Since my essay two weeks ago on “Retirement Security a Silent Disaster” two developments lead me to write this follow-up essay. First, a week ago “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” had a lengthy report on the subject of the future of retirement in America. NBC News reported that 46% ...

There is a wonderful country song sung by George Jones which is about great country singers who have now passed or someday will. To give you a taste of it, here are four lines: “Who’s gonna fill their shoes? Who’s gonna stand that tall? Who’s gonna play the Opry And the Wabash ...

Little is more important than ensuring our safety and the safety of those we care about. Although we don’t often give it much thought, when we need help we inevitably count on the police to quickly come to our aid. It’s long past time we help them. Few have set foot in one of our local ...

I read the Commentary written by Fredonia Village Trustee Michelle Twichell, on the Opinion page of the June 8-9 edition of the OBSERVER with great interest. I strongly agree with Trustee Twichell’s comment that “the new hospital is a win for everyone,” but I disagree with her ...

Expected soon is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that will affect guns. Yet by all indications, the decision won’t be about the Second Amendment. ≤ ≤ ≤ This action — Garland v. Cargill — addresses bump stocks. Central to this action is the National Firearms Act’s machine gun ...

Several stories caught my attention in Monday’s OBSERVER. I note that Pine Valley and Bemus Point Central Schools are about to receive funding for electric buses. Once again, I have to ask why the state is rushing into mandating absolute dependence on untried and very expensive technology ...