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Energy policies insure affordability problems

By now, people should understand the severe consequences of Net-Zero energy policies. By now, people should know that Net-Zero policies have destroyed the economies of England and Germany, while other countries are smartly turning away from Net-Zero policies. By now, people should understand that no “climate catastrophe” exists to justify Net-Zero mandates (see below). However, given the number of recent approvals for Wind/Solar/BESS installations across New York and in CHQ, it seems many of our legislators and board members are ignoring reality. Practically, Net-Zero ...

Bring on a regional control board

Do we need a regional control board? Yes — and for good reason. The level of greed, deceit, and outright tomfoolery that took place during the COVID lockdown still turns my stomach. While everyday people were trying to survive, some of our so‑called representatives seemed more focused on insider deals, kickbacks, bonus checks, and personal gain. In January 2025, the Dunkirk OBSERVER reported on the New York state audit of Sheridan and announced an upcoming town meeting. Many of us attended, hoping for answers about the questionable dealings involving Sheridan and the North County ...

Video on McGuire worth watching

GENESEO — Let’s pick up where we left on Labor Day weekend 2025. Rev. Jason McGuire, a former Livingston County Conservative party chair, and the current executive director of New York Families Foundation and New York Families Action, is bright, personable, cheerful, dedicated, and principled, all of which make him an effective advocate. And an effective opponent of the powers that be in New York. What did the New York attorney general’s office do? McGuire said that after a false complaint against him, the attorney general’s office investigated him and those connected to ...

Life advice from a wise old frog

When I hop to my computer each morning, I promise myself I won’t fritter away my time. Fuggedaboudit. I get some of my best ideas while frittering. On Monday, I didn’t have frittering time to spare. I was cleaning up some of my messier computer files when I stumbled across an article I copied last May from the Baltimore Sun newspaper. I had completely forgotten about it. Upon rereading, I knew why I kept it. It brought back a lot of fun memories. It is about one of my favorite people: Kermit the Frog, star of stage, screen, and swamp. Yes, Kermit acts like he is one of us. But ...

Erie Canal put state on path for prosperity

I recently read “The Mohawk” by Codman Hislop,  who taught American Civilization at Union College in Schenectady, New York. The book originally published in 1948 is the story of the Mohawk Valley and its river from prehistoric times up to the post-World War II period with a large section devoted to the history of the Erie Canal. Canals and their construction were common topics in the early history of our nation as a way of connecting the original states along the eastern seaboard to the Northwest Territory and the states being created there that would include Ohio, Indiana, ...

Irish eyes will be smiling next week

Recently, on a rare sunny morning, me friends and I were breaking bread at the Ann Street Deli in Little Falls, where one finds the best pancakes this side of heaven, when the subject of St. Patrick’s Day arose. What began as an innocent discussion of the annual parade in Utica devolved into a boisterous debate over how the day should be celebrated-as a strictly religious, solemn day of tribute to the patron saint or a secular remembrance of all that is Irish highlighted by toasts in the memories of those who contributed to the great Irish culture. Beads vs. beer. God vs. grog. Out ...