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Start Making A Difference By Casting Your Vote, LadiesTo The Reader’s Forum: Over the years I haven’t always agreed with Norman Carlson, but I have to agree with your comments in the Readers’ Forum Thursday, April 15, 2021, “Hiding from the truth while having it both ways.” Yes, we (the United States) are finally facing many of our faults … racism, police reform, not educating our children and ourselves about our true history, the list goes on and on! We the people do have a voice in reforming our government for the better, not so in many other countries! Ladies be thankful you live in these United States. Educate yourself, look at what you have, compared to other countries, a lot!! We are all God’s children and I mean all!! No matter what your nationality, no matter where you live! Wake up, our country has a lot to correct, yes, you can be a part of this… respect, love, caring for people! Are you ladies trying to leave America? Are you not comfortable in your homes and in your town? I believe the answer is, “you are just fine!” Start making a difference to correct our mistakes by voting! Look around your neighborhood, city, what can you do to make it better?! Diane J. Peterson, Jamestown

To The Reader’s Forum: Over the years I haven’t always agreed with Norman Carlson, but I have to agree with your comments in the Readers’ Forum Thursday, April 15, 2021, “Hiding from the truth while having it both ways.” Yes, we (the United States) are finally facing many of our faults ... racism, police reform, not educating our children and ourselves about our true history, the list goes on and on! We the people do have a voice in reforming our government for the better, not so in many other countries! Ladies be thankful you live in these United States. Educate ...

A Few People Cause A Wasteland Of Destruction

To The Reader’s Forum: Giant wind turbines and vast fields of solar panels are not made of fairy dust brought by unicorns. Do ‘greens’ think we can’t see that huge quantities of raw materials and fossil fuels are used to mine, manufacture, transport and construct these intermittent, unreliable, grid crashing environmentally destructive scams? Hydro, and nuclear power have a small footprint and a small impact on the environment compared to the waste of “renewables”. People who have figured out that CO2 is essential plant food and not a problem know dual cycle gas turbines ...

Are Plant-Based Foods The Answer?

To the Reader’s Forum: So, I heard on Fox News that President Biden may be banning meat to combat global warming. Then I remembered that Colorado Democrat Governor Jared Polis had issued a similar proclamation last month. My first reaction was, what kind of cockamamie idea will the Democrats cook up next. But then I read the article they quoted, and it made a bit more sense. Apparently, a University of Michigan research report found that replacing 50% of animal products with plant-based foods would prevent more than 1.6 billion tons of greenhouse gasses by 2030, which is ...

Procurement Process Needs To Be Updated

To The Reader’s Forum: It is not often anymore that construction and redevelopment efforts occur in the Jamestown area or Chautauqua County. However the taxpayers of our region and state often frequently fund large and continuing construction projects at our region’s schools, municipal facilities and hospitals. Too often though these taxpayer funded agencies and governments are skirting the bare minimum required process to procure the services, contractors and materials required for these projects. It is in the best interest of all taxpayers of Chautauqua County that our elected ...

To The Reader’s Forum: New York should be on the campaign trail in presidential elections. But because of the current electoral college system, we are ignored. Moreover, the candidate with the most votes nationwide should become President. New York has already passed the National Popular Vote law. Although some want this repealed (S2552), I hope you will support the existing National Popular Vote. Michael Greiner, Bemus Point

Tom Reed’s Apology Is Commendable

To The Reader’s Forum: Although Tom Reed’s actions in the Nicolette Davis situation were certainly not right, his humble response was an example to us all. Many other leaders have been accused of sexual harassment, but few have responded in as humble a manner as Tom did. By taking full responsibility for his actions and humbly apologizing to Ms. Davis, his own family, and the people he has served, Tom has set a commendable example of how any of us should respond when we have wronged anyone. May we all learn the difficult and humble, but right lesson from Tom to take ...