Letters to the Editor

In World War II, Ford and General Motors used their auto plants in Germany to build tanks, engines, jet propulsion systems, and jet bombers for the Luftwaffe and the Nazi army. In 1974, Bradford C. […]

Letter to the editor I’m writing to share my concerns about the growing tensions between the different political parties in our country. While America has survived, and actually been strengthened by spirited discussions about how […]

Governor Hochul has a bill awaiting her signature with the potential to transform New Yorkers’ lives for the better, and to make good on an issue she has promised to address. Bill A3319, which passed […]

The Trump dump is in full swing today in the newspaper industry. Newspapers—small, medium, and large—once courageous enough to take my independent-minded letters and commentaries now won’t go near them with a ten-foot pole. Most […]

A quote from Corradino: “Yes, I am a Republican, but first and foremost, I am a citizen of the United States and the Mayor of the City of Oswego, and I don’t mind, when something […]

On 23 August, the Garnet Fire started in Fresno County, California. As of 14 September, the Garnet Fire burned across thousands of acres. In Canada, the Tsetzi Lake fire raged on this past week. The […]

In a 1917 telegram, former French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau wrote, oil is “as necessary as blood.” The necessity of oil for the survival of Western governments, including the US, led to a unique phenomenon […]

I’m writing in response to Legislator Frank Castiglia’s melodramatic August 29, 2025, editorial titled “Cry Me A River!” He began, “If you missed the August Legislative meeting, you missed another meeting where Legislator Roy Reehil […]

King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia asked in 1938, “Do you know what they will find when they reach Mars? They will find Americans out there in the desert hunting for oil.” Anthony Sampson wrote […]