Opinion

Since my unpleasant experience with a bear tearing down my bird feeders a few years ago, I’m more cautious about leaving the feeders up too long in th...

The film industry is booming in Buffalo. Its treasured architecture has drawn top filmmakers who enjoy expanded tax incentives and new sound stages. R...

I missed watching the exciting Daytona 500 this year because it was canceled due to rain and moved to Monday. I regret missing the race and the massiv...

I was not the biggest fan of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend. Aside from Karl-Anthony Towns dropping 50 points in the East vs. West game, there was not muc...

I received a call at the office last week from a woman who was hoping to get a copy of a photo that ran in the paper. Sure, I said, were you looking f...

As much as I am a stereotypical sports guy, my love for books is right up there with any sport. I could spend 24 hours in a Barnes & Noble and not get...

While browsing the History Channel online, I discovered an interesting article about ancient people and their contributions to modern society. Many of...

If you didn’t notice before reading my pressing issue, above this section are a couple of opinion editorials from students at Salamanca High School. T...

With the annual Grammy Awards held Sunday, I thought we’d take another look at what happened this week in rock history. Feb. 9, 1964: The Beatles made...

While cleaning out the drawers of my late husband’s desk, I came upon a huge stack of old road maps. There had to be 60-plus, and I expect to find mor...

I miss the old NFL Pro Bowl format. I don’t understand the reason why the NFL changed the way it worked. Now, I don’t mean all of the small events tha...

Friday is the most wonderful of not-real holidays, Groundhog Day. There’s nothing about it as important or meaningful as Independence Day or Christmas...

While running some errands last week, I saw something disturbing and sad. I was parked adjacent to a local car wash and I noticed an elderly lady rumm...

I have a huge problem with what it takes for one to be eligible for the WNBA Draft. In order to be eligible, a player must first complete the entire f...

The seemingly never-ending Barbenheimer train seems to have a front-runner as the definitive movie of 2023. Nominations for the 96th Academy Awards we...

When I was young, I didn’t ski much, and now I don’t ski at all. Back in those days, my brother and I borrowed my mother’s old wooden skis with leathe...

After all the time I spent as the Oswego State men’s basketball beat reporter while in college, there will always be a special place in my heart for D...

In the age of the Internet when communication via email, instant messaging and social media is the mainstream, you’d think the Post Office would be re...