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 ...
County Legislator Fred Larson asked a good question last week - what exactly is the county Planning Department planning if it isn’t worried about dealing with two of the most pressing issues facing Chautauqua County? We’re talking, of course, about job creation and boosting the county ...
We hope this is the last we have to hear about a road salt shortage as temperatures stay largely above freezing into mid-March according to most forecasts. It’s a nice respite from what has been a cold, slick winter. At the same time we hope state policy makers have learned a lesson ...
Rice is not only a whole grain but it is easily digested. I remember my grandmother who had stomach issues choosing rice to eat. It is not only inexpensive, but it is nutritious and tasty. For those of you who are watching your food budget, you can mix rice with many things to enhance the ...
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has found itself in the capable hands of David Leathers for 20 years. Amid all the uncertainty of New York’s energy policy Leathers has found a way to minimize the impacts on BPU ratepayers as much as possible, including his leadership this winter ...
To The Reader’s Forum: In February 2023, I checked into Roswell Park Cancer Center with an extremely rare blood disease. Two years later I am in remission and thriving. Were it not for the doctors and staff of Roswell’s leukemia department, as well as cutting edge research that ...