Keep Children Active With Local Programs

March 4, 2020

To The Reader’s Forum: Thank you for your heartfelt letter over the demise of the Boy Scouts of America (let’s not forget the Girl Scouts of America). I agree with you over the good moral issues and your dislike over the current fads against neatness and respect in the youth — not necessarily limited to boys/men. My own sons learned to remove their cover in the presence of a lady in the Navy. That is a small gesture toward respect but what si one lump of sugar in your coffee? It sure makes it sweeter. I agree there is a need for morals and learning to take place in scouting ...

‘Make Known The Atrocities’

March 2, 2020

To The Reader’s Forum: Muslims in Nigeria and throughout various regions of Africa have been in constant danger of rape, raids, plunder, and murder. Hardly a day goes by without a Muslim being a victim of a heinous crime or a Muslim girl being kidnapped for exploitation or Muslim villagers being displaced from their homes after watching them set on fire by maniacal marauders. Just today as I write, 24 in Burkino Faso were murdered in cold blood as they worship. Where’s the media? Why the silence? With all these victims, the mainstream press looks the other way, as the genocidal ...

What Trump Has Really Done

February 28, 2020

To The Reader’s Forum: While there are numerous pleas for citizens to give undiluted praise to the current president, nearly all of those posts fail to state exactly why, how he has earned such high levels of praise. I only ask that we become more educated in the ways Trump has given honor to this country, how he lowered taxes for us all, how he served our country during the Vietnam War, about his generous support to education for the youngest up through the college learners, his undivided assistance to the poor and the needy from other countries. You know, that kind of ...

The Demise Of The Boy Scouts Of America

February 24, 2020

To The Reader’s Forum: I am saddened to hear a report that the Boy Scouts of America may soon be filing for bankruptcy. Like the Catholic Church, it seems the BSA has been a magnet for pedophiles for decades and an explosion of lawsuits over leaders abusing young boys will probably mean the end of the BSA. Growing up, I loved the Boy Scouts. My dad was an Eagle Scout and he lived his life as a good scout. As a boy, I have many great memories of camp, working on merit badges and going up through the ranks to become a Life Scout. I learned so much in scouting about so many life ...

Two-Faced Politics Denying Wrongs

February 20, 2020

To The Reader’s Forum: In response to the article that appeared in the Jan. 29 Reader’s Forum, “Two-Face Politics,” I could agree 100% with the writer. One only has to look no further than the minority ranking member on the impeachment hearings, Davin Nunes, to see that the writer is exactly right. There certainly is two-face politics while he is sitting there chastising the chairman, denying the President has done anything wrong knowing he himself has been in the Ukraine doing exactly what the President is accused of doing. So, yep, there sure is two-face politics. ...

Emergency Services Should Be Commended

February 19, 2020

To The Reader’s Forum: As local residents, we can hear the fire siren when it goes off. Frequently, we soon see the emergency vehicles crossing the Chautauqua Lake bridge going out of the district that they serve. Their service to surrounding areas along route 86 at all hours of the day and night must be commended. We are fortunate to have such a group of dedicated people available to help those in need. Bob Anderson Bemus Point