The American Dream for many people means starting a business and working for themselves. That’s a good thing because small businesses form the backbone of our economy. According to recent statistics from the U.S. Small Business Administration, 99.9% of American businesses are small and ...

Before the election, I wrote on Facebook, “Even if you have been called a racist, sexist, bigot, homophobe, transphobe, xenophobe, Islamophobe, misogynist, white Christian nationalist, cultist, fascist, NAZI, and every other kind of insulting pejorative, put down, and label including garbage, ...

Every day I go over the Chautauqua Lake Bridge at least two or three times. You can see that a lot is going on there, and good weather has obviously helped construction activities move along. Last week, as I entered the expressway and bridge eastbound at Stow—I followed a huge semi-truck ...

Some say commercial-air service at the Chautauqua County Airport ended because the passenger count plummeted. Yet that misses the point. What’s worse is that it misstates the problem. The real cause wasn’t that the passenger count plummeted. Rather, the real cause was that the quality of ...

Hickory Heights has an abundance of wildlife. I enjoy every minute of it. This morning, I watched a black squirrel running around the yard. First, I saw him in the grass. Then he was halfway up a tree. I let my dog out, but the squirrel did pay any attention. I know there are at least two of ...

Morton called. He wanted to talk to a marriage counselor about issues in his marriage. Asked if his wife would join us, he said “No. I need this for myself.” We set up a time after his workday. We met one late afternoon. He made time to wash up and change clothes. So, what brings you ...