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A lifelong love of golden smiles

A giant of the film industry died just recently, and his passing brought back a flood of memories. As I explored those moments, I realized that in a small, eye-opening way, Robert Redford changed my life. But first, a little history. Four years before I saw Redford, a date invited me to my ...

In debates and faith, Kirk was a martyr too

In an interview, Charlie Kirk said, “Before I go on a college campus, my prayer is very simple: ‘God use me for your will…’ So what is God’s plan when I go onto college campuses? I will only tell the truth. I will not compromise and I love on the lost… Jesus called us to tell the ...

More unanswered questions on water

The most recent boil-water order in the village of Fredonia has once again created a great deal of angry chatter and many questions both on social media and throughout the community. Questions like: Why was the boil order declared? Where did the boil order originate? Was it caused by human ...

The cycles of our national politics

In my lifetime, I have lived through what I would call two or three “cycles” in our national politics. We came out of World War II as the major super-power in the world—there was a good feeling in the country. Yet, somehow, we lost our “mojo.” Along came the fall of China to the ...

Dangerous U.S. path in health care

The current assault on American healthcare compelled me to write this as a nurse practitioner. The fact that this administration made a statement that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must align with the president’s Make America Healthy Again agenda should strike fear in ...

Shootings in schools scar generation

During the past few years, school shootings have been on the minds of the majority of parents with children. The difference between 2025 and 1965, in relation to school shootings, is like night and day. Karen and myself raised five children and not once when we sent them to school did we ...