CHAUTAUQUA—With Donald Trump having been almost assassinated and Joe Biden having stood down, we interrupt this unexpectedly serious fortnight in American history for a word about comedy. Yes, comedy. *** Actress Sally Struthers played Archie and Edith’s daughter, Gloria, on the CBS ...

The recent attempted assassination attempt on the life of former President Donald Trump was an event that should give us all pause. The rhetoric has grown to a fever pitch. I think that much of the blame for this lies with progressives of all shapes and sizes and the national Democratic party. ...

Ben Franklin said that the two things you can count on in life are death and taxes. Ben was wrong. It turns out there’s a third universal certainty if we’re lucky enough to age: Shrinking. Most of us begin losing height after age 40. My shrinkage has been a hard fall. I was considered ...

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), ...