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Chautauqua, Mayville School Merger Can’t Be Last Of Its Kind

In Our Opinion

It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since Chautauqua Lake Central School opened its doors. School officials plan to host an open house on Oct. 4 to commemorate the occasion complete with a video presentation, guided walking tours of the building, and a brunch. Festivities will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude around noon. Twenty five years is a long time, and we hope the Mayville and Chautauqua communities take a moment this year to celebrate both their school building and the vote that created it. Because if you think 25 years is a long time, consider the fact that February ...

Government Lacks The Courage To Do The Right Thing

Letters To The Editor

Since January of this year, there have been 57 school shootings in America. And since August when many students began returning to school, there have been five already, including the deadly and tragic shooting in Minneapolis. There is a sign that continues to be proudly displayed on the front lawn of a house near Panama that reads, “God, Guns and Trump,” showing the cross, American flags and guns. This clearly illustrates why we have this growing issue in this country. Nowhere does it say anything about children or the sanctity of life in general. Living on a farm in a rural area ...

Kirk Was A Martyr Too

Local Commentaries

In an interview, Charlie Kirk said, “Before I go on a college campus, my prayer is very simple: ‘God use me for your will…’ So what is God’s plan when I go onto college campuses? I will only tell the truth. I will not compromise and I love on the lost… Jesus called us to tell the truth and Jesus called us to contest in the public square for his purposes. I am far more interested in what God wants of me than what I want from God and what God wants for me is a life fighting for the truth.” Observing the opposition fighting against him, Charlie said, “They will use the ...

JCC Tapdancing On North-County Site

Editor's Corner

As part of a celebratory announcement in January 2023 for a New York state Downtown Revitalization Initiative that would include $10 million for the city of Dunkirk was a project that involved Jamestown Community College. At that time, the institution was hoping a Central Avenue site, between ...

Pull Back On The Rhetorical Reins

Local Commentaries

Let’s pick up where we left off last week. At some things, one just has to laugh. One just has to laugh at what four law schools did that at least in effect substantially diminished attendance for presentations to Federalist Society chapters: — At one law school: A fire drill and the next semester’s class registration. — At another: Simultaneously scheduling an event at the law school’s other campus to honor Justice Clarence Thomas’s chief 1991 accuser. — At another: Simultaneously scheduling a mid-semester first-year-law-student orientation. — At another: ...

If Continuum Of Care Program Remains It Could Help County

In Our Opinion

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, ...