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Local Commentaries

The Ongoing Reconstruction Of The Chautauqua Lake Bridge

One would think that with a $78 million reconstruction job going on with the only bridge that spans Chautauqua Lake, that there would be a lot of official communication going on relative to it. Yet, I have seen very little news lately about it. A local official did hear back from a DOT ...

Trump Opponents’ ‘Lawfare’ Is Backfiring

CHAUTAUQUA—If Donald John Trump were as (fill in the blank) as some of his most ardent and most vocal critics say, one might think they’d have enough faith in the American people and be smart enough to let him self-destruct and thereby defeat himself. But they seem never to ...

The Role Of History

Webster’s defines history as “an account of what happened in the life or development of a people, country, or institution, the branch of knowledge that deals systematically with the past.” I believe that is self-explanatory. As such nothing we can do will change what happened. People ...

Mayor’s Stance Of “Neutrality” Clearly Takes Sides

June is acknowledged and celebrated as LGBTQ Pride Month by many Americans. The first Pride began in 1969 when LGBTQ citizens stood up against oppressive and discriminatory police at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. Pride has only grown since then and is now used to celebrate LGBTQ ...

Tale Of Two Cities And Flags

In one city, the council refused to fly the thin-blue-line flag in honor of a fallen police officer killed on duty. A councilman gave a sorry excuse saying how the flag was divisive and represented racism to those in Black Lives Matter. Yet, the Pride flag in the city remained and flew at ...

A Civilization In Free Fall

There were four articles in the Saturday edition of The Post-Journal dated June 8-9, 2024 about President Trump. Two were not very fair. They were written without substance and were your standard character assassination articles. Shame on them. To quote Clarence Thomas “ This is nothing more ...