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Is There More We Could Be Doing About Mental Health Struggles?

To The Reader’s Forum: Mental health has been evolving in the recent years. We know a lot more on mental illness than we used to. But is there more we could be doing to help? Crime and mental health can have a close connection to themselves. When we really start to think about why someone behaved the way they did maybe we could have prevented it. Would the proper treatment from a young age and equal opportunity changed things? A stable environment could do so much for someone. Jails and prisons unfortunately have held many people trying to recover from mental illnesses. These ...

CARTS Information Is Somewhat Misleading

To The Reader’s Forum: In the article that appeared in this paper titled “CARTS Announces Plan To Acquire Downtown Hub” I believe there is some misleading information. Let’s not rewrite history. Brad Bentley is quoted “CARTS has never had a place to call it’s own in downtown Jamestown.” This is just not true. The train station was given several million dollars in Department of Transportation taxpayer money when it was restored. The grant specifically designated the newly refurbished train station was to be used as the hub for transportation downtown. That included CARTS. ...

As The Court Decides In California V. Texas

To The Reader’s Forum: On Tuesday, November 10th, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments, in a case entitled California v. Texas, to determine whether the repeal of the tax penalty for noncompliance with the individual mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) renders the individual mandate unconstitutional and, if so, whether that means the entire ACA is unconstitutional. In National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) v. Sebelius, 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that the individual mandate was constitutional as a legitimate exercise of congress’s Taxing Power. The ...

City Should Team With Other Municipalities

To The Reader’s Forum: I’m a retiree of the city of Jamestown. As a union officer I negotiated a lot of our insurance. The city at one time played all five unions against each other negotiating insurance. I formed a coalition in the early 1970’s of all five unions and we negotiated insurance as one unit — Police Department Kendall Club, Fire Department Morton Club, AFSCME, CSEA and Jamestown General Hospital nurses. Ombudsman Sam Nalbone was the city’s negotiator. We made great strides in our coverage. It was my idea a couple of years later that Sam Nalbone investigate going ...

Modifying A Vehicle Into A Racecar Is Part Of America’s Heritage

To The Reader’s Forum: I respectfully request that Congress pass the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act, H.R. 5434/S. 2602, in 2020. The bipartisan RPM Act protects the right to convert an automobile or motorcycle into a racecar used exclusively at the track. to be used exclusively on the racetrack. Modifying a vehicle into a racecar is an integral part of America’s automotive heritage. Many types of racing, including NASCAR, were founded on the premise that street vehicles, including motorcycles, can be converted into dedicated race vehicles. Racing events are an ...

City Should Address Traffic Signals On Washington Street

To The Reader’s Forum: Whoever sets the timing on the traffic lights cannot even pretend to care about global warming or air pollution, say nothing of wasting fuel. The Washington Street traffic lights cause the driver to stop so that the coming light causes back up so drivers have a green light but cannot move forward without blocking the intersection. The only decent decision is to stay at your green light until the light ahead has turned, thus opening up an opportunity to move forward at the next red light, causing those behind to suffer the same dilemma. Sound confusing? ...