CHAUTAUQUA – Upon entering the parlor at the Athenaeum Hotel, Thomas Jefferson called to those outside to tend to his horse. Jefferson also good naturedly chided the audience for not standing as a former president of the United States entered the room but quickly added that’s as it should ...

Question: What tips do you have in preparing for a medical emergency? I am starting to help my parents and want to be prepared. Answer: Thank you for all you are doing on behalf of your parents. I am sure they are relieved to have your support and help. My answers are very personal, as this ...

Now that I am alone, I do not can any more. I used to do a lot of canning. Canning was not something that I was accustomed to doing. I do remember helping a friend’s mother who canned tomatoes. She was an Italian lady who canned a lot of tomatoes for sauce and other tomato dishes. I ...

Let me introduce you to Andre. He’s a 12-year-old boy whose parents called me one memorable evening. They left a curious message on my voice mail. I noticed the call after charging up my old stand-by flip phone. Clear as could be, their message was heard. I returned the call and a male ...

In terms of local government, there is really nothing as unique as the Board of Public Utilities (BPU.) It is a subsidiary of the city government of Jamestown, but it serves a much larger clientele. Back in the 1970s when I first became involved in politics, the BPU was largely an electric ...

CHAUTAUQUA – Wall Street Journal opinion columnist Jason Riley is a fan of economist Thomas Sowell. Both are articulate. Neither pulls punches. Focusing his Aug. 8 Advocates for Balance at Chautauqua, or ABC, presentation on Sowell, Riley touched on public-charter schools in big cities, ...