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The expression “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it” is attributed equally to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and to 19th-century Spanish American writer and

Since Covid-19 lurched onto the scene three-plus years ago, I have had a decided bias against flying in a commercial airliner. Ditto for even sticking my nose inside an airport

A movie I viewed last week provided a window into what the U.S. could be like if we ever slid from democracy into a nation ruled by authoritarians.

When singer Jimmy Buffett died Sept. 1, it was as if a candle suddenly was snuffed out.

My total attention this week is on the town of Thurston in Steuben County, where the town board is poised to ban spreading treated sewage — also known as “biosolids”

The first time I met John Jackson, sports editor of the then-daily Petaluma (Calif.) Argus-Courier newspaper, he was chewing gum as he interviewed me for a part-time sports writer’s job.

The town of Thurston in Steuben County is considering a permanent ban on the spreading of treated sewage sludge — often referred to as “biosolids” — on its farm fields.

Summer 2023 was breakout time for many people.

Even as the professional journalism world was mourning the purchase of the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper by the Alden Global Capital hedge fund, news stories highlighting the impact of up-and-coming

The smoke from the Canadian fires rolled back into the Finger Lakes early Monday. Anyone who watched the Sunday night sunset saw the sign of its arrival. The sun was