Years ago, I wrote a column about being a counter. I’m still nosy. And I am still afflicted with the counting compulsion – or for any useless factoids involving numbers. I like to know how many people, how many years, how many dollars. There are oodles of useless information occupying ...

In the days since President Donald Trump first spoke of buying Greenland from Denmark, the world’s largest Island has been in the news. The President’s statement begs the question: Is Greenland that important to the United States? I begin with some background. Greenland was settled by ...

One hundred and thirty eight police officers were injured on Jan. 6, 2021, while trying to protect the U.S. Capitol. They were attacked by a mob wielding baseball bats, flagpoles, fire extinguishers, pepper spray, bear spray, and in some cases, the officers’ own weapons. Following the ...

A friend recently dropped off a book about Jamestown’s “Lost Neighborhood,” the old Italian-American neighborhood that was located along the Chadakoin River adjacent to Harrison Street. I remember this neighborhood well, as I used to trek through it when walking to or from Jamestown High ...

I am writing in response to the commentary “State residents will pay dearly for the Superfund” (Jan. 11). In the commentary, the authors make fun of the act, calling it “laughable” to create a superfund to help those who are harmed by the extreme impact of the climate crisis.They ...

By PATTY HAMMOND Many promises were made to cut governmental spending during recent elections. Not only is our federal government facing a huge deficit, more than a few local communities have budgetary hurdles of their own to overcome. While most citizens expect and regularly use many ...