Shopping at stores over the past week, we’ve seen chocolate bunnies, egg coloring kits, jelly beans, Easter lilies and … pussy willows. While the majority of the country probably isn’t selling that many pussy willows, it’s a site that continues to be popular here in Western New ...
I submitted my passport application this week. The total was $190 including processing fee at the post office in addition to the eight-dollar passport photo. I am fortunate that the expense was an irritation and not part of the grocery budget. Luckily, I had a certified copy of my birth ...
My dog Rocco stares at me a lot. It’s not because he thinks I look good. And it’s not because he wants me to take him on a romp through the woods to sniff out raccoons or other wild creatures (note: he is afraid of the squirrels in the yard, and they have perceived his cowardice, taunting ...
Pete Howard and I often talk about writing the script for the pilot of a television show. We already have a name for the show. North County Catholic. That’s a little dig at The Buffalo News. The News could never get the name Northern Chautauqua Catholic School correct when Pedro would ...
Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of ...
This past week the Christian Church has been observing a most holy and sacred event, the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and his resurrection into heaven. While the Christian belief is the most prevalent in our country, it is not mandatory and should never be made mandatory. The United States ...