Readers share thoughts on health care series
Paul Dailing: In this week's Beacon-News series on health care, "How do you feel?", local people involved in the health care debate shared their stories. And readers shared back.

Does performance pay belong in the classroom?
One of the ideas being promoted by the Obama administration is performance pay for teachers. This seems to make sense. In most industries a worker's salary and/or bonus is tied to his or her own and the company's performance, rather than a combination of the worker's number of years of experience and education that disregards individual performance.

Eat, drink and be wary
Steve Lord: As you drive into Geneva along Route 31, nearing the signal at Third Street, you cannot miss the Atwater House. The white, wood mansion with the huge wrap-around porch on top of a hill at 814 Batavia Ave. has overlooked Route 31 for 140 years, since John B. Atwater, an actor of some note, built it.