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There’s More Than Meets The Eye

To The Reader’s Forum: Are the young people in the instant mobs who can effortlessly decide someone is a modern Hitler or a fascist the same ones who can’t tell you who we fought in World War II? Do the people who take drugs or “vape” buy organic food? Will the people who favor abortion of the only truly innocent people on earth but oppose the death penalty for even the most horribly guilty please explain that to me? When they tell me they voted for Hillary because Trump is corrupt, how do they keep a straight face? If Obama could be awarded the Peace Prize the instant he ...

Technology And Social Media Aren’t Neutral

To The Reader’s Forum: Confessing candidly about her daughter’s addiction, a mother said, “In retrospect, giving my daughter a cellphone was like giving her her first shot of heroine.” Addiction to technology is a real problem and it isn’t just with youth. Dr. Erwin Lutzer gets at this in his book “The Church in Babylon.” Opening up his thesis of the church being in a situation like the exiled Israelites in Babylon, the church in America is in exile, not geographically, but morally and spiritually. One of the contributing factors is the impact of technology. ...

The Work Has Just Begun For Everyone

To The Reader’s Forum: According to an editorial last week by this paper, the Mayor-elect and the new Council should “heed the call” of the results of the last election. “Residents have done their job” (by voting) the PJ writes in another recent editorial. While both statements are certainly true, I disagree with the sentiment behind them. While residents have “done their job” by voting, that is a minimum contribution. The truth is the work has just begun for everyone. We all know what the problems in the City are. While there is much good happening in town, Jamestown ...

Clearing Driver’s License Rumors

To The Reader’s Forum: I would like to clear up rumors and misinformation that has been circulating about Real ID compliant driver’s licenses. I have received many inquiries from county residents about information that they heard on news broadcasts and from TSA agents at the airport. Beginning in October 2020 you will need either a Real ID compliant license or a passport to board an airplane for a domestic flight. As always, a passport will be required for flights out of the country. New York State now issues three different classes of driver’s license. The standard ...

Celebrating Veterans And America

To The Reader’s Forum: This in not my first Veterans Day, however, my emotions seem to be running extra high this year. It could be my age, but I am more apt to think it is the state of our country. Our family has been blessed with many veterans covering several wars. They have all made sacrifices in varying degrees, from giving their all to following orders and surviving their missions. Whatever their story, they have all been forever changed. I can say without a doubt their attitudes are awe inspiring and their patriotism and dedication to our country is surpassed by none. ...

A Case For The Union

Recently, I have been reading the Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman. His time and era, defined by the Civil War, have relevance today. The President, Abraham Lincoln, had been elected in 1860. The South rebelled in 1861 and, as Lincoln described it, “the War came.” What enabled Lincoln to prevail during the Civil War, was his constant, continuing and articulate vision of what the Union was, and how the United States needed to ultimately move forward as one country. This may be a stretch, but, in some ways, I think that is what the country is looking for today—a ...