The Heat Beat
By Jess Szabo, Arts Writer
Five Fun Facts About the Music of Phoenix Radio
When we listen to 95.5 The Heat, Phoenix Radio, we typically choose our favorite genres, and our favorite shows. Some of...
Susan Bickford Nominated for Edgar Allen Poe Award
I have been longtime friends with Susan Bickford since our college years at Kirkland College. She grew up locally and sets her suspense novels in the hills of Central New York. Bickford has been...
95.5 FM “The Heat’s” DJ J Easy on 50 Years of Hip-Hop
95.5 FM "The Heat's" DJ J Easy on 50 Years of Hip-Hop
By Ron Klopfanstein
Hip-hop began 50 years ago in The Bronx. While it has evolved into a mainstream, commercially successful genre in those five...
Mohawk Valley Almanac for December 2020 By Roger Chambers
Winter officially begins with the winter solstice, after a record warm November. December has average high temperatures in the mid-30°s F and low of about 20°F. Single digit or sub zero temperatures that may...
Palestinians are Natives
by Doug George-Kanentiio
Under the provisions of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), of which Israel is a signatory, the Palestinian people are native and have a right to live...
The History and Hope of the Black Economy
A Unique Struggle for Black Americans
By Eamon Handzel
The story of civilization involves the story of the minority. Whether or not that minority succeeds in its new adopted country rests almost entirely in its ability...
Happy New Year! Welcome 2022! City of Utica
- by Eamon Handzel
As the year of 2021 saw some pretty bad headlines in the news and a host of new problems in this new world, the city fathers decided that it was in...
Poetry Corner, July 2020
Head Butt
by Natalie Williams
At six foot five, he made a lunge;
And smacked my forehead, as I wagged my tongue.
He later claimed it was just to scare;
at 5 foot two, my messages is clear.
No doubt...
Legal Briefs; Legal Myths vs. Reality
September, 2020
This is a continuing discussion of Legal Myths and Reality, because those informed are always the most successful.
MYTH: New York law is set in stone, and not easily changed.
REALITY: A MONUMENTAL CHANGE! The...
Legal Briefs – Myths v. Reality
By Judge Joan Shkane
This is a continuing discussion of Legal Myths and Reality, because those informed are always the most successful.
MYTH: A person litigating in the court system has the right to generally know...