Some will argue that political debates have devolved into political theater. Others will disagree, contending such debates are a vital ingredient to better public policy and public leadership. But at the end of the day, both locally and nationally, a refusal to debate clearly does not necessarily weaken a candidate’s chance of being elected.…
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A Cato Institute survey from last year showed that 62 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 have a favorable view of socialism, and 34 percent of that same group has a favorable view of communism.…
Have to give a shout-out to Jenna Utter for her role as the editor for “Village Voices.” Great job!…
Before Charlie got killed, he made it clear that America First meant staying out of foreign wars, that Thomas Massie is the most conservative member of Congress and that the Epstein files should be published without the use of Sharpies.…
Several mornings ago, while on my morning perusal about the place, I chanced on seeing a tree swallow slip out of the nest box on the far side of the upper hill. Talk about being excited! I hurried back to the house to share the news with Sandy.…
The soloists were accompanied by the Fenimore Chamber Orchestra, led by Artistic Director Maciej Żółtowski. Not only is Maestro Żółtowsk a great orchestra “builder,” but he shaped his orchestra into a finely tuned partner for these complex, integrated works.…
Bishop’s weed (Aegopodium podagraria) is a designated invasive species in some areas and is noted as a “weed of concern” or “aggressive” in other areas. For our area of Upstate New York, we would call this “invasive.”…
210 YEARS AGO: Advertisement—Barbarities of the Enemy, exposed in a report of the Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States, appointed to enquire into the spirit and manner in which the war has been waged by the Enemy and the documents accompanying said report—Just received by H. & E. Phinney, Price 50 cents.…
135 YEARS AGO: What mothers are made for—A home is what a woman makes it. A daughter is, in nine cases out of every ten, the reflection of her mother. The training of the girl of fifteen is shown in the woman of fifty.…
The loudest voices currently declaring the system’s failures often come from the generations who experienced the post-World War II flurry of acts, court cases and reforms that shaped 20th-century education in America.…
