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Where have all the bugs gone?

Have you noticed there aren’t many bugs around? What fascinates me most about the disappearance of insects is how quietly it happened. There was no particular summer when we walked outside and announced that the bugs were gone. There was no funeral for the moths around the porch light. Nobody held a memorial service for the bugs that used to splatter against our windshields. I used to run around our lawn on Chautauqua Lake growing up catching lightning bugs in mason jars. We had fly strips hanging from our kitchen ceiling. Running across the grass in summer was a good way to get ...

Inspiration from the Silver Screen

There are times in our lives when we have situations that cause some consternation in our hearts, minds, or souls, and we look for ways to deal with that feeling. We often look for paths to take to get rid of those feelings, or help someone deal with them if they’re having issues with them too. Sometimes we turn to words of philosophers like Aristotle, Confucius, Lao-Tzu, etc., or authors like Machiavelli or Voltaire, or sometimes we find words of inspiration in more simplistic ways, maybe through poetry, oral presentations, military strategists, song lyrics, television scripts, ...

Two centuries on one wall celebrate SUNY

Two centuries of history now cover a wall in Fenton Hall, where a large new mural by State University of New York at Fredonia alumna Erin Ruffino (’19) encourages everyone to find the people, places, and moments that connect them to the university’s story. The 8-by-43-foot Bicentennial ...

Unhealthy banter drives measles resurgence

How is it, in an age of vast technology and information, Americans keep tempting fate when it comes to medicine? One decade ago — a mere four years before the COVID-19 pandemic, who would have ever thought it intelligent to not get a vaccination for measles? In 2004, there were less than ...

Whirlybird Music & Arts Fest begins tonight

JAMESTOWN — Whirlybird Music & Arts Festival returns to downtown Jamestown today and Saturday for two days of live music, visual art and community programming throughout the city. Presented by Lifted, Whirlybird 2026 features 14 shows across nine downtown venues, with the majority of festival programming free and open to the public. This year’s lineup brings together nationally touring artists, regional favorites and local talent, including Jimkata, Sugar Nova featuring Luke Miller of Lotus, Uncle Ben’s Remedy, Grub, Feverhawk, Tsavo Highway, Royal Tea Service, Stereo Death, ...

Words of recognition

MAYVILLE – Despite the chill and rain, nearly 100 patrons and friends came out on Aug. 24 to offer congratulations to Mayville Library Director Melissa Bartok during a public celebration of her 20 years of service at the village’s library. The Tourgee Room was decorated cheerfully with ...