“The Constitution won ... Rev, why do you hate America and our values?” responded MJ in The Post-Journal’s online comment section to “Outsider Anti-Religious Bigotry ‘Wins’ in Clymer,” (McGinnis, May 12, 2019), a thought-provoking commentary on the loss of liberty in Clymer. ...

Every day, roughly 400 veterans receive honorable discharges and return to civilian life. Fortunately for them, they’re entering the best job market for former servicemen and women in recent memory. Veteran unemployment just hit an 18-year low, thanks in large part to America’s ...

Recently, I received along with a prescription, 17 fold-out pages of what was termed a “Medication Guide.” It was mostly in small print dealing with being careful in taking the prescription, and included obscure reiterations of multiple possible side effects. It was written in legalese ...

There is currently a bill before the NYS Senate and the NYS Assembly called the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act or as it is more commonly known,the “Green Light Bill”. This bill essentially will allow undocumented immigrants to get a NYS driver’s license and register to ...

Another Memorial Day is here. But before you throw the hotdogs on the grill or head to the pool, let’s remember what this holiday is about. It’s the day we honor those who gave their lives for the freedom we enjoy. Memorial Day’s birthplace is hotly disputed. So we’ll sidestep the ...

There are actually two county airports, but I am writing about the one I know best, the Jamestown airport known as JHW. There has been some discussion recently that spending more money on it, is a waste of money. My point is that JHW is essential infrastructure for central and southern ...

According to a September 19 study by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, one in five American households goes without food or medicine at least once a year to stay warm in the winter or cool in the summer. Seven million households face this decision nearly every month. The ...

Much is made of Upstate New York’s population decline. There’s countless theories on the cause of the gradual outmigration for the last many years. Everyone seems to have their own simple explanation from taxes to weather to the Governor’s Queens accent. Most explanations are too ...

It is widely reported, and believed, that Amazon paid no taxes last year. Though incorrect, how this story gained traction shouldn’t really come as much of a surprise. Bernie Sanders got in front of a microphone, and the rest was a foregone conclusion. First he claimed it was ...

It is not usually newsworthy when a state legislator switches political parties, but, recently, a news article caught my eye when the longest serving Republican legislator in the Iowa General Assembly announced that he was switching political affiliation to the Democrats. How could that ...

To mothers: There is only one day on the calendar each year reserved specifically to recognize your tireless, selfless, heroic work. Surely it is not enough. For moms work 24 hours a day, 365 days per year without breaks, without pay, and too often…without appreciation. That work ...

Senator Bernie Sanders ignited a national discussion recently when he endorsed the right of individuals in prison to be able to vote, as is the case in his home state of Vermont. In doing so, Sanders raised fundamental questions of democracy and citizenship that are long overdue. Allowing ...

Recently Bernie Sanders — one of the leading candidates for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination — took to Twitter in defense of a controversial position: re-enfranchising felons currently serving time in prison, regardless of their crimes. “South Carolina has a higher ...

The development of vaccines is considered one of the greatest advances of medicine due to the enormous benefits to populations throughout the world. For example, smallpox is estimated to have killed up to 300 million people in the 20th century . It was not until 1980 that the World ...

It’s a republic, if we can keep it. Neither the impeachment of President Donald Trump nor his defeat by a Democrat in the 2020 election is likely to cure what ails American politics. That’s because what ails American politics is a fundamental misunderstanding of democracy. To be ...

The other day, killing time on a road trip, I listened to a radio interview with David Frum, former speech writer for President George W. Bush. He is a critic of our current president and takes special exception to his appeals of fear about immigrants and his obsession with building a ...

Last Sunday The Simpsons aired an episode titled “D’oh Canada” which featured Homer singing a parody of Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” that poked fun at Upstate New York. As Homer sang the lyrical wisecracks, he stopped in realistic cartoon depictions of Utica, Buffalo, ...

Recently, 15 organizations signed a Memorandum of Agreement on how to proceed with managing the weeds in Chautauqua Lake. There was one exception: the Town of Ellery said “No.” The newspaper account of the reason for doing this is that the town attorney had recommended against ...

Many of us that call Jamestown home were educated by our public school system. Jamestown has a long and prominent tradition of public education dating back to 1800s. As public education continues to evolve in the 21st century there are new challenges to the delivery of public education in ...

There have been some interesting articles in The Post-Journal lately. Of major concern is we are taxed to our constitutional limit and we are broke! Our police officers were requesting an increase, city officials said we have no money, and an arbitration board gets involved and rules in favor ...