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 ...

Welcome to the first full day of spring. At long last, the hours of daylight exceed the hours of darkness. The winter’s snowfall has largely melted. Snow in the air after the beginning of spring is common. Even measurable snow can still fall. Whatever white stuff comes our way in ...

As March came in like a lion, I anxiously wait for the signs of Spring that are so familiar. When the grandchildren were young, we went outside as soon as it was comfortable. By comfortable I mean we had to wear jackets, but we could comfortably sit outside to eat our lunch. Many lunches were ...

This is an old saying which essentially means that things which are foreseeable and need to be fixed but are not...will, sooner or later, eventually need to be dealt with. In Chautauqua County, right now, two municipalities seem to be in the forefront as to this situation—Dunkirk and ...

Relative to the pending revote to purchase two electric buses and update the Bemus Bus Garage to enable its use for the same, I would offer the following. I believe that electric vehicles, including buses, could be one of the options for transporting students, but not a mandated option. What ...

Energy experts, engineers and grid operators should be setting our energy policy not politicians. Politicians are often responding to undue pressure from various stakeholders; self-serving industry groups and environmental organizations. Please note our current energy mandates /policies to ...