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Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges

November 1, 2025

SALAMANCA — A city woman is facing murder and other felony charges after a death on River Street on Friday morning. The Salamanca Police Department re...

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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Nov 13, 2025

The gales came early Fifty years ago Monday was the infamous wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, the American freighter that sank in Lake Superior duri...

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Quitting While You’re Ahead

Henry’s Pressing Issue

Nov 13, 2025

Bye-bye Belichick? With the benefit of hindsight, it seems fair to say that Bill Belichick missed his best opportunity. The 73-year-old legendary NFL ...

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Deb’s Pressing Issue

Nov 13, 2025

No punctuation. With the exception of those people who take pride in their written words, the days of proper English have passed. It’s been happening ...

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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Nov 06, 2025

Daylight Saving Whine My conscious self might have gotten the memo about Daylight Saving Time, but my internal clock didn't pay attention at all. I us...

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The joy of watching Victor Wembanyama

Henry’s Pressing Issue

Nov 06, 2025

The magic break An ex-girlfriend's dad once told me that sports are the break from the realities of life, and that my life was dedicated to the break....

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Deb’s Pressing Issue

Nov 06, 2025

Boris Pasternak Last Friday, I tried to contact a man by the name of Boris, which is a very uncommon name these days. I was thinking about the name, a...

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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Oct 30, 2025

Halloween memories Seeing all the different activities happening this week to celebrate the Halloween spirit has had me reminiscing about all the wond...

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The NBA Is Addicted to Gambling, and the Bill’s Come Due

Henry’s Pressing Issue

Oct 30, 2025

Better not bet The recent arrests of Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups as part of federal gambling investigations lay bare a deep contradiction at the...

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Deb’s Pressing Issue

Oct 30, 2025

Stick shifts The days of stick shifts are dwindling away and they could become a distant memory. Less than 1% of American-made cars are manufactured w...

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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Oct 23, 2025

Rock history This weekend is the premiere of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” the new film following Bruce Springsteen (Jeremy Allen White) as ...

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Can You Care For Something That's Hopeless?

Henry’s Pressing Issue

Oct 23, 2025

Cleveland Browns Can you truly support and care for someone who isn’t able—or willing—to help themselves? Is it fair to invest your energy in someone ...

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Deb’s Pressing Issue

Oct 23, 2025

Straddling the border “CBS Sunday Morning” is a program that brings many issues to my attention that I might otherwise miss. Last weekend, a piece abo...

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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Oct 16, 2025

Wash your hands On Monday, I received my flu shot and COVID booster for the season, and it was encouraging to see so many people at CVS in line to do ...

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Henry's Pressing Issue

Henry’s Pressing Issue

Henry Buchan

Oct 16, 2025

Watching Cam Skattebo Recently, Taylor Swift released the widely canned album "The Life of a Showgirl," where she focused again on Travis Kelce. She s...

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Deb’s Pressing Issue

Oct 16, 2025

Back to work Some readers may have been wondering, “What has happened to Deb Everts? Did she retire?” Unfortunately, I was a very sick lady from late ...

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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Oct 09, 2025

10 years later This week marks quite the milestone in my professional life — one decade as a paid employee of the Salamanca Press. While I had my writ...

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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Oct 02, 2025

Remember roundabout etiquette The new roundabout on Broad Street at Iroquois Drive and Messenger Street is open for traffic to navigate, whether headi...

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Henry’s Pressing Issue

Henry Buchan

Oct 02, 2025

In season 1, episode 8 of "The Wire," a show focusing on the narcotics trade in Baltimore, the character Wee-Bey wisely said, or rather predicted, “th...

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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Sep 25, 2025

The autumnal equinox Monday was the first day of fall as represented by the autumnal equinox — the date when the earth has 12 hours of both sunlight a...

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Henry’s Pressing Issue

Sep 24, 2025

Maybe this year It’s always next year for the Buffalo Bills. But maybe this once it isn’t. Since 2020, now, the Bills have gone into each season as on...