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 ...

Baseball season and flowering trees equal springtime in my book. Most people love summer, many prefer autumn, but I’ve always been a fan of fielders’ gloves and pink magnolias. Spring is my heart-singing, smiling season. I think it all began in our backyard in my small Massachusetts ...

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 ...

In a county with a dwindling population, it’s expected that some businesses will vanish and modest luxuries we once enjoyed may start to disappear. Humans with a traumatic injury or a complex health problem almost always are transported out of the county for tertiary medical care. ...