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Read The Reports On The Health Of The Lake

To The Reader’s Forum: Two reports were sent out this month concerning the health of Lake Chautauqua, specifically referencing the use of herbicides last summer. Read them. The Shed Sheet should be renamed, Bull Shed is more fitting. What a hoax they spread claiming the use of herbicides last summer was ineffective. To begin, please do not believe for one minute they “partnered” with the CLP. We who fought for, begged for, waited for our lake to be treated, thus usable, remember the Watershed Conservancy blocking every effort to bring the lake back to life. More importantly, ...

Impeachment Is A Tool In The Political Toolbox

To The Reader’s Forum: It appears, after reading “Reed Says Impeachment Circus on Full Display”, Mr. Reed does not understand the Constitution, the Impeachment process, nor the oath he took when he was sworn into office. He laments the Impeachment process is going to become “another tool in the political toolbox”. Impeachment IS a tool in the political toolbox. The founders wrote it into our Constitution for a reason. They feared a lawless and tyrannical leader might gain the massive powers of the Presidency and would be so corrupt he would need to be removed before the end ...

The President, The Man

To The Reader’s Forum: Wow! Deann Nelson comes out swinging in response to Derek Smith’s op-ed, “Realizing Trump Is America” (Nov. 16-17, 2019). Citing “mind-boggling stereotypical characterizations and platitudes, lack of critical thinking and statements made without any supporting evidence,” Nelson’s over-reaction is a prime example of the charged environment today in America. And that is just the first sentence of her scathing response! As is her right, Nelson eagerly jumps to the defense of the President, but unfortunately misses the point of Smith’s op-ed. ...

Greed Preserves The Gas Prices

To The Reader’s Forum: Why haven’t gas prices changed? Greed! Our so called refining friends to the south fill a tanker truck up with about 8,000 gallons of that precious fuel and then pay a man to drive it 226 miles east to Binghamton and back, then sell it for a full 30 cents a gallon less than in the Jamestown area. I am willing to bet their making pretty good money in the Binghamton market. Imagine what they are making in the Jamestown area? Not exactly the apple of my eye. It smacks of silent collusion amongst them and their peers. Brad Walters Bemus Point

Layman’s Note On Incitement

To The Reader’s Forum: A number of months ago a vehicle with the bumper sticker stating “Shoot your local heroin dealer” running around in the Lakewood/Jamestown area caught my eye. Not being a great supporter of the whole heroin dealing business my emotional reaction has been complicated. Sure, heroin dealers ruin countless lives, and we could certainly do with a few less of the kind. However, digging deeper I find a couple of objections to the appeal. The first and obvious is its implication of disregard for the rule of law, both from the poster of the message and the law ...

There Is No ‘Natural’

To The Reader’s Forum: Beth Payton’s “How Much Time ?” in the Nov. 23-24 edition of The Post-Journal is a beautiful example of the cult-like aspect of environmentalism and of the logical fallacy of naturalism. She paints all “broadly applied herbicides” with a broad brush, the same one she uses for “deforestation (and) our continued reliance on fossil fuels.” She asks about county officials, “What are they thinking?” I don’t live on the lake or use it much so, like Will Rogers, all I know is what I read in the paper, but I suspect they were thinking they ...