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,…
It's never too late to say 'I'm sorry'
Every so often, something happens that causes people to stop and take notice. Saturday was one of those days. You know, the kind that people are going to remember where…
Laughter is the best medicine
Monday night, my phone rings and I answer it. It’s my wife and she’s flustered. Not the normal level of flusteredness that comes from being my wife and mother to…
Ain't it grand?
As I drove down the Transit Street this weekend, I noticed a hot air balloon in the new Eckerd on the corner of Summit Street. “Grand Opening!!!,” it proclaimed. As…