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Commentary

The Middle East, Trump and prize

It has been disconcerting to me that the President of the United States has been lobbying to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. If I were in his inner circle, I would advise him that this is an honor for which you are chosen—not one you lobby or campaign for. But, that aside, if he can pull ...

Violence leaves too many victims

If you are a student of history, you know that violence has been with humanity since the day Cain slew Abel. Despite its tragic commonality, death always shocks us more when we can relate to the person lost. That shock echoes in our hearts and minds, pushing us to ask the same questions: how ...

General welfare ‘excuse’ contributes to U.S. debt

Over the past 10 months we have been treated to entertaining commentary from the Woke Mob. They are apoplectic because the source of all their virtue signaling — the bottomless pit of their government programs — has been threatened by the “fascist terror” in the White House. Unable ...

Fredonia water lawsuit: Board doing little to unite village

This is the statement I was planning to read at the last Village Board meeting on Tuesday. I decided against it for two reasons. The mayor right from the start seemed visibly annoyed and irritated so I didn’t want to provoke his anger because I felt that that would have been ...

Hopeful signs continue at Chautauqua

CHAUTAUQUA—When Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announced her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Bush 43 administration considered several possible successors. One of them was the author of the 2024 memoir Quiet Counsel: Looking Back on a Life of Service to the Law. Meet Larry ...

Dems learn no one is above the law

There is an old saying that goes like this: “What goes around comes around” and it very well describes the feelings of many about the indictment of New York state Attorney General Letitia James for “bank fraud.” The story first broke in April when federal housing regulators accused ...