The Warren County Fair brings many memories. It has been part of our lives since the 1970s. My first experience with the fair was creating grange displays. Every year there was a theme. We could interpret the theme as we saw fit. Ida Grace, our neighbor, was the one who got us interested ...

The sign was stuck into an open barrel of peanuts in a grocery store. Its large letters proclaimed “This product contains peanuts.” DUH. Are we really that stupid? Or is it just that everyone is protecting themselves from the lawsuits-to-be? Now THAT’S something to be afraid of. ...

Dear Richard and I went to a concert at Chautauqua last week. For years, I had wanted to see Straight No Chaser, the highly acclaimed men’s a cappella group. During their past appearances, I’d always had a conflict. I wasn’t going to miss them again. The nine guys in Straight No Chaser ...

I enjoyed a random occurrence the other day. I was walking in town. Taking care of some business. Returning to my office. A person coming toward me looked right at me and said some really nice words to me. I didn’t know this person. I don’t know if this person has made it a mission in life ...

This year’s federal deficit is set to match the entire 1996 federal budget, adjusted for inflation. Despite such overwhelming spending, Democrats in Congress have proposed an unprecedented $3.5 trillion budget, in addition to the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that failed its first Senate ...

I enjoyed a random occurrence the other day. I was walking in town. Taking care of some business. Returning to my office. A person coming toward me looked right at me and said some really nice words to me. I didn’t know this person. I don’t know if this person has made it a mission in life ...