It’s good to have goals. In the next few weeks, we’re going to be hearing a lot about our elected officials’ goals in the form of various agenda-setting addresses at the city, county, state and federal levels. The first such effort came from Pierre Chagnon, R-Ellery and chairman of the ...

Some Fulton Street residents are fed up - and we really can’t blame them. For the second time in the past few months, residents spoke before the City Council asking for something to be done to rein in unruly behavior on their street. Police are called, police respond, police de-escalate ...

We can’t criticize Gov. Josh Shapiro for filing a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against PJM Interconnection. Pennsylvania residents can’t afford the possibility of $20 billion more in electricity costs if PJM Interconnection’s capacity auction ends up imposing ...

We have no doubt that the New York Power Authority has its reasons to increase hydropower rates charged to customers like the city of Jamestown. But NYPA’s proposed 2025 to 2029 rate increase that would nearly triple rates charged to customers cannot be approved by the state Public Service ...

President Jimmy Carter was an honorable man whose second act in life — after one term in the White House — has served as an example for us all for more than 40 years. It remains to be seen if some of his followers as POTUS will live up to Carter’s post-political career and life. Can ...

There are times when we think Gov. Kathy Hochul isn’t quite as controlling as former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Then we’re reminded that Cuomo’s former lieutenant governor picked up a few tricks from her old boss. Hochul’s veto of legislation that would have improved oversight of contracts ...