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Triumphal arch, or sign of an arch enemy?

Local Commentaries

Architecture always sends a message. So what does President Trump’s desire for a Triumphal Arch say about his authoritarian aspirations? About his regard for process, precedent, and the rule of law? First, we should look to the inspirations for the “Arc de Trump.” The form originated with Ancient Roman arches such as the Arch of Titus which served as “billboards” for military victories and glorified the absolute power of the emperors who erected them. Similarly, Napoleon’s famous Arc de Triomphe in Paris marks his army’s victory at the Battle of Austerlitz, a monument to ...

Freedom Is The Key To Independence

In Our Opinion

Today, we Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Our focus is what the document meant — creation of a new nation, a new set of ideals to form a more perfect union. But what the document itself says about the Founders and about what they intended for us is just as important, in many ways. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness …” That single sentence is familiar to ...

American war of independence was no revolution

Local Commentaries

MECOSTA, Mich.—When this columnist was a newspaper reporter, one of the editors was fond of saying we needed to write in a way that would hold people’s attention when the kids were screaming, the dog was barking, and the television was on. Today’s column doesn’t follow that ...

Summer update on the bridge

Local Commentaries

There has been some recent news relative to the Chautauqua Lake Bridge. There was one announcement by the DOT that related to planning for new detour routes once the eastbound section of the bridge is completed. This will require new routing for traffic on nights when the bridge is closed for construction activities. Another news item was more somber, as a worker fell from the bridge and was injured. The person injured, as I understand it, was an inspector...not a part of the actual construction crew. Nevertheless, it reminded us that there are risks on construction projects of ...

Readers’ Forum

Letters To The Editor

Immigration stagnation makes federal action necessary To The Reader’s Forum: Unless your ancestry is American Indian you are an immigrant and/or descended from an immigrant to the US. That is the reality as our Nation continues to debate the immigration issue. On the maternal side my ancestors left Ireland for the US in the 1860's due to discrimination & famine. Paternally, my grandfather was greeted by Lady Liberty in 1917. He was fleeing a war-torn Europe in the midst of World War I. Almost from the beginning of our Nation, immigration & immigrants have not been ...

What I learned from Paul Bush

Local Commentaries

My experiences with Paul Bush began in the late 1970's when I was asked to advise on helping Paul put together a financial package to expand Bush Industries. The company was located at the time in Little Valley, N.Y., where Paul lived. Right from the start I was inspired with his keen mind and endless drive to build Bush Industries into a world class company. He said his goals were to grow the business to where it had great facilities, great customers and a large family of great employees. Eventually Paul moved to the Jamestown area and built an impressive facility in the area known ...