We’re not advocating here for any one political party or viewpoint. We are, however, emphasizing that—by accepting any legacy media reporting simply at face value in this day and age—we may be doing ourselves and our country a great disservice.…
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Our new pope’s predecessor, Francis, died last month, setting the stage for this particular conclave, which, it turned out, was a relatively easy one, lasting a mere two days (as had the conclave for Francis).…
A report issued in September 2022 by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, titled “How Communities Are Responding to Vehicular Homelessness,” points out that communities are seeing an increase in “visible vehicular homelessness” as housing prices continue to rise in many of the nation’s cities.…
AI has sparked a panic about computers, it seems, gaining power over us, the people, mere lowly human beings. Will AI impose its powerful attributes on us? Will we become insignificant and unnecessary? Will AI become a god, or even God?…
For procedures like spinal fusions and hip and knee replacements—among the most common operations in medicine—the choice of hospital can mean the difference between a full recovery and months of avoidable setbacks, pain, and stress.…
If you are following news reports from a variety of media sources—not just those which echo your own perspectives and beliefs—then you have been witness to violence and destruction of property not limited to any one side of the political aisle.…
The bottom line: The perception that our news media coverage prioritizes accuracy and fairness, and that journalists report the news minus potential biases and sensationalism, is waning and continues to drop. With this in mind, and because so many people are now turning to AI for assistance in both research and content creation, we thought it would be interesting to see how balanced and accurate AI platforms may be when asked to write an impartial 200-word essay on the state…
...more than 90 percent of the losses are of birds from just 12 families, among them sparrows, blackbirds, warblers and finches. Dark-eyed juncos are down 170 million; white-throated sparrows are down by 93 million; one of our favorites, the red-winged blackbird, has declined by more than 92 million, down from the 260 million of 50 years ago.…
This week, we reached out to our Otsego County friends and neighbors to find out what helps them relax in this heated political environment—what brings a smile to their faces, or reminds them that, regardless of our differences, it’s good to be an American.…
Today, politeness is practically anathema. No one, in this country or abroad, seems to feel the necessity to act toward others with any form of courtesy, tactfulness, respectful and deferential behavior, or consideration in order to get the job done.…
