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John Murtari JohnFinger Lakes Times |
Time to talk politics. One column can’t do it justice in a critical election year. A series is best. A theme is important to tie things together,...
Easter is Sunday. Years ago I recall looking for greeting cards for my parents. The stores had plenty of risen Christ and “Happy Easter” cards;...
I hope you, or friends or family you know, will consider running for school board. In New York State, school elections will be May 21; the ballot...
I’ve followed the possible dissolution of the Village of Wolcott with interest. Let me speak from experience as a member of a citizens’ group in...
This is what I did yesterday in 500 words or less. (This appears Monday and went to the paper last Friday.) Again, this calls for a future prediction....
We’ve seen the stories. Alleged sexual assault by football players against a teammate. I’m shocked by the conduct of those involved. What’s...
Here I go! Buffalo will win the Super Bowl! Which means they beat Pittsburgh when they play on Sunday. Sunday is my future as I write. It’s your...
We’ve heard our schools are doing worse than their European and Asian counterparts. We have federally mandated tests for English and math to give...
Christmas is a week away! For some adults, me included, it’s easy to be cynical and dismiss Nativity stories. Skeptics in your family? Maybe...
We’re in the month of December and Christmas is coming! I can’t help but ponder reasons I’ve heard for no belief in a loving God. Theoretically,...
Some things last a long time. We don’t ask why or how, they just are. It’s no stretch to say some in Iran hate our guts. If you’re under the age...
We’ve seen Hamas intentionally target individual Israeli civilians, the very definition of terrorism and an act of war by the government of Gaza....
Democracy needs a free flow of information and ideas. We promote DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) when it comes to people. Let’s embrace DEI...
“Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; “Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling...
School books in the Clyde-Savannah school district don’t kill people. People kill people. And, at least for now, artificial intelligence doesn’t...
The topic mentioned in the headline has become a public concern. Visit bit.ly/460alBq (or fltimes.com) to see New York state policy that asks schools...