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In Our Opinion

Time To Tackle ‘Junk Fees’

You just bought those two concert tickets at $200 each. You go to check out … only to find that your real price is $250 each thanks to hidden fees. A recent survey by Consumer Reports found that most Americans have been confronted with hidden fees, and 96% find them to be very annoying. A ...

Local Cooperation With Federal Immigration Officials Is Needed

By and large, many asylum seekers make their way to the United States seeking a better life. But let’s not confuse asylum seekers with those who flout our country’s immigration laws and then make matters worse by not obeying our laws while they’re here. Migrants in those instances ...

Falconer Should Consider Chadakoin River Proposal

Falconer officials are going to further consider a proposal to clear hazards from the Chadakoin River within the village’s limits. It’s something the village should consider - though we note it may make sense to include the town of Ellicott in these discussions if they proceed. The ...

Other Newspapers: Feds’ Road Sign Suggestion Misguided

State highway road signs have taken a turn in recent years, taking advantage of electronic options to get the point across using a bit of humor. Not all of them have been good. Some barely reached the level of dad jokes that have been around for multiple generations. Others were clever, ...

City Has Tried Building Housing, But State Dollars Never Came

Jamestown City Council members are poised to join Dunkirk in taking the state’s Pro Housing Communities pledge. When it comes to New York state, however, the pledge is only as good as the money it brings in - and New York doesn’t have a great track record of funding housing projects in ...