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Bridge Reconstruction Ramps Up

I don’t know if you have observed it, but it looks to me like there are at least double the number of people as usual now working on the Chautauqua Lake bridge. It is obvious that the contractor is taking advantage of the good weather and reconstruction work is ramping up. What you see visually is that new decking is proceeding on the south side of the bridge coming from both ends of the bridge towards the middle. I don’t know all of the engineering reasons, but it seems to make common sense, as this is the way the original bridge was built, i.e. after the girders were placed, the ...

We Will Emerge A Stronger Country

The number and scope of Executive Orders that our current administration has enacted and is planning to enact has reached a critical mass. Essential government services that affect working Americans, most of which live paycheck to paycheck and many of whom live in poverty due to lack of economic opportunity in this “great” country, will fail or be cancelled as a result. The individual policies are too many to name, and that is by design. Many of these orders are under legal dispute already, and many more are illegal and will come under dispute. Unfortunately, because due process ...

Best To Say No To BESS

Given the amount of information available from around the world proving how economically destructive Wind/Solar/BESS energy is - it seems a bit self-defeating that NYS still pushes it. NYS politicians and citizens are either ignorant of the economics, or they don’t care because they have other personal interests in mind. Wind and Solar are absolutely unreliable power sources, so BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems) must be added to the grid - at great expense - as backup for all-to-common periods of low wind and solar generation. BESS just adds to the already extreme cost of wind and ...

Why Is Langworthy Celebrating Trump’s First 100 Days?

Dear Mr. Langworthy, I read your April 29 newsletter celebrating President Trump’s first 100 days in office with equal parts astonishment and rage. Since you have isolated yourself from your constituents, refuse to stand before them defending your actions (and inactions) and instead spin positively the bad judgement of the President, we’re left with little choice but to refute your claims on the editorial page. You bragged that the president has lowered gas prices 7%. In fact, the price of crude oil has dropped significantly because of the looming threat of a global recession ...

Courageous Parishioners Just Might Prevail

On seven previous occasions over the course of the previous century, six familiar Latin words have come forth in Vatican City. In 1939, 1958, 1963, 1978 twice, 2005, and 2013. They follow white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and, beginning in 2005, the ringing of the bells in St. Peter’s Square. They come from a cardinal on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica: “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum. Habemus papam.” If you’ve ever learned a Romance language, you probably don’t need a translation: “I announce to you a great joy. We have a pope.” With those ...

How To Dispose Of Medications After Take Back Day

Question: I saw in the paper that April 26th was a Prescription Take Back Day, but I didn’t get out on Saturday. What do I do with these old medications now? Answer: Thank you for thinking about how to dispose of your unused medications in a safe manner. I often speak about medications, the costs and how to obtain them, but this is the other end of the medication lifecycle. Do NOT flush your unused medications down the toilet! Those medications/ chemicals are toxic to our water table and the surrounding environment. Medications are no longer needed for many reasons: you no longer ...