constant state of anger, in collusion with the media to promote the newer version of their progressive platform as more stable than those who they accuse, the Republican Party? The hypocrisy of politicians who say one thing but do another to get elected are now the face of the NEW Democratic “Progressive Socialist” party, and since the November 2018 election are revealing where they want to take America. A progressive socialist society with every level of government being interlocked and controlled by means of legislation affecting every personal individual/family household, and every private and corporate business. The progressive agenda is not new, but a repeat of policy and laws that existed at the time and why our country was founded; a civic lesson that has yet to be taught or embraced. 
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Michael Cohen just testified he knew of no evidence that there was collusion between President Trump and Russia, that there was no love child, that there was no payment by Trump for any abortions, that there was no request by Trump for Cohen to lie to the house committee. Cohen, a convicted liar, is the best the Democrats have to start their impeachment campaign. Cohen did testify Trump sent an agent to bid up one of Trump’s pictures at an auction. That’s the Democrat crime of the century. They look like total idiots.
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What this country desperately needs is a new political party. Those who will represent those of us who live outside the D.C. bubble.

1 Comment on "Readers’ Column for the week of March 3, 2019"

  1. We got $40 back this year in Federal Income Taxes. This is the lowest we’ve ever gotten.
    Yay 45. Also, we the workers pay into Social Security and Medicare, so what’s with this “free”
    nonsense? Do your homework, people. Check things out, unless you’re lazy.

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