In 2018 an article in The Post-Journal reported that legalization of marijuana took a big step forward. It was said that the “pros would outweigh the cons”. We could raise $700 million in tax revenue. The county Board of Health backed legalization because the “pros outweigh the cons”. ...
These are words from the Old Testament--words of hope from a prophet that, at the end of time, “nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” Unfortunately, we haven’t gotten to that point, and mankind continues to find new ways to kill each ...
Democrats are lapping Republicans in this year’s election fund-raising, and could that be because GOP donors are wondering what they get for their money? Donors, both small-dollar and large, helped Republicans retake the House in 2022, and all they’ve received in return is a majority that ...
In a sense, it seems like we’ve heard this message enough. But the unfortunate fact is that somewhere in North America on Monday, April 8, 2024, eclipse viewers will make unfortunate mistakes from which they may never recover. So in case this column can prevent some such mistakes, let’s ...
Perhaps retiring state Assemblyman Andrew Goodell, R-Jamestown, has found his next calling as the modern-day Nostradamus. Less than a year ago, Goodell stood up on the Assembly floor and called for the state to set aside funding for automated external defibrillators the state was going to ...
It’s hard to have much hope that the cases of 14 women between the ages of 14 and 35 who have gone missing, been murdered or whose remains can’t be identified will ever be solved. But we have to give credit to the law enforcement officers who keep grinding over evidence trying to bring ...