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Opinion

CLP Responds To Herbicide Dissent

Local Commentaries

The resolution supporting herbicide use passed at the March 13 Lakewood Village Special Board meeting, but the recent Post-Journal coverage highlighted a lengthy explanation for the singular “no” vote. The dissenting information cited risks that only exist under extreme, unmanaged ...

The Newspaper And Local Sports

Local Commentaries

This week I opened the newspaper, and there on the front of the Sports Page was an incredible photograph of three girls from Frewsburg with hands raised celebrating their State Championship in basketball for the second year in a row. It wasn’t just the photograph but also the write-up which ...

State’s Economy Drives Out Businesses, People

Local Commentaries

Across New York, families and businesses are facing an affordability crisis that is making it increasingly difficult to live, work, and stay here. High taxes, rising energy costs, burdensome regulations and the ever-growing cost of living are pushing people to leave the state. The data tells ...

Bars Should Respect Diverse Views

Local Commentaries

The head of the New York State Bar Association, or NYSBA, has criticized a Trump-administration Justice Department official. *** Please read the criticism for yourself: NYSBA “denounces Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s declaration of ‘war’ on the judiciary and ...

Affordability Keeps Getting More Expensive

Editor's Corner

Almost every level of bureaucracy is guilty of overusing the word affordability. As prices keep rising — whether due to inflation, at the grocery store or painfully within the last two weeks at the gas pump — that phrase gets repeated more than nightly “Law & Order” ...

Frewsburg Takes Over As County’s New Title Town

In Our Opinion

For a small county, Chautauqua has had more than its share of championship-winning teams and athletes over the years. Add the 2024-25 and 2025-26 Frewsburg girls basketball team to that list. Led by Jadyn Trocki and coach Sierra Beaver, the Lady Bears have entered rarified air by winning ...