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Local Commentaries

Lake Activities Move Into Full Swing

Some warm temperatures in April sparked a lot of activity on the lake, though it slowed a bit when snow, rain and cold returned in early May. You can see the “signs of Spring” on the lake when you drive over the Chautauqua Lake Bridge. A lot of docks have been put in and even a few boats ...

Good Air Service Will Succeed Again

Chautauqua County government is taking a step toward resuming commercial-air service at the Chautauqua County airport. The step is to study our commercial-air-service market. ı ı ı Let’s start with this. Suppose that local doctors and lawyers provided only bad services. Would you ...

Which Medicare Coverage Do I Need?

Question: I am 56 years old and eligible for Medicare due to a disability. Do I need Medicare Part A & B? Do I need Medicare Part D as well? Answer: Congratulations on being eligible for Medicare. You will now have comprehensive insurance to help cover your medical costs. When a person ...

“When The Legend Becomes Fact, Print The Legend”

Fact. (noun) 1. a thing that is known or proved to be true.* Legend (noun) 1. a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.* *Definitions from Oxford Languages The title of this narrative came from the script of the great Western film, The Man Who Shot ...

I’m Done With Fleas

I’m not sure what purpose fleas have in the balance of nature. It seems to me that they’re just here to annoy our pets and their human owners. At least mosquitos feed bats. But the flea? Its only claim to fame is spreading the Black Plague. And for two months, black has been the mood in ...

There Is No Such Thing As Bookends

Books were there at the beginning. My life really began when I discovered there was a world beyond my small New England town. That world began in our downtown library. The few volumes on my mother’s bookshelves at home didn’t offer much. Her popular fiction and murder mysteries weren’t ...