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Dental Benefits For Vets Are Better Left To Federal Gov’t

In Our Opinion

It’s hard to disagree with the sentiment behind Assemblyman David DiPietro’s push to create a state dental benefits program for veterans. Veterans have access to health care through the Veterans Administration, so it stands to reason there should be a program for dental or vision benefits. The real question isn’t the program, but who creates the infrastructure and who pays for it. It’s a little surprising that dental benefits weren’t included in the VA program when it was originally created, but that decision creates the situation DiPietro is now trying to solve. The East ...

Tax The Rich And Make America Great Again

Local Commentaries

Zorhan Mamdani proclaims to be a Democratic Socialist. What exactly does that mean? Well, as mayor he wants to provide taxpayer-supported public transit, so people can get around. He wants to provide publicly funded child care, so parents can get to work. He wants to provide public grocery stores, so people can eat. He wants to promote affordable housing, so people have a decent place to live. In short, he wants the government to respond to the needs of the people. My god, he’s terrible! We, the citizens of Jamestown know first hand, the value of public services that put the ...

Facing The Reality Of AI

Local Commentaries

Though I don’t completely understand it, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay. It is the latest permutation in our high-tech world and has taken over the stock market, if not our lives themselves. In a way, AI sort of crept on me. I didn’t think much about it when I began to ask “Siri” to dial a phone number or asked “Alexa” to play Johnny Cash on the radio. But, the development of voice recognition technology should have alerted me to the fact that AI was coming. Now, you can ask your computer or smart phone almost anything and it will get back to you in a ...

Wider Participation Needed In Lake Policy

Local Commentaries

The September 17, 2025, Post-Journal editorial hit the mark in commenting that the community should “Move cautiously before creating a new lake authority.” The editors noted that improvement may happen by adding more elected officials to the Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance Board. Unfortunately, the new board composition structure flies in the face of best management practices. Due diligence demonstrates that best lake management practices occur when there is diversity of knowledge at the table and no single sector controls decision making. At its October 9, ...

Chautauqua Lake Nightmare Continues

Local Commentaries

Back in mid-August, the Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association (CLPOA) submitted an OpEd to the Post-Journal which we titled “Chautauqua Lake’s Absolute Nightmare – Summer 2025 Edition”. The Post-Journal changed the title to “New Approach Needed For Chautauqua Lake” and published it on August 16. Our “Nightmare” title echoed a Buffalo television station’s comment on poor Lake conditions following the July 4 weekend. Poor Chautauqua Lake conditions were broadcast across western New York many times in summer 2025. Unfortunately, the harmful publicity was well ...

Jamestown Should Think Bigger With DRI Application

In Our Opinion

It will be interesting to see how Jamestown’s second Downtown Revitalization Initiative application is received by state Economic Development Council officials. No city that has received a DRI award has received a second one. Will Jamestown’s application be seen as gluttonous by asking for a second bite from the DRI apple before some cities have gotten a first bite? Will state officials view the application as a continuation of the 2016 DRI funding? Or, will state officials take a look at the results of the 2016 DRI project list and turn Jamestown away until better projects are ...