April 15, the day we pay for all our so-called freedoms
Happy income tax day. It’s also the 138th anniversary of the day Abe Lincoln died. You know, ‘Honest Abe.’ And 91 years ago today the Titanic sunk. What do all…
Fairport fair in breaking law
“Two wrongs don’t make a right,” my mom always used to say. Actually, I’m not sure if she ever said that, but moms across the world have been saying something…
Taxes fall, state passes budget on time ..
And I’ve got a bridge that used to be across the Erie Canal that I’d like to sell you. Today, folks, is the day of fools. April Fools’ Day, they…
Once again, state politicos will fail
State leaders have one week to make a miracle. Don’t count on it. April 1 is the deadline for our illustrious elected officials to invent a state budget. They haven’t…
The power of two
One may be the loneliest number that you’ll ever know, but two has power that I can’t put into words. Allow me to introduce you to Zoe Martinez and Sarahe…
Is this the one?
In between blowing my nose 12,000 times on Monday, I glanced repeatedly at the South Block poll on our web site – lockportjournal.com – to gauge what public perception is…
Voice of a million tongues …
For anyone who doesn’t already know, I’m against the war. Simply put, I just don’t think that a case has yet been made that we should send our loved ones…
When not in Rome
Ever see a movie or a TV show where some quack psychiatrist forces the hero to regress and determine where his pent up rage took root? Of course you have.…
The gun-loving liberal runneth amok
The Second Amendment makes all the others possible. So sayeth a bumper sticker at the gun show I went to this past weekend. Now normally, you wouldn’t find me at…
What about grapity grape?
Last week, we increased the nation’s terror alert level from yellow to orange. Attorney General John Ashcroft cited an ‘‘increased likelihood’’ that the al-Qaida terror network would attack against Americans,…