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An antidote for shyness
April 1, 2013 Between winter and spring — Easter week — is a time one often reminisces. Such, is that time now for “yours truly.” You know, I think I have been shy most of my life. more »»
Welfare must assist, but not be ‘trap’
March 31, 2013 By TOM REED In 1996, a Republican Congress and a Democrat President reformed our nation’s welfare system, creating the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to replace the... more »»
County unit has great responsibility
March 31, 2013 By CHRISTINE SCHUYLER I find myself writing this commentary for three reasons: ¯ To define the Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services. more »»
Ford needs to dump British ad agency
March 31, 2013 On Tuesday, Ford India and a British ad agency apologized for what they said was an unauthorized ad showing three scantily clad, gagged and bound women in the back of a Ford Figo compact car driven... more »»
Make the most out of what Jesus gave you
March 30, 2013 Happy Easter! Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. Do you ever stop on Easter to think of how we are celebrating the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus? We are. He did it all. more »»
An odoriferous houseguest
March 29, 2013 The ad in the catalogue was tempting: attractive foliage and good fruits guaranteed in time. more »»
Drones becoming weapons of choice
March 28, 2013 Drones are male honeybees. They develop from eggs that have not been fertilized, and unlike worker bees whose stinger is a modified egg-laying organ they cannot sting. more »»
Freedom to choose
March 27, 2013 With the recent seating of Pope Francis I, I want to believe that there is indeed a new day dawning in America and throughout the world. more »»
Taking technology on the road
March 26, 2013 Editor’s note: This is a series of columns by John Malcolm on his “50 years at Fredonia.” Retired, he is a professor emeritus at Fredonia State. more »»
Tax talk and the economy
March 25, 2013 Watching the State of the Union address, I was amazed at just how clueless and divided our elected officials are as to what the real problems are. more »»
Truck permits drive fears
March 24, 2013 By MINDA RAE AMIRAN The current moratorium on horizontal hydrofracking of gas wells in New York state finds citizens fairly evenly divided on whether the process should be allowed. more »» 
Ripley hoop teams were ‘winners’
March 24, 2013 By WANDA BENTLEY The Ripley Eagles basketball season ended Feb. 15 with a glorious win for not only the Eagles, but the spectators as well. more »»
How Republicans easily change tune
March 24, 2013 In 1996, as a member of the House of Representatives, Republican Sen. Rob Portman voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. more »»
Troop donations bring ‘appreciation’
March 24, 2013 By SUSAN ROWLEY I wanted to share this with our wonderful community who helped us so very much with our last two mailings. more »»
Be kind, be humble, be thankful for what you have
March 23, 2013 It pays to do extra cleaning from time to time. Recently I found a message from Erma Bombeck. It was like hearing from the dead. It has a beautiful message and I’ll share it with you. more »»
Deficit reduction deceit
March 23, 2013 After income taxes have been jacked up for a targeted class of people and payroll taxes increased for 77 percent of us, only Washington could name it the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. more »»
To spring — or not
March 22, 2013 The calendar proclaims spring already two days old. The classical music station unshelved every conceivable selection with some variety of spring in its title. more »»
A way to bring dairy back to life
March 21, 2013 The economy of upstate New York has been in decline and serial malaise for several decades. This has been the bane of several previous governors and their administrations. It would be also for Gov. more »»
State plan straps agencies for disabled
March 20, 2013 Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes his proposed $120 million cut to agencies serving people with developmental disabilities can be accomplished by slashing their administrative and overhead costs. more »»
Freedoms ‘trampled’ by criminals
March 19, 2013 In his commentary, “Gun law brings radical thoughts,” the writer from Forestville submitted a thought-provoking article about whom he referred to as “zealot. more »» |
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