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Local Commentaries

The corner store

Most communities had at least one corner store. When I grew up there were three corner stores along the way as I walked to school. The one we frequented most was owned by the Denglers. He had groceries as well as some paper products. The thing that I remember most about this little store is ...

All for a sip from the Grey Cup

This past Sunday was terrific. I attended a mini-reunion of fellow employees from a design firm where I worked during the eighties. Together, we built custom kitchens, baths, and family rooms. Sunday, eleven of us lunched, laughed, and shared old stories. It was like we had never left, except ...

Music is still making memories

Lately it seems like Facebook has been flooded with various devices that make music or at least play music. Although I have not experienced all of them, I had some of them. Let’s start with the earliest device I remember. I had a Victrola. I had a lot of 78 rpm records to play on it. The ...

A Saturday miracle at Shea’s in Buffalo

In last week’s column, I mentioned that I love it when my children buy me tickets as a gift rather than more stuff. An hour after I finished writing on Tuesday, my son called to say, “What are you doing next Saturday?” When I replied that we had no plans, he said, “Hold that – I’ll ...

Voters make a difference

By SUSAN STOUT On Nov. 7, voters will select members of our School Board of Directors and our County Commissioners, other local offices, and several statewide judicial positions. Yet in Warren County, only 27 percent of eligible voters participated in our local primaries last spring. In ...

Is U.S. on a troubling path?

The conservatives’ Project 2025 Plan is to seize control and the plan is working. The Federalist Society founded in 1982 with an annual budget of $18 million has determined who the GOP considers for federal judge appointment, including the Supreme Court. The Heritage Foundation founded in ...