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Opinion

Wells: An Ice Cream News Scoop

Local Commentaries

Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Chautauqua County once again to celebrate a big state-assisted project: expansion by Wells Enterprises of what many locals still call Dunkirk Ice Cream. Before the governor’s speech, the Chief Executive of Wells revealed that what Wells had announced in 2023 as a ...

Holidays Crucial To Our National Healing Process

In Our Opinion

Although much of the national attention is ­– and will continue to be — focused on developments related to the Nov. 5 presidential election, the world beyond the political front is far from being in slumber mode. For example, on the retail front, merchants are not sitting back, intent on ...

Press, Academia Censor Opposing Views

Local Commentaries

CHAUTAUQUA—Knowledgeable people from across the spectrum should put their thoughts on the Corona Virus Disease-19, or CoViD-19, pandemic into books that laity can understand. Dr. Scott Atlas has done that in “A Plague Upon Our House.” Atlas, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution ...

Business-Savvy Carle In Tough Job As Candidate

Editor's Corner

Congressional candidate Thomas Carle considers himself a problem solver. Throughout his years of running large and small businesses in the private sector, his actions were driven by finding results that benefited management as well as the workers. For more than two decades, Carle’s ...

DOT Shows Continued Accountability In Bridge Work

In Our Opinion

We have to agree with state Sen. George Borrello when it comes to the Chautauqua County Veterans Memorial Bridge. After a statement by the state Department of Transportation earlier this week regarding the safety of the structure, Borrello noted his appreciation for the response. “Our ...

Public Campaign Funding System May Be Overkill

In Our Opinion

The early returns are in - and tweaks are likely needed for the state’s publicly funded campaign system. We noted recently that Democrat Michael Bobseine has received $109,530 in public campaign money from the state. Assemblyman Andrew Goodell, R-Jamestown, kept between $57,824.15 and ...