Well! The last month has been very interesting for the Presidential race. So far, the 2024 campaign has been like no other in American history. We started off with a so-called debate, with a barrage of un-factchecked Trump lies on one side and on the other side, an unwell and tired Joe, ...

I would like to bring to attention a document made by the Heritage Foundation, Project 2025, that would transform our current democracy into a Christian nationalist dictatorship. Although Donald Trump claims he knows nothing about this document, more than half of the authors are appointees ...

CHAUTAUQUA — To those who came of age in the last quarter of the 20th century, American — and young Americans’ — involvement in long wars then seemed like something for history books. The experience of earlier generations was different. Many knew the experience of long wars. Some knew ...

Back in June as I watched some of the coverage of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the allied landing in Normandy, I was reminded of a far larger invasion that never took place but that had an impact on my life. It was called Operation Downfall, the allied plan for the invasion of ...

Before we depended on cellphones, we somehow managed life. Looking back though, I remember many days – mostly involving travel – that would have been lots easier. This little story was one of them: My sister-in-law, Julie, raised five accomplished children. She and Ted enjoyed their ...

Fear: a feeling of anxiety and agitation caused by the presence or nearness of danger, evil, pain. We’ve all experienced it in one way or another. It’s an especially effective word when trying to get someone to act the way you want them to. I could cite tons of examples in my life, but ...