I was inspired by a sermon preached last week by our pastor. He talked about the five senses. He finally ended on the sense of touch being different than all the rest of the senses because it is not centered on the head as all of the others are. The next day this quotation crossed on one of ...

In response to the September 20 Editorial “Thruway After Eliminations, rate hikes too soon” we’d like to address some points you made. The Thruway does not receive any dedicated federal, state, or local tax dollars to cover the costs of operating and maintaining the 570-mile Thruway, ...

In an earlier article, I commented on the accelerated action being taken by the state to repair and essentially rebuild the Chautauqua Lake Bridge. Activity has only picked up since then, and now construction is taking place to divert traffic so that two lanes (not four) will move traffic over ...

CHAUTAUQUA—Let’s pick up where we left off last week. The U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion taking race-based college and university admissions off the table is a ringing reaffirmation of—to borrow a phrase from the Fourteenth Amendment—”the equal protection of the laws.” This ...

Today I cooked some chicken in my little red casserole. I got that from my grandmother. When I use it I think of her. Quite often she did the meat in the little red casserole. I have no idea what material it is made from, but it has been durable. It is quite heavy but not non-stick. I am ...

The National Grid queue now has 189 solar projects listed for Chautauqua County. When will our county officials take action to stop solar projects that are doubling the cost of energy and destroying our communities? Under Biden’s “Inflation Reduction” Act, “90% of projected profit ...