No one could have predicted two years ago that a pair of Western New York’s treasured resources would become part of a political grudge that is part of strained international relations. When President Donald Trump issued the executive order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in late ...
Every year around this time, parents are focusing on having their children ready for another day of school. This year, I hope families will spend a little time preparing for something else: The online world their children enter every day. For many students, social media is as much a part of life as it is the classroom. It allows them to stay connected with friends and share experiences, but it also creates opportunities for cyberbullying, exploitation, and abuse. Not only do smartphones and apps cause issues with attention and focus in the classroom, – which I seek to address with my ...
Betts Industries in Warren is celebrating 125 years of manufacturing. When I read that they were hosting an open house, I was intrigued. And boy, what a story they have to share. All I knew was that Betts made truck valves for tankers. Dear Richard and I decided to take the company ...
AI is a trending and fantastic tool. From schools, government to private industry many are taking advantage of the technology to improve products and learning. Within the last month, however, warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have revived debate over whether advanced AI models could escape human control and threaten humanity. The CEO of Anthropic suggests the industry should slow down developing the technology and put more safeguards in place. According to the Associated Press, worries that an artificial intelligence might exceed human abilities or be misused by ...
The questions Warren City Council members asked recently about Warren Worx are good ones. Council members questioned what measurable results Warren Worx’ efforts have produced, whether companies featured in Warren Worx marketing efforts had experienced increased sales, website traffic or hiring as a result of the marketing efforts or how many people who live outside Warren County and commute into the county have done so because of Warren Worx. There is also no data if local employers are filling job openings because of Warren Worx’ marketing. The questions are warranted. There ...
No one wants to see Pennsylvania become New York with the heavy-handedness of the Empire State’s COVID-19 pandemic policies. At the same point, reasonable people should be able to recognize that the state Health Department needs additional authority to deal with emergent issues like the ongoing measles outbreak in the state. Doing nothing makes no sense. Accepting the Health Department’s proposed 502 pages of Chapter 27 regulations is ludicrous, because it feels as if the Health Department is trying to seize authority the state Legislature didn’t want to give in the first ...
