Prayer alone is not enough
The cover of Thursday's New York Daily News caused quite a stir. The bold white text of "God isn't fixing this" along with...
Oh the (lack of) humanity
I can't believe we're even having this debate. More than that, I can't believe I seem to be in the minority on the issue -- and ...
Atheist cups and safe zones
Normally my columns appear on Fridays -- when they appear at all. But since I've missed several over the last 18-or-so months, I figure ...
We need to talk about guns
I have often described myself — somewhat in jest — as a crazy gun nut. I have long believed that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constituti...
Religious litmus test makes no sense
Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker exited the race on Monday, having come to the conclusion that he was wasting everyone's t...
Media musical chairs
So here's a fun story: Six years ago today, I ended my seven-year relationship with WLVL in Lockport. I walked into the office around ...
If you can't do your job, get a new one
Have you heard the story of the poor persecuted Christian woman in Kentucky, jailed for believing in God? I guess that would depend on where...
Fast-food wage debate is misguided at best
We’re being played. Whether we want to believe it or not, this nation is divided into the haves and the have-nots. There are other divisions...
239 years of freedom and other stuff
Someone on Facebook made a joke last week that it looked like a war broke out between the Confederates and a Skittles factory. It was funny ...
It's been an awesome year
The past year has absolutely flown by. Now, I know most people measure years from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 — and usually so do I. But not today. Fo...
If a bus route is canceled and nobody cares, does it really get canceled?
For the past two weeks, East Niagara Post has published a series of stories about the cancellation of the NFTA 55L, which will cease operati...
Lockport is the Buffalo of Buffalo
Buffalo is a very proud city — with an inferiority complex. Mind you, when I say "Buffalo," I mean Western New York. We're all...
On digital books and analog exes
I'm conflicted. But that's nothing new. As I write this, I'm sitting in the midst of thousands of books at the annual AAUW book ...
Why don't poor people just eat their babies?
It never seems to completely go out of vogue, but once again, poor-people bashing is top of mind for seemingly half of America. I'm remi...
Lancaster parents need to learn compassion
Lions, Panthers, Rams and Raiders. Those are the mascots for the four high schools we cover here at East Niagara Post. The Lockport Lions, N...
So do something about it
Seldom does a day pass when I don't write a story for East Niagara Post about someone getting arrested for marijuana possession. Seldom ...
So ... um ... it's been a while
I got a letter from the government the other day ... I opened and read it ... it said they were suckers. No. Wait. That's not right. ...
Vote to change history typical of GOP
My biggest problem with Democrats is that they want too much control over what I do with my money. My biggest problem with Republicans is th...
Sometimes it really is sunshine and roses
Most journalists are cynics. It comes from years of practice. It comes from countless occasions of being told that the world is sunshine and...
We are all Charlie
Having done small-town news for the entirety of my news career, I sometimes forget what a dangerous profession it can be. Over the past 20 y...
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