We watched the 97th Academy Awards show on Sunday. Well, let’s say that I watched it and Dear Richard tolerated it. We’ve only been married for 12 years, and he didn’t realize early on that he had joined a family of dedicated film buffs. Whether you call it film, movies, or cinema, we are ...

New York state prisons and our correction officers keep us safe from some of the worst criminals; people who not only put their own interests above those of society, but committed heinous and despicable crimes. For years, a concerted effort has been made to dismantle the prison system and to ...

His passing was not immediately known here. He had quietly lived for many years in Florida in his retirement. He was no longer “making waves” in this community...though, at one time, he had made many. It doesn’t take long for memories to fade. As Alfred Lord Tennyson once ...

Roasting the governor for the irresponsible handling of the raging fires destroying California, the Babylon Bee ran a headline saying, “Newsom Assures Wildfire Victims He Is Diverting Millions Of Dollars To Emergency DEI Initiatives.” Satire aside, for people victimized, DEI feels more like ...

Don’t tell anyone about this, or if you feel that you might have to, then please stop reading now. I don’t want to lose my license because of what I’m about to confess. My driving skills have deteriorated significantly. It’s been a slow process, but the warning signs are clear. It all ...

Last month I knew I would run out of room, so I ended with “to be continued.” It is continuing, all right. It’s gotten worse. It seems we now have a monarchy, with King Donald Trump. This has been confirmed by none other than his highness himself. And his fiefdom of serfs and ...