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Here’s To The ‘Trad Wives’

Well, it’s official! I’m a “trad wife.” Not because I took a pledge or joined a secret apron society — it’s just that I cook, clean, and make lists for people who will never read them. Apparently, that’s enough these days to earn a label. Our modern culture tends to label and categorize almost everything, often with catchy shorthand terms. It helps label people to show what tribe, identity, or worldview they belong to. It’s also efficient in dividing people. And since humanity seems to be so easy to divide, why not label women who devote their lives to their family and ...

The Power Of Prayer As I Learned It

In my, and my siblings’, days of growing up, we practiced (still do) Roman Catholicism, which our parents practiced as well, and we participated in many of the traditional beliefs and rituals that we were taught as students of our parents, and the teachers at the Parochial Schools we attended. Some of those practices/rituals are as simple as making the Sign of the Cross entering and exiting church (after dipping our hand in Holy Water), genuflecting before entering the pews in which we choose to sit, and again cross signing before and after saying any, and many of the prayers we prayed ...

Zohran Mamdani vs. Elon Musk

A member of my family suggested that it might be timely to write an article about these two polar opposites whose names have recently been in the news. “Diversity” has become a bad name for some, but the juxtaposition of these two men between what is called “democratic socialism” and “capitalism” would seem to meet that definition. To be honest, by way of full disclosure, in discussing a comparison of Mamdani and Musk—I must acknowledge that I own no Tesla Stock, but I do have two grandchildren living in New York who supported the newly elected Mayor of New York. The ...

Jamestown Street Railway Trolley Car #93 Restoration Project

With the coming of 2026, Jamestown Street Railway Trolley Car 93 will have reached its 100th year mark. First put in service in 1926, it was one of the many street cars that serviced passengers somewhere within Erie County, New York, Erie County, Pennsylvania, and Chautauqua County, New York. It is arguably the last surviving stand-alone car remaining from these areas. Today most people when they hear the word trolley think of the trolley replica buses that are a common sight for various local mass transportation users. Original vintage trolley cars (those that ran on electricity ...

Langworthy Omits Facts On Health Care

Congressman Nick Langworthy’s recent Weekly Update and quotes from his Westfield appearance featured in the October 8th edition of the Post-Journal, demonstrate that he continues to fail to tell us the rest of the story. Instead, his rhetoric echoes usual talking points designed to inflame rather than inform the constituents of our district. Langworthy’s comments are designed to raise alarm about government healthcare dollars supposedly supporting undocumented immigrants during the shutdown. Reality, and the actual paperwork needed to apply for health care programs, tell an entirely ...

Celebrating Community Foundation Week

Each year, from November 12 to 18, Community Foundation Week marks a time to celebrate local impact and recognize the increasingly important role of these philanthropic organizations in fostering collaboration and innovation to address the needs of the communities they serve. Community Foundation Week was established in 1989 by former President George H.W. Bush to honor the work of community foundations nationwide and their unique ability to bring together the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to strengthen communities. For more than a century, community foundations have served as ...