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Local Commentaries

Bickering, not bipartisanship, is hurting us all

By T.J. HEENAN History has shown that America works best when bipartisanship prevails, as our forefathers intended, working together in the spirit of democracy and compromise. A classic example of bipartisanship is President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill which passed in ...

Fun with Bookmobile

Many of you may not even know about the bookmobile that used to operate in this area. I am not sure how many years it was around, but I know for sure it operated from the late sixties until the eighties. We were frequent visitors when my youngsters were growing up. The children looked forward ...

That complicated era before cellphones

Before we depended on cellphones, we somehow managed life. Looking back though, I remember many days – mostly involving travel – that would have been lots easier. This little story was one of them: My sister-in-law, Julie, raised five accomplished children. She and Ted enjoyed their ...

Parents’ values, ethic evident at Kondaks Market

By SPENCER, ERIN, LUKE, GRAHAM and GRACE KONDAK Our parents, Kurt and Beth Kondak, purchased Kondaks Community Market in October of 1988, just about one month after they were married. Just in their mid-20s, they risked a lot to invest their lives into this small grocery store and catering ...

View from Hickory Heights: I remember when …

I moved from my hometown more than 60 years ago. Urban Renewal went through and everything changed. I recall stories of my grandfather going out and getting lost. His memory was not that bad, but the landmarks he was so used to seeing disappeared. Once I saw what had happened in Dunkirk, I ...

The short story of our long lives

The short story of our long lives Ben Franklin said that the two things you can count on in life are death and taxes. Ben was wrong. It turns out there’s a third universal certainty if we’re lucky enough to age: Shrinking. Most of us begin losing height after age 40. My shrinkage has ...