The Alarm Bell Has Rung On Climate Change

July 7, 2019

To The Reader’s Forum: A canopy of bright stars shining in the moonless sky was reflected by the dead calm sea. The cold air, just below freezing, was starting to sink into the bones of Seaman Frederick Fleet as he shuffled his feet to keep warm and stay awake while standing watch in the crow’s nest nearly 100 feet above the throbbing deck of the Titanic cutting through the frigid North Atlantic at close to top speed. “Iceberg, right ahead,” he yelled into the telephone to the bridge at the same time ringing the crow’s nest bell three times in warning of something in the ...

Public Interest Needed For Air Service To Succeed In City

July 6, 2019

To The Reader’s Forum: As the former (and last) chairman of the Jamestown Airport Commission, nobody feels worse than I do about the lack of passenger service at that facility. During the time of my tenure there were two airlines serving the Jamestown area — Mohawk, and Allegheny (the precursor to U.S. Air). Allegheny eventually took over Mohawk, and their chief pilot, Joel Hall, was asked to start the first commuter service. So we formed Chautauqua Airlines Inc. I learned many years later that Chautauqua Airlines was still flying as the link to local airports for several major ...

Lost Purpose Exposed In Education

July 5, 2019

Lost Purpose Exposed In Education To The Reader’s Forum: The late great thinker and outstanding Bible teacher Dr. RC Sproul in his series “The Consequences of Ideas” noted how profoundly ideas shape culture. Though the ideas may appear obscure, they’re very much present in framing the minds of the young and impressionable. It used to be that education was buttressed with the worldview of the Bible. Just consider the original universities in America, like Harvard and Yale established to train pastors. In place of rigorous and sound theological training , those universities ...

Look For The Next Great Awakening

July 4, 2019

To The Reader’s Forum: As we celebrate America’s freedom, we should remember the catalyst that preceded July 4, 1776. It was something known as the Great Awakening. America’s political revolution was instigated by a spiritual one that began in the 1740s. America’s hope today is not in the political realm but in another Great Awakening. Times of refreshing will come when the Holy Spirit shows up because the people of God pray up, then the churches fill up. The righteous speak up. Soldiers of Christ stand up. Lukewarm Christians fire up. Carnal Christians grow up. ...

Reader Believes In The Power Of Choice

July 3, 2019

To The Reader’s Forum: As a staunch libertarian, I believe in the principle of choice for many aspects of our nation and the use of vaccines is one of them. This should be left to the discretion of parents. Personally, if I had children I would want them to have the vaccines. What I would prefer before those administering vaccine clinics to send parents a form identifying them of its availability with yes and no boxes to be returned. If the yes box is checked, it would obviously mean approval. If the no box is checked, the child is not to be vaccinated, period. If parents ...

History Repeats For Baseball Family

June 29, 2019

To The Reader’s Forum: On Sunday, June 2, my wife and I attended a high school Section 6, Class C playoff game at Diethrick Park. The setting was beautiful, the weatherman finally cooperated and the game between two local schools, Frewsburg and Falconer, was well played. Falconer won the game, 4-2. It was a good win for the Falconer High School and their program. The Falconer coach, Chris Schrader, decided to pitch his son, Ben, for this important game. Ben answered by pitching the first four innings, allowing no hits or runs. Ben was the game-winning pitcher. Watching both ...