This week marks the unofficial start of the summer tourist season - and with it comes several opportunities to hear several points of view regarding the health of Chautauqua Lake, a central cornerstone to the county’s tourism efforts. Jim Wehrfritz, a longtime lake advocate who has ...

We’ve disagreed with the way New York state handled changes to conceal carry permits for pistols. But one thing that we can’t disagree with is the logic behind wanting to know who is concealed carrying a handgun. After all, the point of pistol permits is to have some record of those who ...

By this fall, it will be much easier for girls who want to play boys varsity sports to do so. That’s not a bad thing. Girls who can athletically compete should be able to do so without demeaning, invasive tests or having to do more to prove they are athletically capable than a boy of ...

President Joe Biden recently presented 19 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. One of the 19 recipients of the Medal of Freedom stood out to us as particularly noteworthy. Medgar Evers truly served his country — first in the U.S. Army, serving in combat during World War II, then ...

We’re encouraged by a bit of news from a recent Clymer Central School board meeting. Clymer board members are set to share an occupational therapist with Cassadaga Valley Central School. Such shared services are becoming more and more commonplace, and it’s good to see such partnerships ...

Joe Town’s request for a loading and unloading zone in front of his Third Street business is certainly understandable. It’s annoying to worry about feeding parking meters if you’re unloading restaurant supplies. It’s annoying to get a ticket because you get a phone call or find ...