For many years, Western Civilization (Western Tradition) has been under assault from the Marxist Left – in schools, colleges, the media, woke corporations, etc. Why? Simply because the foundations of the Western Tradition (dating to around 1750) assume the individual’s right to “Life, ...

I have not been a fan of the idea of early voting, but I must admit the early voting here in Chautauqua County was quick and easy. My wife has Parkinson’s disease, is in a wheelchair, and has reduced motor skills, which adds a little challenge to when and where we go. We went to the ...

JAMESTOWN — As a choir warms up in Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church in Jamestown, the choir’s voices begin to fill the air. One can hardly help wondering whether this is what Heaven sounds like. Or looks like. In this historic sanctuary, images of faith abound. Along the ...

Three weeks ago, I wrote about a breadless October. A one-month diet regimen. I honestly had no idea how many foodstuffs fall under the Bread category, or how often that category entered my digestive tract! Dear Richard and I decided to try just cutting that one item – in all its ...

This past Sunday it was another “fall back” Sunday when we set our clocks back to standard time. On March 9 we will have a “spring ahead” Sunday when we set our clocks ahead one hour. The use of time zones and Standard Time began on Nov. 18, 1883, when United States and Canadian ...

The atmosphere of Earth is a layer of gasses retained by gravity that surrounds our planet. Most of the total mass of the atmosphere is in the lower 6 miles. By volume, the Earth's atmosphere is about 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, and 0.93% argon. A brew of trace gasses accounts for the ...