Ted Williams, shooting clay pigeons. ( Photo provided) Live pigeon shoots in the Keystone State I’m an upland bird hunter. I keep in practice by shooting pigeons. My son tosses them into the air for me. I miss some of... Columns 03 May 2024 | 02:58
A black bear with her cubs. ( Photo by Terry Schirmer) Be ‘bear-wise’ this spring The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding New Yorkers to remove or secure outdoor food sources that may... Columns 24 Apr 2024 | 11:35
Earth Day 2024: Greenwashing is the order of the day Ever since the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” chemical polluters have evolved novel ways to cloak polluting... Columns 16 Apr 2024 | 04:35
Don’t truck up Milford! At the April 1 Milford Borough Council meeting, PennDOT representatives briefed council members on their plans to begin repairing... Columns 12 Apr 2024 | 10:55
The squirrel speaks: A rebuttal to ‘The Old Man and the Squirrel’ I am a two-year-old squirrel and have lived in the village of Goshen all my life. I reside next to a retired English professor.... Columns 06 Mar 2024 | 03:10
An innocent-looking gray squirrel, just waiting for the right opportunity to strike. ( Photo by Ifer Endahl, Unsplash) ’The Old Man and the Squirrel’ I am 85 years old, a widower, and have lived in the Village of Goshen for 25 years. A retired English professor, I enjoy... Columns 19 Feb 2024 | 04:13
The Forum on Democracy’s American Dream essay contest The Forum on Democracy is a group of former government leaders, professors, cultural anthropologists, researchers and other... Columns 31 Jul 2023 | 04:00
Will Brown became a farmer in Warwick after a Wall Street career that included 10 years as chief economist at J.P. Morgan. Provided photos. Slow pivot: The surprisingly gradual art of reinvention Will Brown’s sprawling grass-fed beef farm in Warwick, N.Y., is just 50 miles northwest of Manhattan, but a galaxy away from... Columns 06 Aug 2023 | 09:23
The Declaration of Independence Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document... Columns 19 Jun 2023 | 12:16
Virginia O’Hanlon. (Source: newseum.org) ‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus’ Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an... Columns 10 Dec 2021 | 12:53
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, asking if Santa Claus was real in September 1897. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun and the quick response was printed as an... Columns 10 Dec 2020 | 12:49
Wreath laying at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Milford on Pearl Harbor Day. ( Frances Ruth Harris) 'Greater love hath no man than this, than to lay down his life for his friends' O God of our Fathers, we guard in our hearts today the sacred memory of those who gave their lives on that day which will... Opinion 23 Dec 2019 | 02:17
Milford veterans commemorate the 78th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day ( Frances Ruth Harris) We recall a day of tragedy, sacrifice, and heroism that united a nation Today, we recall an event on December 7, 1941, that forever changed the United States of America. Seventy-eight years ago,... Letters to the Editor 23 Dec 2019 | 01:41
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright ( cartwrightcongress.com) The only oath I took When I first ran for Congress, I was motivated to build a brighter and more prosperous future for Northeastern Pennsylvania,... Letters to the Editor 17 Dec 2019 | 10:53
This is just one of the portraits of Santa Claus created by Thomas Nast (1840-1902), the editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon." ‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus' The letter: Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in... Home 13 Dec 2019 | 01:09