“Lived on through another May Day!” The guys at the philosophy counter turned to see who it was. Windy Wilson, of course. He meandered into their midst and sat and flipped over a cup to the upright and fillable position. “We sure did, Windy,” said Doc, smiling, “but I hadn’t thought we were in much […]

You leave your home, get in your car and drive off to shop, go to the bank and say hello to a friend. As usual, in the rear view mirror, you see a car following you.  It’s not the same car every day, but one’s always there.  The vehicle never comes close, and the driver […]

Adult Use marijuana legislation has finally been resolved with a veto override yesterday in Legislature. What was before us was not the legalization of recreational marijuana – which has already happened by people’s referendum – but rather the imposition of tighter restrictions. This is the result of countless hours of hard work by the Legislature’s […]

G. K. Chesterton, an Englishman, remarked in 1922 that “America is the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed.”  That creed was given 230 years ago by Thomas Jefferson, who wrote in the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal” and “that […]

Let me start by saying that I served in the US Army from 1964-1967 and in Vietnam from 1966-1967, and I am a strong supporter of the second amendment. That being said there is a reason why we as a nation cannot come to some logical, sensible solution to the gun debate which both sides […]

Editor, I find it admirable for John M. Flagler of Alfred to defend Cierra Albert’s column about gun violence, but your letter to the editor does not differ much from her article. Due to your inaccurate use of the facts on the issue, your statements stating “Inventor’s family says it’s an Assault Rifle,” is correct. […]

If you are a college student, professor, or bookstore employee, you know how jarringly expensive college textbooks are. It isn’t unusual for college students to have to spend over $1,000 per year on books. In an attempt to reduce those costs, on March 23 President Trump signed a $1.3 trillion appropriations bill that included $5 million […]

Voters might be confused by the difference between a caucus and a primary, each state offering one or the other to find the right contenders for the general election in November.  We will treat both. In a primary the overriding principle is that everyone should vote regardless of how informed or ill-informed one is.  Television is […]

Netflix. Amazon. Google. Twitter. Facebook. Apple. It seems like increasingly at least some aspect of our lives is now influenced by these behemoth technology companies that have, in just the last two decades, completely transformed our economy and very way of life. The U.S. population is estimated this year at roughly over 326 million people. Of that, […]