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Commentary

Imagine owning your own island

I’m pretty confident that there aren’t too many Caribbean island owners among the readership. I’m not talking about land ownership in the tropics as the subject, although I would not argue with anyone who forced a small atoll on me. We all have our own island, it’s just not a ...

We’re not immune to a migrant crisis

I feel that the actions of the President Joe Biden administration on our border with Mexico have placed on this nation a moral obligation to assist the undocumented immigrants that they have so casually allowed to enter our nation. I do not say this lightly at a time when our own fiscal house ...

Long and short of area, global troubles

Some bad news came down recently that rattled Fredonia. The WCA Home on Temple Street will be closing soon after providing a warm and comforting sanctuary for over a century to thousands. Debts up to $60,000 a month had been plaguing the establishment and funds to support it are approaching ...

Observing chaos in Congress

Chaos in politics in never a good thing. It leads nowhere, and it usually accomplishes nothing. But, we had a big dose of it recently watching, over several days, the 15 votes that it took to elect Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House of Representatives. You may find this hard to believe, ...

Climate disasters signal a need for renewables

“Area leaders applaud Hochul on mental health, not energy” (Jan. 11) suggests limited bipartisan cooperation is possible in Albany. What’s surprising, though, especially in light of the almost constant barrage of climate disasters faced by New York State since Hurricane Sandy, is the ...

Commission is a cop-out in dilemma

As the leader of a multi-state long term senior care community in an industry that is fighting for survival, I approach every day with hope and optimism. I had both those feelings as I sat down to listen to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State Address. I needed to hear commitment. I ...