Question: When do we find out what our insurance looks like for next year, 2023? Answer: We are fast approaching my favorite time of year, Annual Open Enrollment Period for the Medicare insurance products. Individuals with Medicare in the coming weeks will be receiving the 2023 information ...

The other day some friends and I went out to lunch. As we ate, we talked about some favorite snacks. It was unanimous – the favorite snack was toast. Some liked it with jelly. Some liked it with cinnamon and sugar. Some liked it plain. I guess the reason toast came up was because I ...

Most adults recall their high school football rivals. That’s because those competitions were frequently fierce, and the animosity between schools sometimes spilled over into other areas of the communities. The hostilities were often so intense they made any collaborative ventures between the ...

I remember clearly the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth. It was 1953, in the early days of television. We had a small 13-inch TV, I believe made by Emerson and, of course, it was black and white. There was no color TV then. There also was no cable television, and you received the signal from ...

Some say the economy of Chautauqua County is in decline. Others say that cannot be true—just look at all the “Help Wanted” signs. This apparent contradiction has a simple answer. The United States Department of Labor reports that for 20 years, 1990-2010, Chautauqua County’s labor ...

When I was a little boy, I used to lament things that were hard. In those moments when I found myself complaining to my father, his reply would often be: “It builds character.” Chautauqua, as we round out our Summer Assembly season, I have stood witness to many things that were indeed ...