Valentine’s Day: From Ancient Sacrifices to Swiping for Love
From Ancient Rome to Tinder, a history of cupid’s arrow By: Johanna Elattar Ah, Valentine’s Day—the one day a year when couples get to flaunt their love, singles get unsolicited […]
Category: opinion
Letter to the Editor: Government efficiency
“Don’t point your anger at the administration trying to fix a broken system” An OPINION by Adam Wiech, Scio NY I would like to address the recent outrage over the […]
A Golden Girl: Valentine Regret
“February 14th was my older sister’s birthday. She would be 83 this year” A COLUMN by Kathryn Ross Hearts and roses, candy and cards, I am not a big fan […]
COLUMN: The Road to Redemption
“Pause, take a deep breath, and triangulate” An OPINION By Frederick Sinclair A century of rapid industrial development has carried humanity into a trend of valuing quantity over quality and […]
O’Mara: “Albany has never kept its promise on mandate relief”
“It’s been unfair, it’s been wrong, and it’s been egregious” A weekly COLUMN from NY State Senator Tom O’Mara Not long ago, I wrote about a newly proposed state mandate […]
OP-ED: Defunding Rural Schools Won’t Make America Great
“Without federal support, towns face grim choices” To the Editor: As Congress considers H.R. 899, which would terminate the Department of Education (ED), rural communities face catastrophic losses. According to […]
Alternatives to Tariffs: Part Three
“This week, the focus is on fostering a supply chain for resources that manufacturers need” By Bob Confer Editor’s note: This is the third in a four-part series In recent […]
COLUMN: The World Economic Forum – Davos 2025
“There is a world wide open competition raging” An OPINION by Frederick Sinclair, The World Economic Forum (WEF) held its annual meeting, on January the 20th to the 24th 2025, […]
A Golden Girl – Changing History
“Now the President is changing the name from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America” A COLUMN By Kathryn Ross I’m vice president of the Thelma Rogers Genealogical […]
Sempolinski says Stefanik seat must be filled quickly to avoid disenfranchising voters
Assemblyman Opposes Changes to NY Election Law Stefanik poised to be nominated as UN Ambassador From NY State Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski, pictured is Rep. Stefanik ALBANY – Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski […]
Palmesano: Electric school bus mandate should be a non-starter
“…the ‘mother’ of all unfunded mandates” Column/Op-Ed by Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C-Corning) As legislators, two of our top priorities should be protecting our children and being fiscally responsible with the […]
O’MARA: NY’s energy plan still loaded with unanswered questions
“There’s no transparency, there’s no forthrightness with the public on what this is going to cost them” A COLUMN by NY State Senator Tom O’Mara, Public hearings on Governor Hochul’s […]
Alternatives to tariffs: Part two
“Having cheap, reliable electricity is paramount” A COLUMN By Bob Confer Editor’s note: This is the second in a multi-part series In last week’s column I professed my view about […]
Letter to the Editor: Langworthy demonstrated leadership that transcends political divisions
Alfred Democrat applauds Congressman from NY-23 for response to tragedy Dear Editor, I would like to commend Representative Nick Langworthy for his compassionate and measured response to the recent fatal […]
Former NY Assemblyman Joe Giglio honored by staffers: “Do Something Good Every Day”
Giglio recently retired from two decades of service to the 148th Assembly District From former members of Assemblyman Giglio’s staff: Wendy Brand, Heidi Hartley, and Jenifer Pratico Do Something Good […]