Thumbs up to Chautauqua County Clerk Larry Barmore. Recently, Barmore approached county legislators about a waiver for stores that have passed one scanner accuracy price inspections, which involve scanning a minimum of 100 items. Barmore said more advanced computer systems in stores made a ...
James T. Hodgkinson wanted to know whether the members of Congress practicing baseball at a field in Alexandria, Va., were Republicans or Democrats, according to multiple media reports. Told they were GOP lawmakers, Hodgkinson walked back to his car. He retrieved a rifle and opened ...
To The Reader’s Forum: As the 2017 Legislative Session comes to an end, I wanted to express my disdain for the lack of transparency in Albany. On June 7, I participated in a press conference that announced legislation to require more transparency in how taxpayer money is spent. Every ...
The $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative — and the millions of dollars of private investment that come with it — has sparked a lot of excitement about the future of downtown. That excitement is warranted. Long-vacant or under-used downtown buildings will soon get new life; that ...
To The Reader’s Forum: We need to fight to pass strong laws to get big money out of our government. Money should not be allowed to buy or persuade important decisions that have an effect on the people of this country. We need strong laws that will stop big money from being inserted into the ...
Cell towers are the 21st century’s version of landfills and sewers treatment facilities — they’re vitally important to the way we live, but no one wants to live next to one. Lakewood has been embroiled in a legal battle over a proposed Blue Wireless cell phone tower inside the village. ...
To The Reader’s Forum: On Friday, June 9th, I walked my class of 23 third graders from Lincoln Elementary to Farm Fresh Foods. I was going to purchase each student one donut. The students lined up, respectfully ordered their donut and stepped aside. The bakery department was overly ...
We have written often in the past few weeks about the need to change the way public services are provided in Chautauqua County. Kudos to all those who are working to do just that. A public forum held recently in Mayville detailed 13 proposed projects the county is going to take to the ...
The trustees of the James Prendergast Library Association’s Board (JPLA) face a very important decision, perhaps as soon as this Thursday’s 5:15 pm board meeting: Sell all or part of the 54 piece art collection, donated by the Prendergast and Packard families many years ago, or try to find ...
On behalf of the James Prendergast Library, I thank The Post-Journal for its editorial supporting the library this past Sunday. I think it is also necessary to further explain the library·s position and predicament. The library has experienced financial hardship for several years now. ...
It probably should come as no surprise that the Department of Veterans Affairs has been relying on an ancient computer program to manage electronic health records. Named VISTA (for Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture), the basic system appears to have been in use since ...
The passage of two years’ time has reinforced that the James Prendergast Library was making the right decision to sell much of its art collection. In 2015, the library board approved selling dozens of pieces of artwork from its private collection to raise money for its endowment and to ...
In her op-ed titled “What’s Up With Rape in Sweden?” from the February 27th issue of The Post-Journal, Mona Charen is to be commended for crediting President Trump for recently raising awareness about the ghastly problems native ethnic Swedes are experiencing in response to years of ...
Recently, a friend of mine invited me for lunch at St. Susan’s soup kitchen in Jamestown. After lunch, we then visited the offices of the Mental Health Association located in the same building. I met lots of people, including another friend and volunteer who was serving lunches to the ...
¯ It is my long-held view that, while the use of chemicals should be a last resort in controlling various pests or unwanted “nuisance” organisms, e.g., insects, weeds and fungi, there are times when last-resort actions are warranted. ¯ At this point, I am in agreement with the ...
Thumbs up to Rachel Mole, a Jamestown native who graduated magna cum laude from The College of Wooster and who won the 2017 Ernest B. Yeager Award, an annual honor given to one undergraduate in the northeast Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania region by the Cleveland section of the American ...
Earlier this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo stood at a podium with Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to announce the state Democratic Party’s intention to target Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, and seven other Republican members of Congress from New York state in the 2018 election. According to a Buffalo ...
To The Reader’s Forum: I would like to comment on Mr. Platz’s recent contribution to the Reader’s Forum. His basic premise is that our Superintendent of the Southwestern Central School System is overpaid. Having taught school for thirty-five years, I experienced quite a variety of ...
The Dunkirk Common Council recently reinvigorated discussions of a rental housing registration law. Such legislation gained traction in 2011 before fading from view. Dunkirk, which is in the early stages of discussions, has proposed making it a crime to rent property without registering. The ...
To The Reader’s Forum: With all the hysteria over Trump refusing to sign the Paris agreement, I hope there’s still time to get this letter published before the earth melts. Like mini-Kathy Griffins devoid of good taste, honked-off hotheads infuriated by his refusal went ballistic firing ...