There was a time when both major political parties had a substantial number of liberals and conservatives. But over the course of the lifetime of everyone reading this column today, liberals have shifted to the Democrats, while conservatives have shifted to the Republicans. That has ...
With under three weeks until Election Day, high-ranking Chautauqua County officials joined in on the blame game. It was not aimed at campaign opponents, but a much larger entity: New York state. Almost giddy, the dignitaries pointed out a recently released report by the Public Policy Institute ...
Local officials have spoken loud and clear - they support Rep. Nick Langworthy’s Energy Choice Act. That bill seeks to prohibit states or local governments from banning an energy service’s connection, reconnection, modification, installation, or expansion based on the type or source of ...
Falconer Rotary Club and Falconer officials are looking for grant funding - including NY Forward grants - to expand operations at the Santa House and surrounding park in Falconer. Some of the improvements are small right now - improving handicapped accessibility in and out of the Santa ...
The federal government shutdown certainly caught counties with their pants down. It’s not as if there was no warning that SNAP benefits could be delayed when the calendar turned from October to November. It had been a topic in newspapers, on television news and amongst those who receive ...
Tomorrow is Election Day. While there are hundreds of county residents who have taken part in either early voting or cast an absentee ballot, Tuesday is the day when the majority of local residents will go to the polls to cast their ballot for town, city and county offices. Precisely ...