One of my goals in writing this column is to alert you to dangers to our democracy so you can alert others, who then alert others, and by this means we enlarge and strengthen our bulwark against the tide of fascism. Wars pose particular challenges to democracy because nations at war often ...
To the editor: Mohawk-Fulton 4th of July cash and product donations allow us to provide each child, senior, and veteran that attends a hotdog/sloppy joe, chips, pop/water, and ice cream free. With our community support we’re able to provide 300 goodie bags & free games with cash prizes ...
Birds are dying at an alarming rate, and it's a warning sign to humans that the quality of our environments are getting worse. Bird populations are an ecosystem indicator. The massive decline in bird species serves as our collective canary in a coal mine, an urgent reminder that what matters to ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Following trips to different countries over many years I have longed to return home and hear these words from an immigration officer: "Welcome back to the United States." Something felt different this time. After three weeks away - two days in Doha and the rest in Vietnam, ...
With July just about here and the ceiling of summer temperatures in sight, I often find it to be this time of year when bass fishing is at its best. I am not an expert in bass fishing, though when I am looking for a light flaky fish for dinner sometimes a smallmouth bass is the one of the best ...
There are two phrases I have always challenged: “So and So made history when he ..." and “ — changed the course of history.” In the first instance, it is not the person who makes history; it is history that makes the person. As an example, it has been written of Union General Ulysses ...