Trying to line up votes in a legislative chamber has often been compared to “trying to herd cats.” It is not an easy job. It has been made even tougher in the current Congress where a small minority of Republican extreme right-wingers have been dominating the House of ...

HYDE PARK, N.Y.—As a guest arrives at a library in Dutchess County, an archivist takes him to a part of the library off limits to the general public. One item on these shelves is, of all things, an English translation of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. As a boy, the book’s owner had a ...

Question: I just got a letter from my Medicare Supplement plan and the letter says the monthly premium rates ARE going up? Should I change my insurance? Answer: Well, I have to say I am very surprised by the increases that they have chosen to impose for 2024! I have told more than one person; ...

*Note: A preface to this column. This is the opinion of one person, me. They are thoughts and feelings I have about professional sports and commitment. Mirriam-Webster’s definition of the word contract is “a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties, especially one legally ...

There’s a great page on Facebook where people from Jamestown reminisce about the good old days of our city, asking questions, posting pictures, remembering the way things were. Like a lot of small American cities, the good old days were the best days, when a place was at its peak of ...

My birthday is this week. I’m not completely comfortable with that. I’ve never been this old before. Well actually, I could say the same thing about yesterday and today. But our yearly birthday markers are a little different. They make us stop and think. I’ve been thinking about the ...