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Local Commentaries

U.S. House Rule Needs To Change

Let’s suppose. ¯ Suppose that you belonged to a team that proposed a rule allowing not only your team but also the opposing team to remove your team’s captain. Wouldn’t you think such a proposal was nutty? Why let an opposing team remove your team’s captain? ¯ But let’s ...

What Happens When A Plan Is No Longer Available?

Question: I got notification that my Prescription Drug Plan coverage will no longer be offered in 2024. What happens now? Answer: This year we have four fewer stand-alone Prescription Drug Plans (PDP’s) offered in New York state. In 2023 we had 19 plans, in 2024 there are only 15. It ...

The Beauty Of Fall

We are about to embark on the prettiest season of the year in my opinion. When I renovated Hickory Heights, I had that in mind. I added a window on the back side of the house so I can see what goes on behind my house and I added a bay window on the east side. It depends where I am sitting what ...

Legislature Meeting Brings Sense Of Deja Vu

The Post-Journal article by Greg Bacon printed on October 2, 2023, with the headline “Legislature Prohibits Giving Away Gift Cards For Vaccination” is worth reading. As noted in the article, almost two years ago the legislature did not support a $75,000 grant, acquired and submitted ...

A Bus By Any Other Name…

County government made a big announcement this July that the Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System (CARTS) was being re-branded CHQ Transit, and the buses would essentially be shrink wrapped with pretty scenery. The newspapers had reported way back on March 7, 2022 that ...

When Climate Policy Hits The Food Chain

There was an interesting article recently in the Financial Times describing the outrage in Ireland when dairy farmers were told that they would have to cull cows from their herds because they are excreting too much nitrogen into the environment—meaning, in other words, that they are producing ...