Small town living seldom requires the services of Uber or Lyft. But I was in New York City last week and had the opportunity to be a newly savvy traveler. I became an Uber user. I am a verified rider. I am so cool. It was fun, it was safe, and I enjoyed my drivers. And yes, it is fairly ...

A local pastor posted an open letter by a “progressive” preacher John Pavlovitz urging all pastors in the nation to stand in support of Episcopalian Bishop Mariann Budde for her remarks made to President Trump at the National Cathedral (1-21). Count me out. Another progressive pastor ...

It may be the middle of winter, but that has not stopped construction of new sewers for the west side of Chautauqua Lake. It is now underway. As you head toward Mayville from Hogan’s Hut on Route 394, you come up a hill and just beyond the crest, on the right-hand side, you will see the ...

New York State needs to reap the economic benefits of President Trump’s National Energy Emergency Declaration by removing barriers to development of the oil and natural gas under our feet. In 2021, NYSERDA published information that 70-plus % of the total energy used in New York State ...

I started taking notes for this piece on Inauguration Day. After only a week and a half, I have enough to fill a book. A nonfiction book, since the only thing novel about what is happening is that it’s new to our country’s history. However, we have seen things like it repeated in other ...

Comments made by Fredonia school board members during a meeting on Jan. 7 directed at the voting public are concerning in reference to capital proposals two and three, which were decisively rejected in December. One comment directed at district residents was “willful ignorance” for what a ...