A reader of this column sent me a letter asking my views on this subject. Though not an expert on inflation, I do have my opinions about it. My father likely had a great influence on me in regard to this issue. He believed that inflation was the bane of all and an enemy especially of the ...

Who wants to pay 41 percent more for food? No one. Yet a newly enacted California law is wrecking just that kind of havoc on citizens in the state — and it threatens to cause food prices to rise dramatically nationwide. Congress must act in this year’s Farm Bill to protect farmers and ...

Fredonia as well as the region has been treading water in this dismal situation for years and literally drowning in the mire of confusion and politics. Potable water is not a political issue or one to be a divided commodity or passed around like a plague. It is a basic Human Right and each ...

In the realm of mental health and suicide prevention, awareness and action can be lifesaving. Every year, millions of people around the world struggle with their mental well-being, and sadly, some succumb to the darkness of suicidal thoughts. However, there are steps we can all take to ...

Let’s pick up where we left off five weeks ago, when the column had excerpts from my January 27, 2024, eulogy for my mother and was published for her 94th birthday. Today’s column has excerpts from my May 2, 2000, eulogy for my father and is published for his 96th birthday. It’s ...

The passing of Steve Lawrence on March 7 and the death of Tony Bennett last July brought to mind the fact that the singers who performed songs from the “Great American Songbook” have passed from the scene. I was exposed to and became interested in the American Songbook at an early age. It ...