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Buffalo Grill History Should Be Preserved

To The Reader’s Forum: The Buffalo Grill sits abandoned and condemned on the corner of Buffalo and East Second Streets. Close on the Buffalo Street side is one of Jamestown’s historical markers. The Buffalo Grill was built in 1826 by Darius and John Dexter as a stage coach stop on the Buffalo to Pittsburgh route. This is the oldest building in Jamestown. The Dexter brothers were among the earliest settlers in Chautauqua County. They came to the hamlet east of Jamestown in 1816. They owned and operated the tavern, a store, an ashery, a mill, and a quarry while they lived ...

When It Comes To Trump, Follow The Money

To The Reader’s Forum: I just read this headline in a periodical I subscribe to that pretty much sums up the current administration: US President does infomercial at White House for company owned by his biggest political donor That donor, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla which Trump just did an advertisement for, also received $20-30 billion dollars in grants and loans from the federal government he is now trying to dismantle. He recently announced his intention to donate another $100 million to various PACs aligned with Trump. Way back in 2014 when reporters were trying to figure ...

Doing Our Part As American Citizens And Hold Elected

Officials Accountable To The Reader’s Forum: I must call it out as long as we still have a free press. Donald first tried extortion to get President Zelensky to give away the mineral rights of Ukraine in payment and gratitude for all the assistance the US has provided since the full scale invasion by Russia in 2022. But what the world witnessed on Thursday was nothing short of an ambush of President Zelensky. It reminded me of “The mob boss” who brought in a recalcitrant subject to “punish” him for not thank the boss enough for protecting him from the other gang. ...

Trump’s Department Of Government Efficiency Under Musk Is Unconstitutional

To The Reader’s Forum: Without question, DOGE is illegitimate in its entirety. Trump singlehandedly created a “government” agency and authorized Musk to run it without congressional authorization. The ‘power of the purse’ lies within congress’s domain, not the president’s domain. [U.S. Const. Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 1 & Art. 1, Sec. 9, Cl. 7] Congressional oversight and authorization are required to rescind or change permanently how funds already appropriated by current legislation are to be spent. Both the Constitution and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment ...

President Must Resume USAID Programs

To The Reader’s Forum: As a resident of Chautauqua County, I am concerned about the recent halt of USAID programs and the spread of misinformation about their impact. USAID is crucial to U.S. foreign policy. By promoting economic growth, education and world health in over 80 countries, USAID maintains the status of the United States as the premier diplomatic influencer in the world, which protects our national security. In the countries where we are active through USAID programs, the people value us because we improve their lives. If we give that up, we create power vacuums that ...

When Is Vandalism Appropriate?

To The Reader’s Forum: I agree with the P-J editorial that the vandalism at Rep. Nick Langworthy’s office is unacceptable, and I get it that the Congressman is upset about it. He’s right that these crimes have no place in our political discourse, and that the perpetrators should be prosecuted. I have to ask though, how is it that he could support the pardons that President Trump granted to perpetrators of the January 6th insurrection? He’s quoted as saying “the whole episode was mishandled and abuse in the courts” and that “The president just wanted to put it ...