To the Reader’s Forum: These are the words of Mr. Trump explaining, when he was the presumptive nominee for president, why he was dealing with Russian officials while lying about it to the American people: “I was campaigning. There was a good chance that I wouldn’t have won, in which ...

To The Reader’s Forum: I have lived in Chautauqua County for almost 70 years. In the 1960s and 1970s we sprayed the lake for weeds and have never seen fish killed by the herbicide. Now that we only spray small areas of the lake weeds prosper in those that don’t. Some suggestions: ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Jamestown was first called The Pearl City in the 1880’s, decades after the ash trade was over. I’ve asked the city to take that accursed error off their web site. Chautauqua does not mean bag tied in the middle. George Washington never came closer than 15 miles ...

To The Reader’s Forum: There are very few heroes in economics but for me the best of the best was Nikolai Kondratieff, who was shot by firing squad on the orders of Stalin in 1938. His execution was ordered because his academic work propounded that the capitalist system would survive the ...

To The Reader’s Forum: I think this is the appropriate time of year to offer my thanks to a group of unsung heroes who live here in our community, but all too often are taken for granted. The group I refer to are the first responders here in Jamestown; EMT’s, Starflight pilots and flight ...

To The Reader’s Forum: District Attorney Patrick Swanson recently appeared before the Public Safety committee, and requested support for a Resolution which would allow him to hire up to 4 assistant district attorneys from outside Chautauqua County. The reasons Mr. Swanson cited for ...