Think of the excellence of the system we have right now. Anyone can write a letter to the editor, get it printed and not fear official consequences. I can go to the Village Board meeting or the County Legislature and talk about whatever I want. The police will not come to my door. Even if I ...
Technically, the state Department of Environmental Conservation is correct with their white-knuckled, redundant rebuttal: “We’re not cutting old-growth trees.” For the damage the old growth will suffer on their behalf, they might as well be. For those just joining us, here’s a quick ...
Donald Trump's cabinet nominees so far reveal a desire to disrupt Washington, and disruption is needed in many places. But as he mulls his choices for Treasury and the economic-policy posts, the question markets will ask is whether he will disrupt the policy mix that was successful in his first ...
Some say commercial-air service at the Chautauqua County Airport ended because the passenger count plummeted. Yet that misses the point. What’s worse is that it misstates the problem. The real cause wasn’t that the passenger count plummeted. Rather, the real cause was that the quality of ...
In recent days Democrats and the national media have begun telling us that President-Elect Donald Trump’s policies will be bad for the environment, his staff picks are terrible, his tariffs won’t work and will only hurt the poor, and that his deportation plans for illegal aliens will be ...
Last week’s column was about a nice day. A really lucky day. Then life happened. Back in my middle years, I made a promise to myself. If I’m going to work throughout my life, then I’m going to make sure I play a little in my retirement. My original plans were for some tennis, ...