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Commentary

There’s two sides to Niagara Falls

It’s possible for two people to see or experience something and come away with totally different yet perfectly valid opinions. When it comes to Niagara Falls I very much enjoy the peace and serenity of Niagara Falls, N.Y., and the adjacent state park. The view might not be as sweeping as ...

The Vespa 400 was my ride

My four-wheel Vespa was not one of their world-renowned motor scooters. It was a car. A really small car. I don’t think my mother ever forgave me. “That’s probably the dumbest purchase you have ever made.” I bought the little red car during my junior year of college. No longer living ...

Facing the reality of AI

Though I don’t completely understand it, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay. It is the latest permutation in our high-tech world and has taken over the stock market, if not our lives themselves. In a way, AI sort of crept on me. I didn’t think much about it when I began to ...

Eternal beauty found in region’s churches

If beings from outer space were to study the history of the architectural accomplishments of the human race, they would be greatly interested in our churches, especially Catholic churches. Here are the greatest artistic structures ever created by man, with signatures of our most celebrated ...

Having quality of life here at home

When speaking about an optimal "quality of life," different people can have very dissimilar definitions. It usually depends on each person's individual preferences. These days, we often hear people rave about how perfect they think life is in Middle America. They tend to romanticize the ...

Some orders are compromising military

They were not supposed to think. “Just following orders” conveniently removed the possible internal conflict by justifying immoral actions. Individuals were removed of personal responsibility, indoctrinated from young ages to hate everyone that the leader chose to blame. When those ...