Football, soccer and band camps are in full swing. We knew when the fair rolled around that it was the end of our summer. I never attended any camps in my day but my children were involved in band camp. After they arrived home, I could hear music echoing across our valley as the neighbors ...

We have almost given up shopping at the big box discount stores. It’s time. Their membership rates are climbing through the roof as our need for them is heading for the cellar. We have a membership at BJ’s in Olean, Dear Richard’s hometown. It’s 58 miles away and he can drive it in ...

When the produce markets open, I think about canning. I was new to canning when I moved to the country. My grandma canned a few tomatoes if the crop was big, but other than that she did not can. I had one girlfriend whose mother canned tomato sauce for spaghetti and pizza. A couple times I was ...

One doesn’t have to be a Francophile to have enjoyed the Paris goings-on during these two weeks. As I write this, four more days of excitement await. For me, it’s truly breathtaking… I have to calm down after the evening races just to get to sleep. The television coverage certainly ...

By now, we have all heard Gov. Josh Shapiro complain that he is tired of getting his “ass kicked” by other states. He has opined that Pennsylvania is losing out to economic development in Ohio. Ask the authorities, planners and chambers of commerce in the western part of the state about the ...

By T.J. HEENAN History has shown that America works best when bipartisanship prevails, as our forefathers intended, working together in the spirit of democracy and compromise. A classic example of bipartisanship is President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill which passed in ...