Energy storage, when we think in terms of electricity, comes in a variety of methods. Those include: stored hydropower like at the Gilboa project, stored air pressure to run a turbine, stored hydrogen, which is produced during peak hours when the wind and solar are overproducing, nuclear pow…
Making “tin soldiers” may not interest you but, knowledge — even “tin soldier” knowledge — can fulfill our basic desire to know.
When I was much younger, living near Oswego in the 1950s, the term Decoration Day was used interchangeably with Memorial Day; today, it has gone out of fashion. Then we would pack a lunch and pick up my mother’s parents to decorate the graves. We would leave early and get to the cemetery nea…
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently accused both Ukraine and the United States of being behind an attempt to assassinate him. Moscow claimed it “disabled” two drones before they could strike the Kremlin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied any Ukraine involvement, saying, “W…
I don’t normally do this. In fact, it’s the first time I can ever remember rerunning a previous column in its entirety; I wrote this one about 13 years ago. But as you’ll see, not only is it apropos for Memorial Day, but we are just two days removed from the 70th anniversary of a significant…
Countless veterans across the nation struggle with addiction and mental health disorders. Addiction can develop during their time in the military or when they have been discharged or retired from service. Too many veterans battle these problems in silence with no help.
A bit ago, like maybe five or six years, the town of Geneva held meetings on what to do about rental properties. Some folks were putting their homes on Airbnb or VRBO to make a couple of extra bucks, and the town leaders wanted to make sure that some rules were in place so that the rentals d…
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Schuyler County rolled up its welcome mat in early May, then unrolled it.
Controversy over city’s cross-party endorsements is way overblown
We are in the midst of a manufactured debt limit crisis and at risk of not learning history’s lessons. I agree with the Republican leadership that drastic cuts must be implemented. Where we part ways is where those cuts should be made.
I thought I’d keep it simple and to the point this week. Here are some tips for happiness.
Before I ever asked a voter to support me for elected office, I spent an entire career in the private sector as an attorney and small-business owner creating jobs and driving economic growth. In fact, one reason I first ran for office was to retire career politicians, many who had no real wo…
Former President Trump, and the minion of congressional and state political leaders who support him, have long engaged in a persistent campaign of subversion. It is so obvious that I would not mention it except that it has become normalized.
Many thanks to those who donated in SF
The facts about Trump speak volumes
For years, I haven’t been allowed to mow the lawn, but I think that may have to change by necessity. Dave has been working a lot, as a substitute at Clyde-Savannah and then a few nights a week at BassPro, including Sundays occasionally.
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We hear a lot about reproductive rights. Have you ever heard the word misandry? If you haven’t, or don’t understand what it means, don’t feel bad. A friend has been an attorney for many years. He didn’t know, either.
It is fascinating to consider how audiences received the new technology of the projected moving image, which required a new way of understanding perception.
For centuries, human spirituality has been tied to musical expression. Whether through instruments or through song, music is one of the chief ways in which we can express our sense of wonder and awe, joy, or sorrow and remorse. Whether or not you consider yourself to be a religious person, m…
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet.” Shakespeare’s Juliet, of course, spoke these long-lived words. Juliet was a Capulet. She loved Romeo, of the Montague family. The Capulet family could never allow one of their own to be in love with a Montag…
Dear Congresswoman Tenney,
I don’t know about you, but as I meander through this life, I often take note of people I meet with certain defined skills who may be able to help me somewhere down the road.
The Trump effect
Lt. Thomas’ story impacted writer
A routine stop for gasoline this past week reminded me generosity and kindness should be an important part of our everyday personal playbooks. It makes the world a better place for all of us.
Science supports birds and bees legislation
Last week, I was watching the last season of the “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Rachel Brosnahan) on Amazon Prime.
A big thank you to WC bicentennial folks
Vaclav Havel was a dissident when Czechoslovakia was Communist and then became the first president of the Czech Republic as the Soviet Union dissolved. He was a well-known writer and playwright before he became president and always a thought leader.
Improvements at Sampson a good thing
(Ed. note: This is one in an ongoing series of profiles looking at many of the people behind the scenes at Finger Lakes Racetrack.)
A wise man once said “a community is defined by what it says ‘no’ to.”
In the span of a few days, former President Donald Trump and Long Island Rep. George Santos have discovered themselves under the microscope of justice.
Several years before the Civil War, during which Dorothea Lynde Dix was superintendent of nurses for wounded Union soldiers, Dix advised Congress that in her travels she witnessed “more than 9,000 idiots, epileptics and insane in the United States, destitute of appropriate care and attention…
Agriculture is adaptive, like any other industry, it must respond to new information, changing consumer preferences, and new policies or regulations. Farmers everywhere are adopting environmentally supportive technologies, managing their resources more efficiently, and minimizing their envir…
“Oh my lord, look at that pic of all of us! And we were still wearing the old uniforms! Wow, we sure were a whole lot younger back then. Look at me, I even had hair!”
It was supposed to have been a simple rally to celebrate Earth Day and to protest the extension of the Seneca Meadows Landfill, but somehow a simple protest morphed into a catered musical event. You see, someone decided that all of the people coming would be hungry and had to be fed, so the …
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To the Editor:
I’ve told this story — or at least parts of it — right here on these pages, so if you’ve read it before, please feel free to turn to the funny pages or the classifieds. But (spoiler alert 1) it’s a good one, if I do say so myself, and (spoiler alert 2) it’s quite apropos for the weekend that…
The day dawned in the Finger Lakes like any normal spring day. A moderate frost graced the landscape, shining crystallized encapsulations on every twig, blade, bush, and lingering corn husk — all immobilized as if fashioned from glass.
Making it harder on our children is not the answer
As a priest I have sat with people when they were sick and as they died. My job is to listen and to comfort them and their families.
Some people absolutely love to remodel their homes.
