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In a rare display of bipartisanship in Congress, the House Energy and Commerce Committee recently voted  45-2  to require automakers to include AM radio access in new electric vehicle …
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The average person takes advantage of the downtime during the holiday season. As long as Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s have been celebrated, most people seize the opportunity to …
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Letters to the editor
A bill called the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on Americans Hostages Act (HR 9495) disguises what it is actually about. The bill’s wording is so deceptive that many in the House …
The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) is calling on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature to address the escalating violence in …
Our foreign aid for fiscal year 2025 is around $95 billion, and a number of countries receiving this aid do not seem to appreciate the generosity of the United States. We have many people in the …
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirming that the first child in the United States has tested positive for bird flu, our political leaders should, among other things, consider a …
Because the county budget season is here and we’re entering the fifth year of controversy over restructuring the Adult Care Center (ACC), it’s time to take stock. By objective …
OPINION
Whatever your political stripe, we probably all agree that we have a changed national landscape. We have an incoming leader who has made it clear that he will refashion the American government. …
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Smoke curls gently above the homes Of children with baskets full of pine cones. The scent of cider fills the air With a touch of cinnamon for added flair. Wood piles grow taller with each …
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COLUMNS
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
The beauty of a snowflake

They say you cannot see the forest through the trees. This is true, you cannot have a wide perspective if you are standing in the midst of a clump of trees. Likewise, you cannot observe an …

Cloaking up, with gratitude

In one sense, gratitude is simple:  Be thankful. Say "thank you" to everything, or most things, that come your way. Somehow that seems hard to do. Ironically, it's really easy to …

Forgiveness & Gratitude

In my mind, forgiveness and gratitude are hitched together. With gratitude, we acknowledge that good things happen, and recognize that the source of goodness is outside of ourselves.  …

BLOGS

A tale of two borders 

One has to admire the recent move by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau when he traveled to meet with President-Elect Trump to discuss the pending tariffs that have been proposed.  Let’s be …

Keeping the spark alive

Chosen before the November 5 election, I turned to the wisdom of Etty Hillesum. While her diaries were not widely distributed as Anne Frank, her writing spoke to her deepening wisdom as she …