O’Mara: “Summer Project No. 1: Reading List”
Support and benefit from your local library this summer From the Office of NY State Senator Tom O’Mara, The great American author Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “There is no friend […]
Category: opinion
Tyranny’s end; darkest before the dawn
Who are the “Greymen?” A COLUMN By Frederick Sinclair We must understand the origins of tyranny, as it wanes, so that we can overcome its horrors and heal the wounds […]
O’Mara: “The need to rethink NY’s energy future remains urgent”
“Between 2024 and 2025, electricity prices in New York increased at a faster rate than the national average” From NY State Senator Tom O’Mara, Last September, when Governor Kathy Hochul […]
OP-ED: Asking for Change
A Bath NY native asks the Steuben County Legislature to elect, not appoint a county executive By Steve Sprague, Bath NY On Monday morning, June 23, 2025, I stood before […]
COLUMN: Making the unknown known will change everything
A Look at the “Disclosure Project Briefing Document 2025” A OPINION By Frederick Sinclair, pictured is Dr. Steven Greer This article focuses on the work of Dr Steven Greer who […]
O’MARA: “What happened to making New York more affordable?”
A Weekly Column by NYS Senator Tom O’Mara The bottom line is that the state Legislature finished this year’s regular legislative session late last week exactly where it started the […]
COLUMN: Bring physical and fiscal wellness to Medicaid
The root cause of NY State’s high property taxes needs a “total overhaul” A OPINION By Bob Confer New York’s Medicaid system is the second-costliest in the nation. The total […]
It’s more than a bridge: Belfast connected over the Genesee River in honor of Bill Nichols
PHOTO: Bill Nichols going over the bridge with former Belfast Town Supervisor David DeRock and Belfast Town Councilman Josh Cole after the ribbon was cut and the bridge over the […]
OP-ED: Congressman Langworthy has abdicated his responsibilities to NY-23
“Nick Langworthy needs a challenger in a Republican primary” An OPINION by Jim King, Owego NY Nick Langworthy has abdicated his responsibilities as Congressman. A Congressman has three public responsibilities. […]
An open letter to Humanity, from Mother Earth
“There will soon be undeniable first-hand proof that you are not alone in the universe’ An OPINION By Frederick Sinclair I, planet Earth, as harbinger of Nature and nursery for […]
Letter to the Editor: Please VOTE June 30 for Alfred-Almond libraries
From Marcia Litchman, Alfred For Alfred and Almond voters who may be readers of the Wellsville Sun or Hornell Sun in lieu of (or in addition to) the Alfred Sun, […]
O’Mara: “Latest Albany mandate sets its sights on dairy industry”
A weekly COLUMN by NY State Senator Tom O’Mara, “To say that I’m a frustrated dairy farmer in New York State would be an understatement. I don’t understand how a […]
The Golden Girl: The Art of Words
The last time the author will use the word “éclaircissement” again A COLUMN By Kathryn Ross Words have been my stock and trade for many years, so I looked with […]
COLUMN: Gov./FCC auction of spectrum ignores Federal Court ruling!
A precedent was set by The Environmental Health Trust and Children’s Health Defense v. FCC An OPINION By Frederick Sinclair The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created by an act […]
Tom O’Mara: “Watch out for more Albany surprises”
Beware of the NY Heat Act’s proposed natural gas ban A weekly column by NY State Senator Tom O’Mara, Beware of the final days of any legislative session in Albany […]