Last week’s 80-degree temperatures accelerated pet shedding and suddenly Richard and I are ankle-deep in Finian fur. Finian is our Maine Coon cat. The breed is known for their splendid good looks, their large size and massive amounts of long, thick fur. The sloughing season has ...

Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a four-part series about actions needed to address challenges pertaining to the future of the Warren community. Through the first two installments of this four-part series, I stated that the Warren Community is a group of interconnected ...

The day we left from the Buffalo Airport it was sunny and mild. We were heading to Houston, then to College Station, Texas. My granddaughter was about to get her white coat. They get their white coats as they begin their fourth year of school. We found out the ceremony was a really big ...

Last weekend, Dear Richard and I were glued to the annual televised Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia – as usual. On the surface, tales of the competition at Augusta National, and my childhood days at summer camp, do not seem to have anything in common. But let me tell you both ...

At a recent village of Fredonia trustee meeting, I attempted to share the findings of the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report that makes clear humanity’s actions on the climate crisis today have the potential to fundamentally reshape the planet for thousands of ...

Editor’s note: This saint series will feature a saint and how he or she is a meaningful example for us today. Pope Francis wrote that “the saints help all the faithful” for “their lives are concrete proof that it is possible to put the Gospel into practice.” St. Mary Magdalene is an ...