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Opinion

Don’t Forget About Tuesday’s Caregiver Brunch

Local Commentaries

Question: I have been taking care of a family member with dementia for a while, I am worried we are not doing enough. Where can I turn to get information and maybe help with the care? Answer: First, I always say “Thank You” to all Caregivers. You are making the life of someone else ...

Remembering The Nixon-Kennedy Debate

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One advantage of being old is that you have a long memory. I still remember the first televised Presidential debate in 1960 between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. There were some policy issues debated like the United States’ reaction to Chinese bombardment of two small islands, Quemoy ...

What Happened To AIDS Memorial Park?

Local Commentaries

July 3 marks the 43rd anniversary of a seemingly innocuous headline printed in The NY Times: “Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals”. It was the first time what would later come to be known as AIDS was mentioned in a national publication. Of course, the LGBTQIA community was already discussing ...

Always A Special Trip For Veterans

In Our Opinion

For the past few years, The Post-Journal and Dunkirk OBSERVER have highlighted Honor Flights - an opportunity to give veterans an opportunity to visit the nation’s war memorials in Washington, D.C. In fact, we ran the latest story in our July 3-4 holiday edition featuring six area veterans ...

No One Will Match Coolidge’s 1924 Feat

Local Commentaries

CHAUTAUQUA—In the White House foyer hang the five most recent presidential portraits. The oldest of the five moves to another place in the executive mansion when a new portrait arrives. It’s common for presidents to hang in the White House cabinet room a portrait of a president not ...

Money Dilemma

Editor's Corner

New York City’s fiscal crisis of almost a half-century ago is worth revisiting for a number of current local leaders and school board members who have yet to see or worry about the potential writing on the wall. While state and regional home sales and growing sales tax receipts have offered ...