Roger Chambers

By Roger Chambers | Columnist  In the short book “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,” Timothy Snyder outlines tactics used by would-be autocrats to overturn a popularly elected democracy. These trends were frequently...

August Holidays and Observances August 1     Colorado Day August 2     Friendship Day - Lammas (Cross Quarter Day) August 3     Ernie Pyle Day in New Mexico August 4     Coast Guard Day August 14    Atlantic Charter Day - World War II Day in Arkansas August 16    National Airborne...

Mohawk Valley Almanac for March 2021 March is the beginning of spring in the Mohawk Valley even though there is frequently still at least some snow on the ground, especially in higher elevations of the...

By: Roger Chambers March is a fickle month, with temperatures in March among the most variable of any month ranging from a low of -15°F to a high in the mid-80s°F. Some years there are...

by Roger Chambers November is generally a cool to cold month with gray skies, rain, and sometimes blustery snowstorms, an early reminder of the coming winter season. The average high is 48°F and the average...

Mohawk Valley Almanac November 2021    Holidays and Observances in November   November 1 All Saints’ Day November 2 All Souls’ Day; Election Day  November 4 Will Rogers Day, Oklahoma November 7 Daylight Savings Time ends at 2:00 A.M.  November 10 U.S. Marine...

By Roger Chambers  Liberal democracy, of which the United States was a world leader, is under serious attack. The trend is strong in formerly democratically elected governments such as the Philippines, Venezuela, Myanmar, Hungary, Poland...

By Roger Chambers March varies day-to-day from fairly pleasant to blustery and wintry. In like a lion, out like a lamb (or vice versa) goes the iconic legend. While seasonable temperatures range from the 20s°F...