‘October surprise’ in September is sad Empire residents got their “October surprise” in September in the form of a poison-pen letter defiling some candidates for Village Council and endorsing the election of others. An“October surprise” is...

Cancer doesn’t discriminate There is nothing beautiful or nice about cancer. I have tried to find something useful about this ugly, mean disease. It has now impacted three members of my immediate family....

We expect more from commissioner candidates The Nov. 3 General Election is less than six weeks away. Candidates at the national, state and local level are pushing to the finish line to get their message to...

Opioids are not your friend My friend’s speech was sloppy. Slurred and barely coherent. He was confused. And I was concerned. I’d encountered this before in people I cared deeply for — my father-in-law, and...