There is a “walkway” of sorts being built at the Chautauqua Lake Bridge, though it is not a “bikeway/walkway” for the general public. What is under construction is a walkway and scaffolding platform for workers who will be rebuilding the bridge. I had wondered what was causing the ...

While Chief David Price is correct in informing the Village Board of his concerns regarding our community’s mental health challenges during a November meeting, the solution to the problem lies elsewhere. There are formal structures within Chautauqua County that Price can use to great ...

Winning a million dollars and buying several beautiful homes in your all favorite locations sounds glorious to most people. That is until they start facing all those dirty toilets. Sure, hiring a team of toilet cleaners becomes an option with that much money, but toilet cleaners need ...

Fascism. It involves power and control. So do Authoritarianism, Totalitarianism, Dictatorship, and Tyranny. They are all the antithesis of democracy and a democratic republic’s worst nightmare. While we sometimes use these words interchangeably, they don’t all mean exactly the same ...

We interrupt this series of columns on serious subjects that matter to take on a subject that really matters. Well, sort of. What is that subject, you ask? Stores that you frequently visit and which—out of the blue—move much of their merchandise to different parts of the store. ≤ ...

The crazy idea of writing a book did not surface early. I had to wait until sanity abandoned me. A devoted reader since I was a kid, I always thought that books were the result of brilliant minds, great imaginations, and writerly skills. Ordinary people like me didn’t write books. But you ...