Do you know who Walter Hunt was? I am guessing you probably do not recognize the name, but he made a significant contribution that we all have used. In 1849 he invented the safety pin. He received his patent, but later sold it to satisfy a debt. He received $400 for his patent ending his claim ...
It would have been unthinkable 30 years ago to see what Jamestown’s housing market has become. There was a time when home values in much of the city were, at best, stagnant. Some ended up selling their homes for less than their original purchase price. Those looking to purchase homes ...
One Reason For A Change At The White House To The Reader’s Forum: To the powers that be, It seems that the “losing party” has not realized why “they” lost. Example being an article on Feb. 15 by “one from that side” written by someone that still doesn’t get it. The ...
Roasting the governor for the irresponsible handling of the raging fires destroying California, the Babylon Bee ran a headline saying, “Newsom Assures Wildfire Victims He Is Diverting Millions Of Dollars To Emergency DEI Initiatives.” Satire aside, for people victimized, DEI feels more ...
A few weeks ago, an old friend died—Paul Bush. His passing was not immediately known here. He had quietly lived for many years in Florida in his retirement. He was no longer “making waves” in this community...though, at one time, he had made many. It doesn’t take long for ...
New York state prisons and our correction officers keep us safe from some of the worst criminals; people who not only put their own interests above those of society, but committed heinous and despicable crimes. For years, a concerted effort has been made to dismantle the prison system and to ...