The largest oil producer in the world is the USA. Not Iran, Saudi Arabia or Russia. Most of that American production is consumed here. We also have a lot of idle, unused wells and capacity, as well as untapped fields. When the price of oil rises high enough, wells are turned on in Texas, etc. ...

If you can easily sign your name consider yourself lucky. Script writing is a thing of the past. My education in cursive writing began in first grade with Mrs. Christine Bell who wore a bell-shaped pin on her shoulder, and was therefore trustworthy. - Cat, rat, bat - During writing ...

Somehow I missed the book, “Outsider: Stories of Growing Up Black in the Adirondacks,” when it was published in 2023. Author Alice Paden Green passed away earlier this year at age 84. I’m sorry I never had the opportunity to meet her or listen to her speak. Her memoir provides insight ...

When I woke up Sunday morning hoarse, and with a sore throat, I knew why: on Saturday Phyliss and I had gone to the Syracuse University football game against the Miami Hurricanes and I was hoarse from cheering at the top of my lungs for two hours. I think I know why I enjoy college ...

There is something magical about a first snow. The problem is we’ve had quite a few days of first snowfall through November, followed by the rest of the elements. It’s as if Mother Nature was menopausal and making sure everyone else needed to experience a few hot flashes. We’ve done the ...