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Troop 267 notes summer of achievements

Scout Troop 267 of Fredonia, hosted by American Legion Post 59, celebrated a successful summer at its Court of Honor ceremony in September. The event highlighted achievements from the Troop’s July summer camp at Custaloga Town Scout Reserve in Carlton, Pa., and formally recognized Scouts and ...

School 4 celebrates top students

Recently, Dunkirk Primary School 4 announced its Students of the Month for September. They were presented with certificates for their accomplishments. Baylee was chosen as Overall Student of the Month for September and will be honored at a next Board of Education meeting.

Big, Beautiful Brainchild transcends borders

I have an idea. It's a Big, Beautiful Brainchild, actually. Maybe the greatest idea I have ever had. It will help every citizen of our great nation. I am surprised that the smartest, most creative and articulate president in the history of our country didn’t think of it first. Perhaps he has but just hasn’t mentioned it? President Trump doesn’t seem to have a filter on his thoughts or his speech. If he did think of this idea first, I am sure it would have spewed from his lips at some point. The president does have nice lips. I hear people say it all the time. “Mr. President, ...

Ride helps build relationship, confidence

In Chautauqua County, therapeutic horseback riding offers a rhythmic path toward connection, confidence and nervous-system regulation. There’s a social media post I never get tired of seeing. Two horses are talking to each other, wondering how their “rescue human” was doing that ...

Lots to ponder in troubling times

Lately I have been unable to refrain from random thinking. Much here is controversial. I wonder how many businesses destroyed by fire after failing to make money were actually cases of self-inflicted arson in an effort to collect on insurance. And I wonder what underground organizations specialize in these sorts of “transactions.” Regarding business transactions, I have been arguing for more than a decade that being a leader, a president especially, is not the same as being a businessman. Navigating a nation through a sensitive and volatile geopolitical landscape requires ...