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People With Vacation Properties Have A Right To Them

To The Reader’s Forum: The people who own vacation properties in Chautauqua, or other places in Chautauqua County, have a right to stay in them whenever they want to. They paid for the property, pay taxes here, buy our goods and services when they are here, so even though we might fear the spread of a virus, they have the right to go to their property, when they want to. If I lived in a population-dense city like New York or Cleveland, etc., I would go somewhere that there wasn’t as many people. They paid for the ability to do so. Chuck Wittenbrook Sinclairville

Adding A Few Pieces Of Information

To The Reader’s Forum: I would like to add a few pieces of information to the article about the Chautauqua Institution that appeared in the March 23, 2020, edition of this publication. As stated in the article, most of the Institution gates as well as many of the offices and the library are closed. However, the main gate remains accessible and you are able to drive or walk in. Also, the United States Post Office located within the Institution in Bestor Plaza remains open and is providing all services normally offered in our daily operations. The office lobby is open from ...

Is Cassadaga Wind A Potential Covid-19 Vector?

To The Reader’s Forum: New York’s governor has decreed that “all non-essential workers must stay home.” But work on the Innogy wind turbine project in Chautauqua County continues: truck drivers, heavy equipment operators, excavators, loggers, flagmen and others are working in Cherry Creek and Charlotte. This work is not essential and for health reasons shouldn’t it be stopped until the Covid-19 pandemic is abated? Literalists will respond that according to “the law” (Executive Order 202.6) utilities are classified as “essential infrastructure” and given a pass. ...

National Doctor’s Day, A Time For Reflection

To The Reader’s Forum: I am writing this on Monday, March 30, 2020, National Doctors Day. This is a very special day, occurring this year during an emerging health crisis in our country and in the context of a global pandemic caused by a brand new virus, one which humans have had no previous encounter. So it is a very appropriate time to reflect on and be extra thankful for the doctors and all health care workers who are on the front lines, often working with less than adequate provisions against an overwhelming crisis situation. Can we even imagine working in the trenches with ...

Food Security Is National Security

To The Reader’s Forum: Farmers know adversity well. Dealing with the unknown is part of the very nature of what we do every day. Whether it is the weather, fluctuating commodity prices or the issues that come with running a small business, we take what we are dealt and make the best of it. Therefore, New Yorkers should be confident that farmers will help get us through these uncertain times as we confront the COVID-19 pandemic. People rushed to the grocery stores to stock up, but they shouldn’t worry that we will run out of food. Americans are blessed with a productive ...

Be Respectful And Socially Distance

To The Reader’s Forum: During this difficult time we all should remember to respect and care for others. This is written after a shopping trip to Wegmans. We went at 8:30 am trying to avoid a crowd since we are senior adults. There were more people than expected but you could still manage the 6 foot distancing if you tried. It was obvious many people didn’t try or even think about it as they rushed by. Others were very courteous as we tried to be. The shelves were ridiculously empty for being 8:30 am. When we went to check out there were lines everywhere. We stood in line ...