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An old and a new year by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com “What’s past is prologue” wrote William Shakespeare in “The Tempest,” a thought profound enough to be engraved on the National Archives building in Washington. As America prepares to … [Read more...] about Cal Thomas for the week of December 29, 2025

Wrong predictions? Never mind by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com End of the year predictions about the future have been around at least since the days of Nostradamus, but what about past predictions? There were plenty of predictions that … [Read more...] about Cal Thomas for the week of December 22, 2025

Why America’s Legislatures Routinely Screw Working Families” by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com   As we head into a momentous election year, with state and national legislative seats up for grabs, even let-them-eat-cake Republicans … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower for the week of December 29, 2025

A Christmas Message: There’s No Jesus in “Christian Nationalism” by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com   In keeping with the season, I offer a little political anecdote about Christmas.    More specifically, it’s about … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower for the week of December 22, 2025

Figures don’t lie but we often lie to ourselves by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com    Mark Twain would have loved this.   The story goes that Twain, arguably America’s greatest writer and humorist, was the originator … [Read more...] about Farm and Food File for the week of December 29, 2025

Howard’s priceless gift of simple giving by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com    A NOTE: My Christmas wish is the same each year: I hope your holiday season is as affirming and memorable as what Howard offered a boy way back … [Read more...] about Farm and Food File for the week of December 22, 2025

Rivers in Alaska’s Brooks Range run orange due to iron leaching out of melting permafrost combined with toxic concentrations of heavy metals. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey / Josh Koch. Dear EarthTalk: Why are Arctic rivers and streams … [Read more...] about Earth Talk for the week of December 29, 2025

Wildfires were once seasonal and somewhat predictable, but now they are more destructive, harder to contain and less predictable. Credit: Pexels.com. Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that wildfires are changing due to various man-made and … [Read more...] about Earth Talk for the week of December 22, 2025

Editor:    After reading the letter dated September 18, 2025, from the Village of Marcellus to Marcellus residents,    I had to take a few steps back and ponder what was written.    In a nutshell I have come to this … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: January 8, 2025