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In Our Opinion

Conscience Check Past Due For FAA

Until the midair collision that claimed 67 lives on Jan. 29 near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, followed soon thereafter by a number of other incidents involving planes, some of those incidents also resulting in fatalities, members of the flying public generally had exuded great ...

Is A Fence The Real Issue For St. Susan Center

Not everyone is in favor of all aspects of the St. Susan Center’s move from Water Street to downtown Jamestown. Zoning Board of Appeals members met recently to discuss a zoning variance requested by the center that would allow the center to locate refrigeration units closer to the property ...

Here’s To More Front Porch Days In Bemus Point

Recent news that the court-disputed sale of the Hotel Lenhart is, we hope, a good development for the village of Bemus Point and those who look forward each summer to spending lazy summer evenings on the iconic rocking chairs of the venerable lakefront hotel. The Hotel Lenhart has has been a ...

Cruise-In Again On The Brink

For the second time in less than a decade, one of downtown Jamestown’s tentpole events finds itself on the brink of extinction. It was certainly news to many that the CHQ Chamber, which itself rescued the Downtown Jamestown Cruise-In back in 2017, is looking for an organization willing to ...

Impromptu Iglesias Visit Brings Excitement To Comedy Center

It was a little surprising to drive by the National Comedy Center late on a Monday night and see a public visit by famed comedian Gabriel Iglesias being advertised. Sure enough, comedy center officials made a public announcement the next day that Iglesias, who has performed in Jamestown as a ...

Clymer, Sherman, Panama Residents Face An Important Question

Clymer, Sherman and Panama residents won’t necessarily be watching for results of their school budget votes next week. We would expect each of the three schools’ proposed budgets to be approved when district residents go to the polls Tuesday. Everyone will be watching, though, to see how ...