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As one who’s faced loss, and who hasn’t at one time or another, I know there are people missing from around many tables and Christmas trees during the...

When it comes to great Christmas gifts — getting them, that is — I’m just like anyone else. I’d love to find a brand new, premium 4x4, with a big, red...

Shortly after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a tax bill that is projected to add at least $1.4 trillion to the federal deficit largely to pa...

Doug Jones’ narrow win over Roy Moore in deep-red Alabama comes as a disappointment to many conservatives. Republicans must also fear that Jones' win ...

I was tearing through my cluttered house, pulling open boxes under the eaves and down in the basement. “Where are they?” I declared aloud. “I know I b...

I strip away the old debris, that hides a shining car A brilliant red Barchetta, from a better, vanished time Fire up the willing engine, responding w...

I have never contemplated suicide. I have experienced depression of varying intensities and duration, like dealing with my mother’s death or the reali...

For the first time since 1972 the number of people behind bars in American prisons and jails declined slightly to 2.2 million in 2015, down from 2.4 m...

I’m back with some updates on the city of Salamanca. First, thanks to all who attended our Falling Leaves Festival. We can proudly say it was one of t...

Some cats in the neighborhood can be trouble-makers, doing things like marking territory on your porch. My Lucy has always been a “trouble-finder.” It...

When a mayoral candidate on the short end of the vote takes the time to drop by her opponent’s election-night headquarters to offer congratulations an...

When I read Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s views recently regarding tax reform, I was disappointed to see his negative attitude toward lowering taxes for hardwor...

I wasn’t sure I was going to participate in handing out Halloween candy Tuesday night until about an hour before the designated trick or treating hour...

Today voters determine whether New York state should hold a constitutional convention, a vote mandated every 20 years. Initially adopted in 1894, Arti...

When Donald Trump won a surprise victory in the 2016 presidential election, he did so largely because rural counties voted overwhelmingly in favor of ...

In 2012, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and fellow Republican lawmakers applied supply-side economics and cut income taxes across the board. The goal was t...

When I worked for newspapers in Michigan, there were two things that brought the most complaints to our publisher and editors: missing a cartoon or ne...

As I held little Leo in my arms last week, thoughts of what the world will be like in his lifetime, in view of our turbulent days, filled my mind. Tho...