All of the cold rainy weather made me think of comfort food. There are many things that I consider comfort food. Most of all it is food that is satisfying. Of course, the first one is homemade soup. I found a new recipe this year. I cannot even remember where I saw it. It sounded so good ...

As a former superintendent of schools in a small city school district, it is important for the public to be educated on Proposition # 1 for a vote on November 7, 2023. If approved, this proposition will amend the state Constitution to repeal the debt ceiling of capital projects for small city ...

The lake is getting “buttoned up” for winter. The docks are mostly in, the water drained in summer-only cottages, and the Chautauqua Belle has finished its season. The pleasure boats have disappeared but the fishermen remain as they always do. Now, it is a matter of mulching up the ...

CHAUTAUQUA—Encores are common at Chautauqua Institution. The audience receives the performers well, and—at the end of the performance—the performers continue on. This encore was different. This 2023 morning-amphitheater lecturer was well received during the summer season. And she ...

In 1971, I graduated from Jamestown High School, and wasn’t really sure what course I was going to pursue toward the next 40 -50 years of my life. The question posed to me when I was five years old, “What do you want to be when you grow up,” had not been fully answered as I closed out ...

I recently read that redheads will not exist by the end of this century. Holy Clairol! The story went on to say that between one and two percent of the world’s population is redheaded. Well, if current world population is approximately 8 billion, let’s say that 1.5% of that number is ...