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Opinion

City Residents Should Pay Attention To Dunkirk’s Mess

In Our Opinion

Jamestown residents - and some of their elected officials, too - should be paying close attention to the ongoing Dunkirk fiscal crisis. Our sister paper, the Dunkirk OBSERVER, has documented the growing mess over the past several years. Dunkirk took a hit when the NRG power plant closed and ...

A Better Reparations Model To Consider

Letters To The Editor

To The Reader’s Forum: Re: Cal Thomas, March 15, 16, 2025 column Mr. Thomas’ reaction of the reparations model offered by the Washington, DC city council is understandable. Among the proposals, many flaws, the chief one is that reparations be paid to “individuals”. Such a model is ...

Seussical Performance Was Well Done By Little Theater

Letters To The Editor

To The Readers’ Forum: Suessical Jr. was the best $17 I have spent in a long time for entertainment. It was my second time - the first was a few years ago but it was unforgettable and I knew I wanted another dose of the humor, musical and dance extravagance, and especially the moral ethics ...

Republican Immigration Policy Is Cruel, Inhuman

Local Commentaries

Republicans are coming for your neighbors. They will use unmarked cars, a highly armed police force answerable to no one local, grab them off the street, pull them out of stores or schools, and drag them from their homes, separate them from their children and families, send them to distant ...

Thoughts On A Beautiful, And Dispiriting, Memorial Day

Local Commentaries

Everyone agreed the parade was a singular improvement over parades in the recent past. Minutes longer. The vibe exuberant. Even mid-Lakeview Avenue hosted crowds. The nearer the cemetery, the larger, the noisier, the more boisterous the satisfied onlookers. Certainly, the sun had much to do ...