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Like a lot of football fans in the Twin Tiers, I was rooting hard for the New England Patriots to lose on Sunday. But of course they won. The stinkin’...

As International Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches on Sunday, a look at a recent survey by the Claims Conference shows how imperative this day of r...

Iowa Congressman Steve King has been widely and rightly condemned for his recent remark questioning the offensiveness of “white supremacy,” “white nat...

A report by online’s BuzzFeed News, alleging that prosecutors had detailed evidence that President Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress abo...

As I’m preparing to celebrate the life of my father, who recently passed away, I have been told on many occasions in the past week that he was the epi...

Am I the only American who feels like I’m watching a bad Three Stooges movie when I read about the battle in Washington over Donald Trump’s demand for...

The Farmersville Town Board will conduct a public hearing Monday on a draft law that would provide for legal defense of — and the payment of court jud...

I remember some very special gatherings when I was a little girl. They were family reunions when all ages participated, from grandparents to the newes...

As we witness the chaos in Washington continue to wreak havoc on our political system, I’m reminded of quotes from the past. Founder James Madison, al...

Fascism is a radical form of authoritarian ultranationalism that is characterized by dictatorial power, suppression of opposition and regimentation of...

Newly sworn-in U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York appears to like the spotlight just as much as she savors the chance to strike political ...

“The three Cs in life: choice, chance, change. You must make the choice to take the chance if you want anything in life to change.” This quote by an u...

I read sad news of the death of Hamilton Ward IV, the son of one of the most talented and esteemed jurists Western New York has ever known, the Hon. H...

The media and the political establishment’s excoriation of President Donald Trump for his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from the battlefield of eas...

It felt a little like 1981 all over again. Circumstances are different, but the surprise, gratitude and mystery are the same. Here’s what happened tha...

A new year — 2019 — is right around the corner. It’s likely that few will be sorry to see 2018 recede in the rearview mirror, but leaving the year beh...

Conservatives and patriots have watched with consternation over the past two years, as President Trump has repeatedly given way on the issue of fundin...

When I was growing up, we always had cats and dogs. We lived near the edge of a grown-over field and, particularly in the case of our cats, they came ...