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Opinion

Nation needs more guardians of corruption

Commentary

If the tangled mess of corruption in our federal government wasn’t already obvious to the average citizen, then the DOGE initiative has made it abundantly clear, except to the willfully blind, of course. From the executive order:  “The United States Digital Service is hereby publicly ...

U.S. must remember ‘Forgotten War’

Commentary

We spend a great deal of time on the remembrance of events from World War II. Even World War I is stuck in our memory with the significance of Armistice Day. And as I look through the annals of history, I see that my father’s war was called “The Forgotten War,” for apparently good ...

Defamation leads to intimidation

Commentary

If you saw a particular Sunday network-television-news program on Feb. 16, you heard the host say that in Germany, “free speech was weaponized to conduct a genocide.” Yes, you read that correctly: “free speech was weaponized to conduct a genocide.” Let’s think that one through. Do ...

State empathy, urgency absent in prison strife

Editor's corner

Upheaval inside the walls of the New York state prison system is not something that occurred suddenly. Warning signs were beginning close to home at Collins Correctional Facility in the spring of 2023. That is when more than a dozen officers were injured at Collins Correctional Facility over a ...

Police: ‘Shortage’ another reason to merge

The OBSERVER’s View

One more case was made for the possible consolidation of the largest north county Police Departments. In making his plea to village trustees, Chief David Price talked about the lack of candidates for open positions. “I’m not asking for additional staff, and I’m below where we were 10 ...

Movies supply magic in everyday life

Commentary

We watched the 97th Academy Awards show on Sunday. Well, let’s say that I watched it and Dear Richard tolerated it. We’ve only been married for 12 years, and he didn’t realize early on that he had joined a family of dedicated film buffs. Whether you call it film, movies, or cinema, we are ...