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MURT'S MINUTE: If God exists, why does He allow … 

We’re in the month of December and Christmas is coming! I can’t help but ponder reasons I’ve heard for no belief in a loving God. Theoretically,...

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John Murtari John

FARMING IN THE FINGER LAKES: Winter farm prep

The temperature is getting colder, and the calendar will soon say that winter has arrived. It’s once again that time of year when Mother Nature...

yesterday 0

Eileen Jensen

LIFE LINES: Buddy's Chicken House 2023

(Ed. note: This column, a favorite of Gary Xavier and many of his readers, was originally published in the Finger Lakes Times on Dec. 14, 2003. It...

saturday 4

Gary B. Xavier

GUEST APPEARANCE: Presidential visits — Martin VanBuren was the first U.S. leader to stop in Geneva in 1839

(Ed. note: This is the first of a two-part series; see the second part in the next Weekend edition of the Times.) Since its incorporation as a...

saturday 1

Anthony Noone

POSITIVE VIBES: The positivity of winter

As winter descends upon us, it’s easy to get caught up in the nostalgia associated with warmer days and longer daylight hours. Many of us dread...

30.11.2023 0

John Zakour Johnzakour

DENIM SPIRIT: The complexity of ordinary

There is something healing about a newborn in your arms or laying still upon your chest. Snuggled in and snuffling, her breath and yours at peace...

29.11.2023 1

Cameron Miller

BIGGER PICTURE: A heart of gold

At the young age of 10, Colt Wicker of Dundee already has shown he is an extraordinary kid who seems to have an abundance of compassion, along with...

29.11.2023 0

Spencer Tulis

DOING THE WRITE THING: Getting Council on track

The response to my prior column, “We Need To Do Better,” suggests that people really do believe that the recent election was a step too far (in...

28.11.2023 2

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