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How Far Is It Going To Go (Part 1)

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*Note – Because there is a lot to say about this subject, this narrative will be in two edition segments beginning today and concluding next week. I’m not a huge fan of the “to be Continued” blurb, so I’m giving you a heads up now. I hope it doesn’t change your mind about reading it. As a huge baseball fan, I try to keep up with the history of the game as best I can, including the bad that comes with, what I feel is the greatest sport of all. That’s not to say I don’t care for other sports, but baseball seems to be the sport most often statistically discussed and ...

The Race For Governor Has Begun

Local Commentaries

The New York State conventions of the Democratic and Republican parties have ended, and the race for Governor has begun. Six months from now you will feel numbed by what is likely to be the most expensive and possibly the most negative race for Governor ever. The Republicans, of course, will blame all of the problems in New York upon Kathy Hochul. The issues they will hammer on will be “cashless bail,” high electricity costs and restricting hook-ups for natural gas. Hochul is trying to address these issues and move to a more middle ground, but she and her party are vulnerable ...

Shoveling For Sunshine

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I’m on it. I checked. In March, spring is slated to arrive on time. The sun will cross the equator around March 20, heralding the arrival of the new season. Do you have your doubts? Last year, it took more than a month for spring to remember its agreement, but it’s like this every year: life becomes a giant ketchup commercial, as we sit in anticipation of spring actually stepping up to the plate. It is the most rebellious of seasons. I remember volunteering for a Girl Scout camping trip for my daughter’s troop. They set the date for June 15th, and I spent the night in a ...

Federal Reserve Board: 90% Of Tariffs Are Paid By U.S.

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When President Trump began in early 2025 imposing various tariffs on countries and products around the world there was debate about who would wind up bearing the cost of the Trump tariffs. (They are called Trump tariffs because the President has claimed the power to impose them with no further Congressional approval.) The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has now resolved the debate In 2025 the Bank found that American consumers and businesses bore about 90% of the cost of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The average U.S. tariff rose from 2.6% to 13%, about 10 percentage ...

Outdoing Bunny Love At Super Bowl

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Following the Super Bowl halftime show, support for ICE has skyrocketed to 99%, according to the Babylon Bee, known for “fake news you can trust.” Speaking of which, the NFL plans to have next year’s show feature Iranian mullahs speaking in Farsi leading fans in chanting “Death to America” to express the league’s full commitment to the mush of modern tolerance and hyper-inclusive multiculturalism. Bad Bunny’s sign at the end of his performance saying “The only thing more powerful than hate is love” compels the morally-confused NFL to provide Iran’s mullahs a ...

Most Severe Punishment Isn’t Enough In Child Death Cases

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Two Jamestown men will go to prison after pleading guilty to killing infants in a fit of rage within two weeks of each other in April 2024. Matthew Nuttall, 27, will be sentenced this year after throwing a child into a Pack-and-Play portable crib because he was frustrated the baby wouldn’t stop crying. The child’s spinal cord was severed, which caused the child’s death. In December, Sean Thomas pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter just before his jury trial was scheduled to begin after admitting to causing the death of eight-month-old Aniyah Turk. Thomas intentionally ...