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 ...

After the Trump/Biden debate in June, it became apparent that Joe Biden was in no shape to continue his Presidential campaign. Though he understood the issues, it was clear that his ability to debate them was greatly diminished. This past Sunday, he announced that he was stepping ...

Imagine yourself a lonely male creature. It’s mid-July, and you are floating in the vast darkness of someone’s backyard near the edge of a woods, your torso glowing on and off, yellow-gold, as you dip and rise through the dewy night air. You are filled with intense desire; your instincts ...

You might have thought things could not get worse in Gaza. UNICEF estimates there are 50,000 malnourished children. They are in immediate danger of death by starvation. In the first five years of life it’s really important to get enough to eat so that your brain develops normally. Without ...

I am writing in response to a June 2 ad in the OBSERVER run by the “Save Our Reservoir” organization. The wording used in the ad is downright nasty. Implications are made that our Village Trustees and Mayor are horrible and evil people trying to take water away from the village ...

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 ...