The May 9th edition of The Reporter reveals the targeting of our county for cannabis development. What a shame that our local politicos seem to stack the deck trying to promote it. All one needs to … more

Hmmm. When I read Carla Nordstrom’s letter in the April 25 edition chiding us for not welcoming the illegals swarming across our borders, I couldn’t help but wonder: Does she not know the … more

At its last meeting, Delaware County Planning Board recommend that members of the Franklin Town Planning Board further consider their draft of regulations on short-term rentals.   However … more

I was overwhelmed reading about the incredible generosity of the residents of Bovina who raised $22,000 to purchase a mechanical CPR compression device ( The Reporter 4/18/24). I do wish, however, … more

Hmm when I read about people going to the southern border and complaining about the people crossing it, I wonder where their own family came from? I can’t imagine that Sheriff Dumond’s … more

I would like to express my opinion on the idea of attempting to sell the building which houses the village offices, the theater, and the court room. The notion of selling the building to whoever, … more

The xenophobic commentaries in last week’s Reporter were horrifying. Some of us might be aware that in February, Republican congressional released an immigration bill that had been the result … more

How incredible that Republican Molinaro is SO brave that he will break with his own party!   Oh, wait a minute, he is running in our more liberal, increasingly Democratic leaning, … more

Mark Twain’s well known adage, “Everyone complains about the weather but no one does anything about it,” has found many analogous applications for more than a century, but perhaps … more

The Democrats seem to be of the political opinion that the Republicans don’t care about the struggle in the Ukraine. The Republicans are in support of a negotiated peace between Russia and … more

“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because in the end, it contributes the most to wealth, good morals, and happiness,” Thomas Jefferson wrote to George Washington from Paris in 1787. … more

The 45th president has more than earned his place in a ranking of greatest past presidents – 45th from the top .   That historians on the left and right are in agreement is hardly … more