Barbara O'Brien

Recently President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission issued a report that declared that “separation of church and state” is not in the Constitution. But I'm sure James Madison would beg to differ. Madison was the chief author of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. He left us a wealth of writing that made it clear that he most certainly did intend church and state to be kept separate. “Religion and Government will both exist in greater purity the less they are mixed together,” he said.

Sarvastivada was a very early school of Buddhism whose precise origins are lost to history. Many of its teachings will seem odd to today's Buddhists.

You may have seen headlines saying that “9/11 families” have petitioned to exclude Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, from New York City's annual September 11 memorial service. I want to clarify what actually is happening and also explain why this petition is a very sad mistake.

Williamsville Central School Board members hope to have a new superintendent hired by the end of May, according to a draft timeline.

Crews will be paving Schoolview Road on Tuesday, Aug. 18 and Wednesday, Aug. 19, although the dates may change based on the weather. Be prepared for brief

There are two positions available on the Board of Assessment Review. If you are interested in serving on the board, please visit https://edenny.gov/new-mem

The district plans to spend $173.42 million for expanded instructional initiatives, $38.93 million to open schools safely; $38.92 for student emotional and social well being and support services, and $38.12

It's a struggle to describe the enormity of the September 11 attacks with words, or even with video. The enormity didn't come across on television, either. In the weeks and months that followed the attacks a thousand conspiracy theories bloomed, especially about what happened to the World Trade Center. And what struck me, over and over, is that those who came up with the theories obviously weren't there that day and probably had never even seen the twin towers with their own eyes. They had no grasp of the size and scale and massiveness of what they were talking about.

The Common Council Tuesday asked the mayor to pause the contract for the cameras after members said they have gotten complaints from residents.

“We’re going to go after them. We’re not going to put up with it anymore,” said James Comerford, commissioner of the Department of Permit and Inspection Services.