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Local Commentaries

Children Growing Up On A Farm

It has been a long time since I had children growing up on a farm. Things have changed dramatically over the years. Farm children now participate in many more activities. When our children grew up the opportunities were fewer. Our children rode the bus to school. They were part of the marching ...

Housing Authority Thanks First Responders

On behalf of the Jamestown Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all those who responded to the unit fire at the Senior High Rise on West Fifth Street on Monday evening, March 11th. The Jamestown Fire Department, The Jamestown Police ...

The Newspaper And Local Sports

The other night, I went to a middle school basketball game. Okay, my grandson was playing, so I was not a disinterested observer. Yet, it was a delight to watch these kids who two years ago could barely reach the rim with a shot, now running up and down the floor shooting three-pointers, ...

Jesus, Razor Wire And Border Policy

Miffed by my comments regarding rampant criminal border crossings, a critic blogged, “I must have missed that Bible verse where Jesus set an example by stringing razor wire across the River Jordan.” What do you expect the Texas governor to do when the highest authorities at the federal ...

Lake Wetlands Designation Won’t End Well

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE—In an odd sense, the possibility—or prospect, or notion, or whatever word you prefer—of New York state government’s designating part of Chautauqua Lake as wetlands is a bit of a joke. A bad joke, one that’s not funny, but in an odd sense a bit of a joke. The reason ...

Just A Farmer!

I will never forget the way some of my “friends” looked at me after my engagement was announced. In fact, I heard some of them snicker when I walked past them. I heard the one girl say, “She is going to marry a dairy farmer! Can you believe that?” I thought nothing about marrying a ...