Chris Carosa

What’s college with the pranks? These are the stuff that memories are made of. They’re something you talk about years later. When all the studying is done, all the tests are taken, and all the courses are pas

Continuing our celebration of Italian-American Heritage Month, this week we examine the fundamental building block upon which everything else rests. And you might just be surprised by something we left out. Do you

Continuing our celebration of Italian-American Heritage Month, this week we explore how this ethnic group demonstrates its love for its new home country. Are you familiar with the early Italian-American

Come as we begin our celebration of Italian-American Heritage Month. Learn a little bit about a very familiar history (whether you’re of Italian descent or not). In fact, do you know what is oddly ironic about I

This week we remember someone who gave someone to us that sounds incredible – and it was. He was a paragon, a throwback we should continually aspire to. Who was he and what did he do for us? Read this week’s Car

As you travel across America’s First Frontier, the natural beauty and elegance of the Greater Western New York region inspires you with the same sense that led the first pioneers to settle the land shortly after t

The American Dream is not a snapshot in time. It is a flowing river, constantly forging into new ground, forever changing from moment to moment. Why is this the bittersweet definition of success? Read this

We believed we were the best. We believed we were the brightest. But an evil menace loomed. And when it struck, how did we respond? Did we rise to new heights? Did we wallow in self-pity? Or did we allow

Summer doesn’t have to end. It never has to end. If you’ve got the right spirit of mind, you can live an endless Summer, even as the snow floats slowly to the ground. What’s the secret to this? Read this week’

Don’t be taken in by the mere superficial. Put yourself in her shoes. Would you rather be remembered as a token “first” or as someone who achieved something significant? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “The Re

We all question why bad things happen. It’s only natural to think, “If God is a kind and loving God, how could He make this happen?” But the Lord works in mysterious ways. What might underlie that mystery? Read

Have you ever had to describe the indescribable? It’s hard. It’s frustrating. Yet, the urge to do it overwhelms you. You want to share something so profound you can’t hold back. Do you remember how agonizing your

What is it that they say about the law of unintended consequences? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “Will Teenage Minimum Wage Hurt The Poor?” and discover how people who mistakenly place emotion over math may a

The new Space Race is great news for all humanity. It’s just what’s needed to break the stranglehold totalitarian regimes have on their citizens. Don’t know why? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “Hooray

Hollywood used to have no problem coming up with a cornucopia of bad guys. Sure, it went through spurts when one archetype or another would end up hogging all the screen time. It wasn’t until the Nazis, however, t

The story of us – the Greater Western New York Region – begins on a late Summer day in August of 1779. It wasn’t the best of times, but it wasn’t the worst of times. What it was, however, was the first time tr

We can all agree on the problem. It’s the solution, or rather, the spectrum of solutions, which causes debate. Each has its own advantages. Each has its own disadvantages. Which do you think is best? Read this w

You may have read about the “Greater Idaho” movement, where a number of counties in the state of Oregon have decided to separate and join Idaho. That’s just one of several states where there’s an active discuss

There’s more to history than what today’s headlines say. In fact, sometimes actual history turns out to be quite different than what current writers would have you believe. That’s too bad because the topic de jo