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 ...

To The Reader’s Forum: The recent decision to disband the Chautauqua Lake Protection and Rehabilitation Agency has stimulated renewed discussion in the community about how to proceed regarding lake management direction and funding. One suggestion has already been offered to the ...

To The Reader’s Forum: People on the right-wing of society, usually Republicans, use the word “woke” as, more or less, a derogatory word. An example is from Florida Gov. DeSantis who says Florida “is where ‘woke’ goes to die.” So, what does “woke” mean? The Merriam-Webster ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Jamestown City Council put readers on notice that it is taking the first step to considering implementation of the New York State Climate Smart Communities pledge. Council must say NO to participating in this pledge. Here’s why. In addressing the issue of climate ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Rich Lowry’s dismissal of Hulu’s “The 1619 Project” (”No, Slavery Didn’t Create Capitalism,” 2/24/2023) as “cartoonish”—likening it to Disney—is as problematic as it is misguided. First, the episode in question doesn’t assert that American ...

To The Reader’s Forum: When a bureaucracy is established, what is the first purpose, responsibility, or goal of that office? Answer: the perpetuation of that office, forever and ever, in secula seculorum. I believe that the New York State Thruway Authority is a prime example of a ...