OPINION by KURT STAUDTER Broadway Joe says, “But wait, there’s more…” If I started the column with the title, “Medicare...
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Lawmakers to the Homeless: Let them eat cake!
While We Were Sleeping (notes from the state of Vermont from a lifetime Vermonter) “There is nothing in here that guarantees those...
A Swan Song for Crime
Having spent twenty some years working with adolescents, much of the time in juvenile prisons, I have come to understand the potential...
High Holy Days for Workers
Each year, at the end of April and the beginning of May there are two holidays celebrated by workers all around the world. Even though...
Few Voters Scrubbed Nationwide
OPINION – MERTON BARTELS (Macedon, NY) We have all heard this phrase: “If I only had more energy, then I would do such and...
The Supreme Heist
OPINION from KURT STAUDTER – Last week was shocking, but not totally unexpected. It’s not like the extremists on the right have...
From the Editor
The Monster Mask One of my neighborhood destinations as a child was to visit the Banks Family, their caretaker Ivers, and the barn...
The Issue of Policing: A Draft NIFI Publication for Community Deliberation
Pathways to Democracy DOUG GARNAR – “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will...
From Heyday to Hedge Funds
By D.E. BENTLEY, Editor Owl Light News – I have been reading Newspaper Days: 1899-1906 by H.L. Mencken, a book as much—perhaps...
Reflections on My Congressional Races
OPINION by TRACY MITRANO – In July of 2017 I began to explore a run for congressional district NY-23. Geographically the size of...