I was out at a local pub when a heavily intoxicated man approached me. I was watching a football game on the T.V. The man was wearing a football team jersey that sported a familiar team. I referenced the team (not local) as one I supported. He couldn’t believe it. He turned to show me the ...

The Mayor would like to have you believe that the homeless problem has apparently/suddenly grown too large for city government to handle … hence warranting a “state of emergency.” Is she expecting a windfall of money or additional outside help as a result of making such a declaration? ...

I have been back reading U.S. Grant’s Memoirs of the Civil War. It is probably the third or fourth time, and each time I find new “nuggets” of what made this man “tick.” President Lincoln worked with a lot of Generals during the war. Most of them could recognize risk, but many of ...

CHAUTAUQUA—As Paul Mauro looks beyond America’s borders he cites four countries nipping at America’s heels. One of them is Iran. A second is Russia with its ransomware. A third is China with its synthetic drugs. A fourth is El Salvador with its gangs. Mauro—the Aug. 12 guest ...

Football, soccer and band camps are in full swing. We knew when the fair rolled around that it was the end of our summer. I never attended any camps in my day but my children were involved in band camp. After they arrived home, I could hear music echoing across our valley as the neighbors ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Chautauqua County once again to celebrate a big state-assisted project: expansion by Wells Enterprises of what many locals still call Dunkirk Ice Cream. Before the governor’s speech, the Chief Executive of Wells revealed that what Wells had announced in 2023 as a ...