Like most Legislators, I have not been given the $120,000,000 report on the Jail. In 2004 and 2005 when this Legislature approved of the last Jail project, however, I was your County Attorney. From 2014 to 2022 I was a criminal court judge in the busiest City Court per Judge in WNY. It is ...

To be honest, I have been dismayed recently by the actions of both political parties in what I would call a surrendering of our country to a “government of one.” Starting first with the Democrats, it is clear that in deference to the desires of a former President—they deferred into ...

There is much debate and speculation on the potential effect of President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ on the complex web that is the economy of the United States. Having narrowly passed in the House it now moves to the Senate for consideration. What should be most disturbing to all ...

CLYMER—A few weeks ago there came an opportunity to go to Oklahoma. Not the state, beautiful place though it is, but the musical. Yes, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma! That’s the state with an exclamation point, performed by Cast and Company in Clymer Central School in ...

Last week I reminded my grandson to take God with him to his exam. I always said a prayer before an exam. Usually, I asked God to help me remember what I studied. I did not go into an exam without the work. I knew that he worked hard. He was proud of his average with all “A”s. This ...

There’s no stopping the march of time. Making this more difficult for some is the increasingly rapid pace of change. In many cases, people and businesses are having to adapt much faster than ever before. Think back to how quickly many of us were forced to change the way we did things a ...