Time Has Come To Make Needs Known

November 27, 2019

To The Reader’s Forum: This concern is addressed to the many individuals who make decisions regarding new development for the citizens of Chautauqua County. An important segment of the population has been ignored and the time has come to make our needs known. Who are we? We are women of a certain era who consider shopping an experience as well as a necessity. We prefer to see, feel and try on the merchandise before we buy it. We are the women who buy for ourselves, our husbands, our children and our grandchildren. We also love to gift family and friends on special occasions. ...

Reader Says Reed Wasn’t Treated Justly

November 26, 2019

To The Reader’s Forum: The recent town hall meeting with Congressman Tom Reed in Falconer on Nov. 8, along with previous meetings in the past, shows a huge rudeness and discourtesy on the part of some of the attendees. There is never an appropriate time at a public meeting to shout down a public official. There are correct and courteous ways to voice your concerns, such as writing a letter or contacting Mr. Reed’s office personally. Just because a few individuals vehemently disagree with their elected public official does not mean they can or should hijack a public meeting. ...

Reader Calls On JHS To Upkeep District

November 25, 2019

To The Reader’s Forum: The State of New York and the tax payers of the Jamestown Public School system have generously funded over $150 million in capital improvements to the schools and facilities of this school system over the past 20 years. However to take a look around our city today and view the grounds, sports fields, and overall building conditions you would have a hard time finding these investments being taken care of. From un-mowed lawns and dying trees, to the gem that is Strider Field often being strewn with litter, weeds, and bleachers screaming for a pressure wash, ...

‘In A World Where You Can Be Anything, Be Kind’

November 22, 2019

To The Reader’s Forum: I would like to take a second to remind everyone to please be safe out there while hunting as today is the two-year anniversary of my wife Rosemary Billquist’s death due to a fatal hunting accident. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of her and all the memories we had in our 27 years together. Also I know I’ll never be the same person I was two years ago, but this is why I do all the events in her memory because it helps me get through my bad days. I would never want anyone to go through what I did that day only 100 yards behind our home and ...

There’s More Than Meets The Eye

November 21, 2019

To The Reader’s Forum: Are the young people in the instant mobs who can effortlessly decide someone is a modern Hitler or a fascist the same ones who can’t tell you who we fought in World War II? Do the people who take drugs or “vape” buy organic food? Will the people who favor abortion of the only truly innocent people on earth but oppose the death penalty for even the most horribly guilty please explain that to me? When they tell me they voted for Hillary because Trump is corrupt, how do they keep a straight face? If Obama could be awarded the Peace Prize the instant he ...

Technology And Social Media Aren’t Neutral

November 20, 2019

To The Reader’s Forum: Confessing candidly about her daughter’s addiction, a mother said, “In retrospect, giving my daughter a cellphone was like giving her her first shot of heroine.” Addiction to technology is a real problem and it isn’t just with youth. Dr. Erwin Lutzer gets at this in his book “The Church in Babylon.” Opening up his thesis of the church being in a situation like the exiled Israelites in Babylon, the church in America is in exile, not geographically, but morally and spiritually. One of the contributing factors is the impact of technology. ...