Dear Richard loves those huge beefsteak tomatoes that arrive late in July. Last week he went looking for the first giants of the season for BLTs – and came home with two. Obviously not local tomatoes, they were nevertheless a great season opener. As I was slicing up the first big boy, I asked ...

With growing national attention on drinking water safety, many people are asking, “Is my water safe?” For residents of Warren County, that answer is readily available in your annual Water Quality Report—a simple, reliable way to understand what’s in the water coming into your home and ...

My Aunt Jo was an interesting old fuddy-duddy. But she was never one of my favorite relatives. She was my Great Uncle Garnett’s second wife – a piano and organ teacher in Tustin California. She was very persnickety. My mother was Garnett Keith’s favorite niece, and every time she ...

The Second Amendment to the Constitution is a relic of a bygone era of revolution. The Founders could not have contemplated that it would apply to semiautomatic handguns. The Founders absolutely could not have contemplated that it would apply to machine guns. The Founders could not have ...

MECOSTA, Mich.—When this columnist was a newspaper reporter, one of the editors was fond of saying we needed to write in a way that would hold people’s attention when the kids were screaming, the dog was barking, and the television was on. Today’s column doesn’t follow that rule. So ...

Sunday was opening day at Chautauqua, and like all Sundays during the 9-week season, admission was free. Ginger, my BFF from New York City, is visiting us this week for the holiday. She joined me Sunday as the interim president of Chautauqua Institution opened its 153rd season just before the ...