Opinion

I have not paid for a video game in a long time. That all changed when “College Football 25” became available. The release of this game brought my Xbo...

One of my favorite places in Maine is Monhegan Island — a tiny, rocky island about 11 miles from the mainland. It’s primarily a walking island, so you...

The Village of Knives event in Little Valley was an exceptionally educational experience. Walter Baranowski of Springville was the History Channel’s “...

Here’s something people don’t talk about nearly enough — science is amazing. I don’t know how everyone isn’t in total awe of everything all the time. ...

They say to not let one NBA Summer League stat line sway your entire opinion on how good a player is. I’ve done my best to stick to this advice, but w...

The Fourth of July holiday was particularly nice for me this year because I had the opportunity to attend a picnic at a home on Chautauqua Lake. This ...

Over the past few months, I’ve been going through all of my grandfather’s records. Almost all of these are jazz albums with a couple of outliers but m...

When does an athlete’s confidence turn to arrogance? I feel as though the thin line between the two has faded. The United States men’s basketball team...

For nearly nine years now I’ve had to come up with something to fill this spot each week, and sometimes that’s easy because something in the arts and ...

In the aftermath of the 2024 NBA Draft, I believe we witnessed one of the most blatant recent examples of the hive-mind mentality that exists within n...

Graduations of any kind are bittersweet for families whether it’s kindergarten, 6th grade, high school or college. Any graduation beyond that is more ...

This year I have the pleasure of covering not one, not two, but five graduation ceremonies, including the St. Bonaventure University commencement held...

When I entered a local store last week, what do you think I saw? It was an aisle full of fall silk flowers, pumpkins and other decorative items any sa...

From Lucas Oil Stadium having been transformed into an arena for the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, to the necessary reminder that Katie Ledecky is the...

During the school year, we run a news page from the Salamanca High School journalism students most weeks, giving readers a look at what’s happening in...

Gardening is one of the ways I relax. Besides being near a peaceful lake, the ocean or a quiet forest, it’s a good way for me to unwind. I especially ...

The Boston Celtics have won the 2024 NBA Championship … and a record-low people care. This has been the most boring and least-cared about NBA Finals i...

I’ve been slowly but surely working my way through every episode of “ER” — that’s 331 episodes over 15 seasons — and so far it’s been quite the watch....