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Opinion

Susan B. Anthony List Opinion Creates Confusion

Local Commentaries

KANSAS CITY, Kan.—Let’s pick up where we left off two weeks ago. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2025 opinion in TikTok, Inc. v. Garland unanimously, masterfully resolved a complicated issue quickly. Applause, applause. Yet judges, including Supreme Court justices, aren’t ...

Trump’s Return, Agenda Energizes Langworthy

Editor's Corner

Making a visit to The White Inn for the first time since the renovations became public, U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy was in awe. After a brief tour of the dining areas and lobby locations by Robin Putnam, event and dining room manager, the congressman expressed optimism about the Fredonia site ...

Democracy Wins In Defeat Of Special Election Scheduling Bill

In Our Opinion

Voters won earlier this week when a bill was removed that would have delayed holding a special election to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives until November. The bill was pulled from consideration - a rare move given that it was given a message of necessity that would ...

Is Declining Call Volume A Blip Or A Trend?

In Our Opinion

An interesting set of statistics was tucked inside Mayor Kim Ecklund’s State of the City address, a voluminous document The Post-Journal has been unpacking over the past several days. City police officers responded to 10.7% fewer calls in 2024 than they did in 2023, with call volume ...

Go Back To Drawing Board On Preservation Ordinance

In Our Opinion

We don’t disagree with Crystal Surdyk, city development director, that a local preservation ordinance is needed in Jamestown. We wholeheartedly disagree that the ordinance currently under discussion is needed. The reasoning is simple - it’s hard enough to redevelop derelict old ...

Drivers Can’t Wait Until 2026 For Relief On Second Street

In Our Opinion

Some sort of repair to East Second Street in Jamestown can’t wait any longer. We understand the state is planning a major project for East Second Street starting this year and lasting into 2026, but the road is unusable now. It’s not as if Second Street’s potholes just popped up this ...