Burn ban begins in New York
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos recently announced the annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning begins on March 16,…
Editorial
Tioga County Deed Transfers
On Feb. 25, 2021, property located at 34 Holmes Ave., Town of Owego, from Michael and Donna Clark to Scott Walkley for $186,560. On Feb….
The Old Coot is a nosy people watcher
I’ve recently written about the “UM” people and the “Huffer” people. Both of which you can’t help but notice when you are in a line….
Think in a New Way
Whether we think it is good or bad, firmly believe that a beneficial spiritual purpose is behind everything that happens. When we think in this optimistic…
Collector Car Corner – Mustang, Camaro and Challenger and the many cars I’ve owned
Q: Greg, I remember many years ago you wrote a column on the cars you’ve owned in your lifetime. Can you give us an update,…
The Old Coot and the Valentine’s Day massacre
It’s Valentine’s Day as I write this. Martha Stewart just demonstrated how to make French Toast on the CBS Sunday Morning Show (my mother called…
Robert Packer Hospital Birth Announcements
A baby boy, Cambrie John Beckley, born Feb. 3, 2021 to Taylor Stillman and Clair Benson of Sayre, Pa. A baby girl, Ruthann Doris Jane,…
Lesson from a Tortoise: The Power to Withdraw
The mind works like a continuous machine and continues to generate thoughts and feelings. The force of the mind is so powerful that it can…
Give me your best shot!
(My husband, Kevin Bunnell, has requested his name be changed to protect his privacy and innocence.) Finally, there is a light at the end of…
Collector Car Corner – Paul Newman: ‘Newman’s Own’ and his ‘Hole in the Wall Gang’ camps for sick children
Instead of answering a question this week from readers, I’m switching things up a bit. Late Friday night, Feb. 12, Paul Newman’s Hole in the…