Let’s pick up where we left off five weeks ago, when the column had excerpts from my January 27, 2024, eulogy for my mother and was published for her 94th birthday. Today’s column has excerpts from my May 2, 2000, eulogy for my father and is published for his 96th birthday. It’s ...
Thrity years ago — 1994 Forestville Central School was recently announced as a first place local winner of the third annual “Make a Difference Day” sponsored by USA WEEKEND. The school is one of 15 others in the state and the only one in Chautauqua County to receive this honor and will ...
Firestorms have embroiled John B. King Jr. in every leadership role he has accepted over the last decade. During his controversial stint as New York state Education Commissioner from 2011 to 2014, King royally rocked the boat of numerous public schools with reform strategies that included ...
There’s no denying what is obvious to everyone who drives through Route 20 in the town of Sheridan. Remnants of the June 2022 blaze that wiped out businesses, most notably Pawn Starz, at Roberts Road is a sad site for all who pass by. Town Board members, for their part, have not allowed the ...
The passing of Steve Lawrence on March 7 and the death of Tony Bennett last July brought to mind the fact that the singers who performed songs from the “Great American Songbook” have passed from the scene. I was exposed to and became interested in the American Songbook at an early age. It ...
Baseball season and flowering trees equal springtime in my book. Most people love summer, many prefer autumn, but I’ve always been a fan of fielders’ gloves and pink magnolias. Spring is my heart-singing, smiling season. I think it all began in our backyard in my small Massachusetts ...