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Opinion

Barometer Indicates Pressure On Fewer Taxpayers

Editor's Corner

Diverse Chautauqua County appears to be in a bit of a conundrum during a summer season that continues to impress. As festivals and events fill the calendar across the region, there is no denying the enthusiasm and community spirit. Within the last seven days, highly attended events have ...

Proceed Cautiously With North Side Zoning Change

In Our Opinion

A proposed zoning change that will affect an area around Jackson-Taylor Park is pretty straightforward on its face. City Development Department officials are discussing changing the area from Sixth to 11th streets from an R-2 district into a C-1 neighborhood commercial district after ...

JCC Makes Interesting Decision With College Connections

In Our Opinion

Jamestown Community College officials are proposing a change to its College Connections program. The program is a collaboration between JCC and partner high schools in the region that allows high school students to earn JCC course credit. The content, assignments, projects, and assessments ...

Jamestown Cruise-In Once Again Saved From Chopping Block

In Our Opinion

The Downtown Jamestown Cruise-In leads a charmed life. The longtime event was nearly canceled roughly a decade ago after the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation decided it could no longer organize the event. The Jamestown Chamber of Commerce, now known as CHQ Chamber, stepped in to save the ...

Chadakoin River Dredging A Victim Of Gridlock

In Our Opinion

State and federal politicians have spent the past seven months lobbing accusations back and forth about how federal policy will hurt those who depend on federal programs. But last week we were reminded again that often, the thing that hurts local residents the most is politics itself. At ...

How Times Have Changed!

Local Commentaries

I got a message on Facebook that said – and I am paraphrasing here- If you grew up in the era where you went out each morning and did not come home until dark you grew up in the best of times. I think that is true. When I think back to the way it was when I grew up, I am in awe of the ...