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Opinion

County Executive Gets Realistic On Fly Car, Safety Net Costs

In Our Opinion

We’re glad to see funding for two vital programs properly funded in this year’s county budget proposal by County Executive PJ Wendel. The first is the county fly car program, which hasn’t met its budget since the county began the program in 2017. The program was billed as being ...

What Happens When Insurance Plan Is Discontinued?

Local Commentaries

Question: I just received correspondence from my insurance company informing me of my 2024 insurance is discontinuing and won’t be offered in 2025. What should I do?. Answer: Happy Insurance Season! It is September 30th and your plan is required to inform you what it is doing for 2025. We ...

October Is National Cheese Month

Local Commentaries

I recently discovered that October is National Cheese Month. I must admit I do like cheese. There are so many kinds of cheese that it is impossible to list them all. In my refrigerator now I have mozzarella, pepper jack cheese, American cheese, sharp cheese, and dill Havarti. I use them all ...

The Importance Of Patience In Therapy

Local Commentaries

Clara (name changed for confidentiality) had been a client years ago. She presented a remarkable story. She was a married woman with a loving husband and one boy and one girl. She lived a long distance away and came to appointments when the children were in school. She was employed part-time ...

Repurposing Gun Violence Unit Money Works Out In Long Run

In Our Opinion

Mayor Kim Ecklund and Tim Jackson, city police chief and public safety director, announced last week the city is officially repurposing American Rescue Plan Act funding that had been set aside to form a gun violence unit inside the Jamestown Police Department to instead renovate the ...