It was 92 stifling degrees when I arrived home from lunch yesterday. Humidity was in the 80% range. As predicted. I hate this hot stuff. Fuggedaboudit. I know there are people who thrive in the heat. I’m happy for them, but I will never be one of them. Ever. I should have been born in ...

A recent Associated Press story in the OBSERVER had me shaking my head. According to the United Nations, hardly the organization that FDR and Harry Truman envisioned at the end of World War II, it is estimated that a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from several links in the ...

It was the 250th birthday of the US Army on Saturday, June 14. You would hardly have known it at the No Kings protest, except for those who displayed signs commemorating the day outside the protest rally in Jamestown. June 14 was Flag Day too, but for No Kings, it was billed as a “Day of ...

There must be something in the water in Queens for it seems that, as to politicians, that Borough of New York City produces a certain breed of them. Two that come to mind are Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump. Though neither now live in Queens, this is the place where they “cut their eye ...

I went to the Democratic Primary Debate the other night eager to listen to those candidates who have decided to put themselves forward and serve our village. I know Michelle Twichell quite well and have observed her as a village trustee for the last four years. I was really there for the two ...

I have been watching Dunkirk’s fiscal struggles with great interest. As a former mayor of the city, current businessperson who has significantly invested in Dunkirk and a current candidate for Chautauqua County clerk I am passionate about finding a solution. There certainly are ...