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Opinion

Release The Epstein Files

Letters To The Editor

To The Reader’s Forum: There’s a lot of news lately about the “Epstein Files.” The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), no “liberal rag” mind you, reports that Trump’s name is in the “Epstein Files” to which Trump has sued the WSJ. Just having Trump’s name in the files does not mean ...

The 100-Year Shadow Of The Scopes Monkey Trial

Local Commentaries

“At the present time there exist upon the earth five races… each very different from the other. The first is the Ethiopian or Negro type originating in Africa and finally . .. the highest type of all, the Caucasians, represented by the civilized white inhabitants of Europe and America.” ...

Critical Need For Job Training

Local Commentaries

Wells, the ice cream maker, formerly known as Dunkirk Ice Cream, told the newspapers recently that Wells almost did not commit to its current $425,000,000 investment in Dunkirk due to a concern over a lack of labor force here. Wells anticipates needing 270 more workers because of its ...

The Downside Uncertainty Of Tariffs

Local Commentaries

The Trump administration’s levying of tariffs is a form of taxation, essentially a tax hidden from public view. They are imposed before the final sale of a product. In essence, tariffs are a pre-sales tax, levied at a port-of-entry on goods coming into the country. They are included in the ...

Allies Must Bear Their Share Of World Leadership

Local Commentaries

CHAUTAUQUA—Oren Cass is the chief economist at the American Compass. But, he notes, he’s not an economist in the sense of having an economics degree or writing papers about economics. Meanwhile, Dennis Wilder, a professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in ...

Once So Close, Canada Now Worlds Away

Editor's Corner

CHAUTAUQUA — Eight months ago, you could confidently declare the United States and Canada were more than just pleasant neighbors separated by a border. We were, as the saying went, best friends. President Donald Trump’s second term, which suggested early on the annexation of the country to ...