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Opinion

The Benefits Of Listening – And Being Open, Too

Local Commentaries

The first session introduced us to Morton, a married man to Eva, and father to Abigail. Monte is the family dog. Morton was recommended to counseling by his PCP. She had reportedly noted some early medical matters of concern, namely weight loss of 8-pounds and high blood pressure. He came ...

Dedicated Public Servants And Bad Medicine

Local Commentaries

The Hippocratic Oath, taken by doctors, says “First, do no harm.” The government version says: “First, do not harm Big Pharma’a huge profits.” We must never forget the damage done to Americans by deliberate government disinformation and censorship of valid science around COVID, as ...

The Golden Age Of Advertising

Local Commentaries

I’m very fortunate to have grown up during the Golden Age of Advertising. That was a time from the mid 1950s until the mid 70s when ad agencies on Madison Avenue were riding high, and promotional messages were based on sound conceptual thinking. Who could forget Mikey who sold us Life ...

Be Concerned But Calm Down

Local Commentaries

There has been concern, and for good reason, at some of the President-elects’ recent nominations for high office in Washington. As a veteran, I have been specially concerned about the announced pick for Secretary of Defense—a person known more for being a Fox News celebrity than for his ...

Celebrating Small Businesses On Saturday

In Our Opinion

On Saturday, Chautauqua County will join the rest of the nation in celebrating Small Business Saturday. It’s a celebration too big and too good to pass up. Geared to the start of the holiday shopping season and coming on the heels of Black Friday blowouts at national big-box retailers, the ...