For many who live and work in Chautauqua County, the Chautauqua Institution might as well be another world. Many county residents are so busy earning a living that the thought of taking a trip to Chautauqua for daytime lectures or exposure to the fine arts is rarely given a second thought. ...

Uncertainty over how the state DEC will administer its legislatively required work under the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act can sometimes color area residents’ perception of the DEC. But the agency’s work in Mayville underscores the agency’s importance on less controversial, but no ...

Is Jamestown a safe place to live? It’s a question that pops up periodically in the city depending on what pops up in the police reports in a given month or which stage of union negotiations we happen to be in at any given time. Safety is a topic now after the union representing ...

The story of Republican tax policy in the Trump era is the contest between pro-growth ideas and anti-growth income redistribution. An example of both was on display in President Trump’s recent speech to Congress. The good idea was Trump’s proposal to let companies deduct the full cost of ...

There are very real threads between the recently ended strike of state corrections officers and local policing that we’re seeing on our streets every day. We noted recently that one thread that local mayors, county executives and town supervisors have to be watching carefully is what the ...

Mayor Kim Ecklund faces another key hiring decision early in her second year as mayor. In a Facebook post late last week the city said it is looking to hire a new city planner. In our opinion, it’s a major opportunity for Ecklund to really begin to set a direction for the city’s ...