In the town of Chautauqua, outside of the village of Mayville on Route 430 where I reside, we are happy to have the most highly police patrolled area in the county. With Sheriff headquarters located very nearby, multiple Sheriff and other police cruisers drive by my home many times per ...

We are all in a rapidly sinking ship. I hope to write a cohesive piece, but so many concerns for our country and all of us Americans are swirling around in my head right now, that attaching them to this analogy may help to address them. I feel like I am one of the ones who are out on the ...

I was standing in the checkout line at a Country Fair in Erie when I heard the big tough man’s voice behind me. He was on the phone. “You tell doze guys I’m gonna take care-a dem poysinally when I get back.” He added profanity for emphasis. I hadn’t heard an accent like that – ...

At the height of the 2024 Christmas season a premeditated murder carried out in cold blood occurred in New York City. The victim was not chosen because of whom he was but for what he represented. In this case the nation’s health insurance business. The murder approached the victim from the ...

By KIRK L. MILLER Recently on March 15, the American Legion celebrated its 106th birthday and is heralded as the oldest and largest veterans’ group in the USA. The organization was formed in 1919 by a group of veterans who had served in World War I and returned home to discover that many ...

Our U.S. Senator, Chuck Schumer, has come under some fairly heavy criticism in the past couple of weeks over his decision to not let the government default. The criticisms were framed primarily by those in his own party who believed that the decision would further enable the President in his ...