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Local Commentaries

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Just End Bathroom Breaks

DURHAM, N.C.—It’s almost college-basketball season. That means it’s almost time for an annual ritual at a university in this formerly sleepy tobacco town that has become one of the points in North Carolina’s Research Triangle. Duke—which you, faithful reader of the column, will ...

Learning More About Medication Coverage Through EPIC

Question: I have EPIC, but how do I know when EPIC will help pay for my medications? Answer: First, for those that don’t know what EPIC (Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage) is, this benefit is available to residents of New York state, over age 65 and with an income of less than ...

Organizing All That Wonderful ‘Stuff’

I foolishly planned a yard sale. I even hornswoggled Dear Richard into the idea. I’m an idiot. For the past three or four years, we’ve been donating our worthy goods to worthy charities. Simple. Easy. Sensible. Then one day I found a bunch of little things I don’t use and put them in a ...