The stunning fall from grace for Rep. Chris Jacobs usually only happens when a crime has been committed or some sort of physical impropriety has happened. To see a sitting Congressman, soon to be representing a safe congressional district with all the advantages of an incumbent, be forced to ...
Children should be off-limits to the many bad things of life, although they should grow up knowing bad things exist and they must have a sense of caution when they encounter things that don’t seem right. Meanwhile, children should be able to grow without experiencing violence in the home, ...
The before and after photos of the Chadakoin River after the first phase of the Chadakoin Restoration Activation Project show the project has more than justified its cost. Were it not for trained professionals spending time on the river’s banks this spring, it’s likely no one would have ...
Stop dumping garbage on Pratt Avenue — or, frankly, anywhere else. Those who have the ability to haul their garbage to Pratt Avenue have the same ability to haul their garbage to the Chautauqua County Transfer Station in Falconer so that it can be hauled to the landfill. A call to the ...
Despite all the help wanted signs in Chautauqua County business windows, the county’s work participation rate for temporary assistance programs is just a little more than half what it was 10 years ago. “There are a lot of jobs available, just not a lot of people that are willing to take ...
The change Chautauqua County has made to the way it bills towns and cities for worker’s compensation charges makes sense. Basing the charge more on the wages paid to a municipality’s workforce is more logical than using a municipality’s population, and it provides an incentive to local ...