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If Continuum Of Care Program Remains It Could Help County

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Chautauqua County Homeless Coalition officials think they’ve found a way to bring additional efforts to the county’s attempts to lessen the number of homeless. The coalition is poised to ask Chautauqua Opportunities board members to approve an application to join the Balance of State Continuum of Care, a federally funded program offered through the state Office of Temporary Disability Assistance that would open Chautauqua County up to funding for an array of programs. Currently, the Balance of State Continuum of Care program has nine counties as members - Cattaraugus, Clinton, ...

SCOTUS Giving The President Same Power As A King

Letters To The Editor

To The Reader’s Forum: SCOTUS, (Supreme Court of the United States) actually only the Conservative majority, has granted Trump, essentially, unlimited power to do anything (even quasi-legal acts) as president as long as the acts are part of his official duties. Courts, from the District level to Appeals Courts, have ruled against Trump on various issues (ex. migrants, tariffs, firing federal employees, etc.) saying what Trump is doing is “illegal” and/or directly violating the Constitution (ex. “birthright citizenship”). SCOTUS has let Trump continue his “illegal” ...

Reader Disagrees With King, Kirk Comparisons

Letters To The Editor

To The Reader’s Forum Randy Elf seems to feel Charles Kirk belongs in the same category as Martin Luther King, Jr. I beg to differ. King fought for civil rights. He was against violence. Mr. Elf praises Kirk for his faith. Kirk is quoted as saying that “stoning gay people is God’s perfect Law.” Didn’t Jesus say, “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone?” Maybe I’m misunderstanding Mr. Elf’s position on this. If not, his faith is definitely not mine. Susan Ewing Jamestown

GOP Uses Inflamed Rhetoric, Too

Letters To The Editor

To The Reader’s Forum: Mr. Langworthy and Mr. Borrello failed us all by not urging calm and restraint and by not withholding statements until all the facts were in regarding Charlie Kirk’s shooting death. Instead of waiting for facts and evidence they both immediately leveled politically charged accusations without knowing anything about the shooter or his motives. Mr. Langworthy came right out and accused a large group of people of murder; “The extreme Left chose today not to fight a war of ideas -- but to indulge their derangement through cold-blooded murder.” Mr. ...

Fly Car Program’s Financial Health Is Good News For Rural Residents

In Our Opinion

For the first time in its history, Chautauqua County’s Fly Car program is running in the black. The change in the program’s financial health is due in part to increased revenues as county officials and its billing partner have done a better job of capturing money owed for services as well as a realistic 2025 budget that increased up-front county spending rather than simply planning on a late-year budget adjustment to pay the fly car program’s costs. It’s good to see, because for much of the county the fly car program is a literal lifesaver. The fly car program supplements ...

Cell Phone Ban Shows Kids’ Ability To Adapt

In Our Opinion

The much-discussed, much-debated and parentally panned school cell phone ban is a near non-issue for most students through the first few weeks of the school year. Proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul and approved by the state Legislature, the new school cellphone policy creates a statewide standard for distraction-free schools in New York including no unsanctioned use of smartphones and other internet-enabled personal devices on school grounds in K-12 schools for the entire school day, including classroom time and other settings like lunch and study hall periods; allowed schools to develop ...