Category Archives: gay rights

Liberty U. commencement address

Posted on May 18, 2019 by

Leonard Pitts, Jr. discusses VP Pence’s commencement address … when Pence warned the graduates about being derided for their beliefs, he obviously had neither the poor nor the outcast in mind. So, as everyone who heard him surely understood, what he … Continue reading →

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Can we see fascism among us?

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

It is easy to see fascism in violent demonstrations, but what about more mundane examples? Attacks on Muslims and other minority groups. Organized attacks on public education. Proposals for a mercenary army. Private prisons. Border walls. Militant militias. Personal arsenals. … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign Finance, Campaign Finances, Defense, Economics, Education, gay rights, Gun Violence, Immigration, Media, Racism, Taxes, Terrorism | 34 Comments

It all started with a tweet

Posted on August 1, 2017 by

  This article was written by Cath Kestler, a resident of Silver Creek, NY. It also appeared in the Olean Times Herald. It all started with a tweet that was heard around the world which was followed by a flurry … Continue reading →

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Gary Johnson, Libertarian

Posted on July 29, 2016 by

Gary, Johnson, a former Governor of New Mexico, is running for President as a Libertarian. Johnson claims to be a social liberal and fiscal conservative. Johnson hopes to win enough votes to prevent any other candidate from winning a majority. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, Campaign Finances, Defense, Economics, Education, Environmental, gay rights, Health Care, Immigration | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Celebrate Diversity and Embrace Unity

Posted on June 22, 2016 by

This column was originally published in the Dunkirk Observer Today. It was written, and submitted  by Cath Kestler, LGBT advocate and resident of Silver Creek. “When all Americans are treated as equals, no matter who they are or whom they … Continue reading →

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Does Reed share Trump’s Values?

Posted on April 17, 2016 by

Today’s (Sunday, April 17) Finger Lakes Times “Insight” section’s top of the page headline announces, “Group to Reed…your endorsement of Donald Trump raises many significant questions”. The article is an Open Letter to Rep. Tom Reed. The group, Tools for … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, Ethics, gay rights, Immigration, pro-life/pro-choice, Racism, Reed's Views, Rights, Seniors, Veterans | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Looking back at a career

Posted on February 25, 2016 by

Jeffrey Toobin, writing in the Feb. 29th issue of “The New Yorker,” gives us a refreshing look at a much discussed subject–recommended. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/29/antonin-scalia-looking-backward  

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Keep America Great!

Posted on February 4, 2016 by

Finger Lakes Times (Geneva) columnist Peter Mitchell asked  “If we’re not a great country now, when were we great, and what will take to get is back there?” in this week’s column titled “The ‘Make America Great’ Myth”. First Mitchell identified four … Continue reading →

Posted in Constituents, Economics, gay rights, Sequester/Fiscal Cliff, Shutdown, Veterans | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Privacy and Equality in the Constitution

Posted on May 25, 2015 by

To get the word male . . . out of the Constitution cost the women of the country fifty-two years of pauseless campaign.–Carrie Chapman Catt Writing in the May 25th issue of The New Yorker, historian Jill Lepore discusses the history of the … Continue reading →

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ISDS Tribunals are like the Supreme Court

Posted on April 10, 2015 by

ISDS is an arbitration procedure – similar to procedures used every day by businesses, governments, and private citizens across the globe – that allows for an impartial, law-based approach to resolve conflicts and has been important to encouraging development, rule … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Constituents, Constitution, Economics, Environmental, fracking, gay rights, Political, Supreme Court, Treaties | Tagged , | 20 Comments