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In Our Opinion

How A Little $1.1 Million Garage Grows Into a $4.7M Boondoggle

When Jamestown City Council members decided to build a new fleet maintenance facility on Washington Street, the project was supposed to cost $2.1 million. Now, a scant two years later, the $2.1 million puppy has grown into a $4.7 million version of Clifford the Big Red Dog — and some ...

It’s Not Yet Time To Kill Off AM Radio

Their numbers are growing smaller with each passing year, but a significant number of Americans can still recall when AM radio basically was radio. AM was where news broke about their communities, where they first heard fresh releases from the Beatles or the Rolling Stones, and where they ...

Ripley Development Site Has Long Needed A New Vision And Investment

Since the early 2000s, a parcel of land in Ripley has been one of the great hopes that has never panned out for the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency. First, Walmart was eyeing the location for a distribution warehouse under the leadership of former County Executive Mark Thomas. ...

State Can Do More To Tell People An Herbicide Application Is Coming

The application of herbicides on Chautauqua Lake came and went this year with hardly anyone knowing. Notices were posted on the Ellicott, Bemus Point and Lakewood websites, signs were posted near the lake and notices sent to the required area property owners. Other than that, though, the ...

Comptroller Review Of A New Seneca Nation Gaming Compact Makes A Lot Of Sense

It’s unlikely, in our opinion, that the state Legislature will pass Sen. George Borrello’s most recent proposal. That’s too bad, because Borrello’s idea is a good one. Last week the Sunset Bay Republican introduced A.7502 to require the state Comptroller’s Office to review a new ...