Let’s pick up where we left off last week. Sex and gender differ. Organisms that reproduce sexually—as opposed to asexually—have two sexes: Male and female. Males are he; females are she. Gender, by contrast, is a construct of language. Masculine nouns are he, feminine nouns are ...
Another domino fell in the continuing saga of Chautauqua County municipal sustainability this week. During the Fredonia Village Board meeting, a budget proposal for the 2025-26 fiscal year noted a potential 55% tax increase. In a different era, that massive figure would be tough to fathom. But ...
Two years ago, Chautauqua County chose not to make any changes to its County-Wide Shared Services Initiative. We disagreed with the decision at the time, in part because the need to find ways to streamline the provision of government services should never rest. We couldn’t agree more, ...
To The Reader’s Forum: So, is MAGA thrilled that over 1500 criminals, that is, those who agreed to having committed crimes against the U.S. or were convicted of crimes currently in the U.S. criminal code by juries of their peers, have been pardoned by Donald Trump? Is MAGA similarly ...
To The Reader’s Forum: I am writing to congratulate the Jamestown School Music Program in advance of their 100th Anniversary Concert on Saturday April 5 at the High School (4PM). For 100 years, the Music program has inspired students and has brought fame/pride to the Jamestown ...
Matt Coon has acquitted himself well as the top officer in the Jamestown Fire Department over the past several years. It’s almost too bad Coon won’t retire from public service having attained the title of fire chief. It’s something that shouldn’t happen to his successor. City ...