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Local Commentaries

Just A Farmer!

I will never forget the way some of my “friends” looked at me after my engagement was announced. In fact, I heard some of them snicker when I walked past them. I heard the one girl say, “She is going to marry a dairy farmer! Can you believe that?” I thought nothing about marrying a ...

A Long Term Look At Chautauqua Lake

One of the unfortunate aspects of human nature is that in our politics, we have a relatively short attention span. People think that 2-4 years is a long time when it comes to government or public matters. Yet, many issues require a much longer time frame if they are to be addressed. Thus, it ...

U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Colorado Effort

Well, well, well. So much for the idea of a state’s preventing a federal candidate from being on the state’s ballot. The U.S. Supreme Court on March 4 blocked Colorado’s effort to do just that. And the high court thereby called a halt to other states’ similar efforts. ı ı ...

Help To Decipher The Medicare Maze

Question: Medicare can be so hard to understand, How are we supposed to know what to do? Answer: Medicare is such a big concern for many Americas (over 65 Million are enrolled in Medicare). When you factor in those individuals that help someone with Medicare that is an even bigger number of ...

A Hymn With Meaning

This week I pay homage to my grandfather. His birthday occurred during Lent. His favorite hymn was always “The Old Rugged Cross”. He was a regular church attendee, but when it was time to sing this song, you could count on him singing it with gusto. My mom sang in the choir so I spent the ...

Bridge Reconstruction Has Started

If you have driven over the Chautauqua Lake Bridge recently, you will see that the trucks and crews that installed a deck underneath the bridge, have been replaced by the bigger and more numerous vehicles of the prime contractor, Union Concrete. You will also see that new semi-permanent ...