There is great controversy over the meaning and scope of Proposition One to amend the State Constitution. The ballot summary states that the amendment would “protect against unequal treatment based on ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ...

Currently, over half of our states have so-called ‘right to work’ (RTW) laws in place. According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), an independent non profit think tank, anti-union RTW laws damage state economies and result in lower wages than non-RTW states. These laws restrict ...

The big lie in Chautauqua County municipal budgeting was in force as the County Legislature passed its spending plan and proclaimed that the tax rate for county property taxpayers has been reduced for 2025. The adopted 2025 $301 million County budget increases spending overall by about $7 ...

It was announced recently that an old, established Roman Catholic Church in Jamestown — Saints Peter and Paul — would be closing its doors. That church has been here forever it seems, at least in my memory. Though the decision is being appealed, it was just one of many churches being ...

What became known as “The Speech” took place 60 years ago this week. The Speech was on behalf of a major-party-American-presidential candidate shortly before Election Day. Years later, the candidate recalled that supporters had proposed he give The Speech himself. The candidate, ...

I have always loved songs by John Denver. A while back I purchased two CDs of his greatest hits. I knew many of them, but not all of them. Some of the newer ones have become my favorites. I especially love “Some Days are Diamonds, Some Days are Stones”. That song has come to mean so much to ...