Niagara Gazette Bill Bradberry

BRADBERRY: Is Black History Month Still Relevant?

2012-02-07T23:17:12-05:00

I am uncomfortably recovering and slowly recuperating from a relatively minor, but medically necessary procedure which has kept me out of circulation, out of touch and essentially on my back for a lot longer than I have personally believed was justifiable; however, in this case my opinion matters not; the doctor’s diagnosis and promising prognosis trumped mine, so here I lay almost completely befuddled, nearly unable to pen a clear sentence.

BRADBERRY: Old medicine and new challenges

2012-01-31T23:04:24-05:00

Having suffered and recovered from my fair share of illnesses and injuries over the years, I have come to believe that sometimes the treatment and the cure of my condition can seem to be far worse than whatever I may think is ailing me at the moment.

BRADBERRY: Someplace like home — but far different

2012-01-24T22:59:27-05:00

Sitting with my driving foot perched on the doctor’s examination table, I learned that the out-patient surgery he was proposing to perform meant that my leisurely slow walks along the crowded sandy beaches would have to cease for a while and that the long drive back up the East Coast from the warm sunshine would, much to my considerable consternation, have to wait a few more days.

BRADBERRY: Waters and righteousness like a mighty stream

2012-01-17T22:58:02-05:00

I was just settling into my new home near posh Palm Beach, Fla., to live when the enormously prolific biographer, Stephen B. Oates first published “Let the Trumpet Sound: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.” way back in 1982.

BRADBERRY: In the trivial pursuit of small change

2012-01-03T20:36:35-05:00

Traveling across our nation’s vast countryside it is easy to see the huge differences in the results rendered when the simple chase of dollars and nonsense is completely substituted for the honest pursuit of happiness, beauty and plain old-fashioned fun.

BRADBERRY: Never losing Leanna

2011-12-28T02:04:15-05:00

It was no great surprise when word came last week that Leanna, my beloved stepmother passed away peacefully in her sleep at home in Florida; her 97-year-old body simply could not keep up with her ageless spirit and boundless wisdom.

BRADBERRY: Thanksgiving, thanks for the memories

2011-11-23T00:04:16-05:00

I’m trying to remember my very first Thanksgiving, naturally I can’t go that far back, but I do remember a lot of them, especially those when I didn’t have much and not surprisingly, some of those when I really had little or nothing to speak of, were, in retrospect, probably some of the best Thanksgivings ever.

BRADBERRY: Which way to the falls?

2011-11-08T20:36:59-05:00

So there I was, comfortably perched on a hard little chair at a round little table smack dab in the middle of one of the busiest little spots outside of the State Park in Niagara Falls on one of the nicest days so far this fall.

BRADBERRY: Escaping the wrecking ball, only the beginning

2011-10-25T23:59:00-04:00

This piece was originally written and published about 10 years ago. In light of recent efforts to preserve the old brick barn at DeVeaux Woods, I thought it might bear repeating.

BRADBERRY: Working together gains Trust

2011-10-18T22:38:20-04:00

With the National Trust for Historic Preservation coming to town this week as part of their nearly week-long conference in Buffalo, I have had the opportunity to work with a number of organizations and individuals to help create a day-long event called Niagara Day.