Cockaigne Ski Resort’s closure hit me hard. I started my ski journey eons ago, when Southwestern High School offered an alternative to winter gym classes (that consisted of indoor soccer, volleyball and dancing): skiing! The hill over the football field was set up for us, and an after-school, ...

After the 2020 census, New York redrew its congressional-district lines in time for the 2022 elections. Did you think that was the end of the process? If you did, you might be right. Or you might be wrong. Before the state Court of Appeals—which in New York is the state’s highest ...

As each year passes to the next, I find it more and more difficult to bring a new and refreshing veterans story to the readers of the paper. It seems like an easy task to tell everyone about Nov. 11, and what it means to have served our country. But the task is difficult. The day marked as ...

I want to begin by saluting Gov. Kathy Hochul for working to stem the atmosphere of hate developing on college campuses in our state. Hers is but one voice, but it is an important one and we need more. The anti-Israel demonstrations occurring across the globe and on U.S. college campuses are ...

This past Sunday was terrific. I attended a mini-reunion of fellow employees from a design firm where I worked during the eighties. Together, we built custom kitchens, baths, and family rooms. Sunday, eleven of us lunched, laughed, and shared old stories. It was like we had never left, except ...

In September of 2019, the OBSERVER published a letter I wrote in support of saving the Fenner House from demolition. Shortly after the publication of my letter, interim SUNY Fredonia President, Dr. Dennis Hefner announced via email that the Fenner house would be spared from the wrecking ...