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Letters To The Editor

Utility Scale Solar Kills Jobs

To The Reader’s Forum: Does it matter that utility scale solar has a negative effect on the environment - destroying farmland, forests, wetland, recreational land? Does it matter that property values are driven down? Does it matter that the mining of cobalt, lithium, rare earths and copper ...

Some Proposals For Gun Control

To The Reader’s Forum: Control is a complicated word in our political discourse. Especially when we were founded on the principle of freedom from tyranny and taxes without representation. Why do we want to control issues related to transgender people and gay weddings? Or control wokeness ...

Volunteer Firefighters Should Get Tax Breaks

To The Reader’s Forum: On April 10, we attended a Town of Ellicott board meeting. We were specifically concerned about a proposal calling for the elimination of a town justice position. Although we did not speak at the meeting, we are against the proposed elimination. Many people ...

New York Is Tax Hell

To The Reader’s Forum: I can’t think of any other state that is more beautiful than New York State. You can do just about anything you want here in terms of recreation. The four seasons allow us to enjoy the beauty of our state and provide us with just about every opportunity to do ...

JLDC Loans Are Ethically Wrong

To The Reader’s Forum: What is going on at the JLDC is ethically wrong and taxpayers should be paying attention. The JLDC is an opaque entity in Jamestown that gives out millions and millions of dollars in taxpayer money. It is made up of nine members. Some are elected officials, some are ...

Guns Are The Tool Of American Carnage

To The Reader’s Forum: So, as of today, March 28, 2023, there have been, per at least one report, over 130 “mass shootings” in America this calendar year! Three children and three adults were gunned down yesterday at a private school in Nashville, TN. One MAGA/GOP Congressperson, Lauren ...