We entertained the young folks with our reminiscing. Specifically, we were talking about technology. Technology in my children’s day was far different than it is today. It is no wonder that we get stuck with the modern devices. When my children were growing up, there were no cell phones. ...

Jamestown, like most other small Upstate New York Cities such as Dunkirk, Lockport, Lackawanna, Niagara Falls, Salamanca, Olean and Elmira, is faced with constant challenges that are often beyond its means to deal with. While these small cities find it very difficult to improve their ...

When Bob Woodward, renowned reporter of the Watergate scandal, came to Chautauqua last summer, he was asked to comment on the many Presidents he had covered and what made or broke their Presidencies. His reply was that the biggest problem such politicians face is “pomposity,” in other ...

Let’s pick up where we left off last week. One of the admirable—indeed, exemplary—qualities of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and of her successor, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, is that one almost never has to read any of their sentences twice to understand ...

Question: I changed my Prescription Drug Coverage and I haven’t gotten my bill, what should I do? Answer: Welcome to 2024! I am so glad the new year is here. This question or similar one has been very common the last few weeks and into 2024 During the Annual Open Enrollment period everyone ...

Don’t hate me, but I’m writing from St. John in the Virgin Islands and it’s a paradise. No, it’s beyond paradise. You know something is extra, extra special when the rich people build their houses in a place and then call forth their power to turn the rest of the place into a ...