Let’s pick up where we started 32 weeks ago. You, faithful reader of this column, may recall that in three columns, we reviewed the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court opinion taking race-based college and university admissions off the table. The court’s opinion in Students for Fair Admissions, ...

Question: I just turned 60 and feel like I should be planning for retirement. What dates/ages should I be aware of? Answer: Well happy belated birthday! 60 is such a great age to be, but of course I always say that! Every day we have is an opportunity to have a great day! I will start with ...

On the Internet I recently found something that piqued my interest. On a site called the “Power of Positivity” it listed the Seven Wonders of the World like this. “We can: see, hear, touch, taste, smell, laugh, and love.” This is more than the five senses. It also includes feelings ...

The CLP found a nugget of agreement with Mr. Ward’s comments from April 20. In fact, the CLP has long-advocated for unified Chautauqua Lake management under the leadership of a qualified professional Lake Manager, grounded in the latest lake science, using sound data, following recognized ...

A reader of this column sent me a letter asking my views on this subject. Though not an expert on inflation, I do have my opinions about it. My father likely had a great influence on me in regard to this issue. He believed that inflation was the bane of all and an enemy especially of the ...

Let’s pick up where we left off five weeks ago, when the column had excerpts from my January 27, 2024, eulogy for my mother and was published for her 94th birthday. Today’s column has excerpts from my May 2, 2000, eulogy for my father and is published for his 96th birthday. It’s ...