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Vote My Way, Or You’re Deranged

Regarding the metamorphic dog story it did not go over everyone’s head. It was a bit adolescent but no one is perfect. I have not written an article lately because quite frankly I am very disappointed in the way my fellow Americans have reacted to the last election. One of my past friends even called me an idiot for voting for Trump. She was of course among the minority of people who voted for Kamala Harris. So, if you voted for President Trump you are an idiot. I haven’t witnessed such hatred and propaganda about an election since the Third Reich. Get a grip on yourself. The ...

Nero – Not Hitler – Label At Museum

“America now has both the pope and the antichrist,” stated a meme posted by a person who also posted another saying, “Trump is a POS, second only to Hitler.” Is Trump gassing Jews? Does Trump espouse a Bible-despising worldview like the Nazis did? It wasn’t long ago when I walked through a hallway plastered with malicious remarks and nasty caricatures, which included the devil masked as a man whose speeches were regarded as nothing but “lumps of imbecility, buffoonery and vulgar malignity.” Ridiculed as “the weakest man who had ever been elected … vain sterile, ...

Please Sir, May I Have Some More?

Regarding the recent editorial entitled, “Etiquette Can Go South Fast During Town Halls,” John D’Agostino bemoans the “rowdiness” of those who attend in-person town halls and sympathizes with our congressman’s refusal to hold them. Citing the experience of Tom Reed, Congressman Nick Langworthy’s predecessor during the first Trump Administration, D’Agostino hails Reed’s composure in “walking into a buzzsaw” when he faced constituents at a town hall in Stow in 2017. I was part of that buzzsaw, and yes, we were upset. Why? Donald Trump and the GOP were threatening to ...

Langworthy Fights For Billionaires, Not Us

Growing up, my family was destitute. If not for food stamps, we would have had little food – even so, there were times when our refrigerator was empty. If not for Medicaid, we would not have had healthcare. We often lacked the money for basic necessities such as electricity and phone service. My family would have been homeless if not for the charity of my grandmother. Our vehicles were given to us by charity organizations. I had one doll, not thirty. Her name was Ashley and my mother made her by hand because we could not afford a Cabbage Patch doll for Christmas. I went to early ...

Progress In Restoring Air Service Continues

Progress in restoring local commercial-air service continues. Chautauqua County airport-commission members heard on June 4 that the county has submitted to the federal government a proposal to restore such service at the Chautauqua County Jamestown airport. The restoration would be through the federal Essential Air Services, or EAS, program, which previously supported such service here. ♦♦♦ You, faithful reader of this column, will recall such service ended some years ago, because the previous service was bad. That wasn’t passengers’ fault. Passengers will gladly ...

A Fine Mode Of Transportation

Do you remember learning to ride a bicycle? When I was about eight years old, I got a bicycle for Christmas. Since we lived where we had snow, it sat in the garage until Spring. I was not a natural at riding a bike. It took days for me to learn the balancing technique. My mother and my grandfather took turns holding me steady and running along. I had no training wheels. Finally, one night I took off on my own. I did not realize I was on my own until I got way down the street. I was on the sidewalk by the way. My only problem was I did not know how to stop. I ended up in someone’s ...