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Commentary

U.S. must not spread itself thin

Today’s column partly flows from the column of March 24, 2023: ≤ ≤ ≤ Let’s pick up where we left off five weeks ago. Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris said on Oct. 29 that the 2024 election was a choice between freedom and chaos. Harris was right for reasons she ...

Church clings to past with troubled future

A message from Bishop Fisher appears on the diocesan website in which he states that “The Diocese of Buffalo, like dioceses across our nation and around the world, has had to deal with some harsh realities – a decline in Church attendance, the decline of those pursuing a life in ordained ...

Shedding through the holidays

Walter, my son’s wonderful white Labrador retriever, always accompanies Bart when he comes for the holidays. We traveled to my daughter’s house in Lexington, Mass. for Thanksgiving, arriving one day after Bart and Walter. By then, Walter had molted his first layer of fur throughout the ...

State can fix health worker shortage

By PATTI SHEA I was privileged enough to attend the Hispanic Women's League Gala this year and meet some really incredible women. The words spoken by several amazing women had a profound impact on me and gave me so much purpose to follow through on the mission for a career pathway for ...

Be concerned, but calm down

There has been concern, and for good reason, at some of the President-elects’ recent nominations for high office in Washington. As a veteran, I have been specially concerned about the announced pick for Secretary of Defense—a person known more for being a Fox News celebrity than for his ...

A golden age in advertising

I’m very fortunate to have grown up during the Golden Age of Advertising. That was a time from the mid 1950s until the mid 70s when ad agencies on Madison Avenue were riding high, and promotional messages were based on sound conceptual thinking. Who could forget Mikey who sold us Life ...