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Complaints About Current Administration

I have a number of complaints about the current administration: 1. The present talks with Russia’s Putin about ending the war in Ukraine. These talks should have started with Ukraine, not with Russia. Trump knows full well that RUSSIA invaded Ukraine yet he has the nerve to say, “Ukraine never should have started it. They should have taken a deal.” There was no deal to take. Russia invaded Ukraine with no cause of any kind other than to steal territory from Ukraine or take over Ukraine completely. The administration is making a deal with Putin to partition Ukraine without even ...

Guardians Of Corruption

If the tangled mess of corruption in our Federal Government wasn’t already obvious to the average citizen, then the DOGE initiative has made it abundantly clear, except to the willfully blind, of course. From the executive order: “The United States Digital Service is hereby publicly renamed as the United States DOGE Service (USDS).” The executive order continues by stating its goal: “To restore accountability to the American public…” Hence, DOGE is not a newly minted agency, as parroted by the clueless. However, making the Government accountable to taxpayers is ...

Congress Should Reject The Misnamed ‘Sunshine Protection Act’

Welcome to the first full day of spring. At long last, the hours of daylight exceed the hours of darkness. The winter’s snowfall has largely melted. Snow in the air after the beginning of spring is common. Even measurable snow can still fall. Whatever white stuff comes our way in the next few weeks, the brunt of winter has passed. The snowmobile season has ended. If anything remains of the ski season, it will be short. Crocuses are beginning to peek out of the ground. Daffodils and tulips are a while away, but it won’t be too long. The tasks of spring cleanup ...

Anxiously Waiting For The Signs Of Spring

As March came in like a lion, I anxiously wait for the signs of Spring that are so familiar. When the grandchildren were young, we went outside as soon as it was comfortable. By comfortable I mean we had to wear jackets, but we could comfortably sit outside to eat our lunch. Many lunches were enjoyed by the little café table that sits on the upper side of my porch. There were only two chairs, but we could pull up extra ones depending on who was there. Yes, we ate with our jackets on, but it was so nice to be outdoors enjoying sandwiches and chips. First, we would have a snack out ...

When The Chickens Come Home To Roost

This is an old saying which essentially means that things which are foreseeable and need to be fixed but are not...will, sooner or later, eventually need to be dealt with. In Chautauqua County, right now, two municipalities seem to be in the forefront as to this situation—Dunkirk and Fredonia. I know only what I read in the newspaper, but, it appears, that tax rates in both municipalities are going up 40%-50% in order to balance their budgets. How did this come to pass? Things don’t happen overnight in government. There had to be issues that were deferred, ignored or somehow ...

The Need Of Natural Gas Is Matter Of Life And Death

Energy experts, engineers and grid operators should be setting our energy policy not politicians. Politicians are often responding to undue pressure from various stakeholders; self-serving industry groups and environmental organizations. Please note our current energy mandates /policies to eliminate fossil fuels [natural gas] and rely on battery storage to back up intermittent wind/solar are in stark contrast to energy experts’ recommendations and warnings. The North American Electric Reliability Corp [NERC] said in its 2022 State of Reliability Report. “NERC expects 500 GW of ...