So Pomfret town Supervisor and North County Water District chairman Dan Pacos has had it with the Save Our Reservoir group. Has it ever occurred to Mr. Pacos that the members and the more than 300 petition signers in favor of upgrading the Village’s water treatment plant, dam and reservoir ...

It would be nice if everything were “cut and dried,” that everything was the good vs. the bad. But, many things land in between. In that regard, I found with interest a recent article in the Los Angeles Times detailing the results of an international regulation imposed in 2020 requiring ...

The July 5-6 edition of the OBSERVER included an opinion piece continuing the tired mantra that Donald Trump is a “Liar” and a “Threat to Democracy.” The 2024 election will be a binary choice as long as Democrats can keep RFK Jr. off the ballot (in their quest to promote democracy), ...

CHAUTAUQUA—Meet Riley Gaines. Now 24 years old and newly married, she has put her dental-school admission on hold to spread the word about her and others’ college-swim-team experience. She began swimming at age 4 and soon took it up competitively, as many children do. In the ensuing ...

It started when Jay Leno was doing the Tonight Show. He would go out on a street corner and ask passersby questions about American History, and sometimes ask them to identify pictures of politicians, and other notables. This type of questioning continues today focusing on young college age ...

Recently a friend told me that she always enjoyed columns about my mother. I laughed with her saying, “I’ve told her stories so many times, it feels like everyone would have heard or read them all.” But the calendar reminded me of a relevant one. Friends have heard the story, but it has ...