Here we are again: Our focus has been turned to the killing of another black man at the hands of the police. I fully understanding the warranted rage of our black community facing another violent manifestation of probable racism and discrimination. Racism is prevalent throughout our society and ...
I try not to be personal in these articles, but, rather, discuss issues which affect the general public. I have made an exception here because this issue does affect an important segment of the general public — veterans. I am a Vietnam veteran and have benefitted from receiving medical ...
Barely a week went by before the justified protest over the murder of George Floyd devolved into a frenzied demand for defunding the police coupled with crazy-talk over COVID-19. NYC councilman Mark Levine, tweeted, “If you see an increase in corornavirus cases, don’t blame the ...
So far, so good. That is the preliminary report regarding the controversial roundabout that is located at Routes 20 and 60. Yes, it is far from perfect as work is still being completed. Even the drivers are sometimes unsure about the new pattern. But it seems to be working. Congestion is ...
Thank You Mike’s Nursery Of Lakewood To The Reader’s Forum: The Women’s Club of Lakewood would like to thank Mike’s Nursery of Lakewood for growing and donating all the flowers for the Chautauqua Avenue planters! Please take a walk along the Avenue and enjoy Mike’s ...
It’s fairly unfathomable that Jamestown’s playgrounds still aren’t open a week after Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted restrictions on play areas. The city’s network of playgrounds is a selling point for those with young families and likely one of the reasons those with children choose to pay ...
It would be interesting to see if downtown businesses interested in pursuing outside dining can afford to use the parklets being discussed by city officials. Parklets are platforms that would be used on parking locations outside of a restaurant to allow the business to have more room to seat ...
To The Reader’s Forum: Community Helpers has been the final theme in our Kindergarten classrooms for the last few years. This year it appeared that we would not be experiencing anything that we had done before. Our community walking trip was going to have to be canceled. Just one more ...
In these times of unrest, there is something we can all learn from the Rev. LeRoy Walker and his wife, Debbie. Rev. Walker has been ministering at Jamestown’s Emmanuel Baptist Church for 25 years. Rarely have the Walkers ever sought out a spotlight. Rarely would you ever hear them ...
As the nation began the process of “reopening” slowly but, we all hope, safely, there was encouraging news on the economic front. About two weeks ago, nearly 25 million Americans were receiving unemployment benefits, the Labor Department reported. By Thursday, the number had decreased to ...
The past few weeks have been difficult. We are horrified and angered by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the other acts of discrimination and violence against black people that we have seen across the U.S. The anger and frustration spilling into the streets reflects longstanding ...
Just about every year I have the privilege of spending some time in Uganda, East Africa. Over there I am identified as a “Mzungu.” That is Swahili for “white person.” – These comments are intended to be words of encouragement from one Mzungu to other Mzungus (but everyone is welcome ...
Facilitating cooperation and compromise is critical to maximizing our success in addressing issues involving Chautauqua Lake management. While thoughtful people might disagree on the priorities facing Chautauqua Lake, a consensus strategy is much better than endless conflict and the threat of ...
The other day I drove down the road which runs parallel to the lake in the town of North Harmony and saw what looked like surveyor stakes with small red flags attached. It tweaked my interest enough to call the sewer district to see if they were related to extending the sewer up the lake ...
What a difference a few miles makes. On Wednesday, Pennsylvania’s state legislators passed a concurrent resolution to end Gov. Tom Wolf’s disaster declaration, a resolution that restores balance to the state’s government and limits the governor’s reach into how businesses can ...
To The Reader’s Forum: On Sunday, June 7, 2020, Linda and I attended a Black Lives Matter rally at Dow Park. Many years have passed since we attended a local gathering to promote a social justice cause. Except this time was different, not only because of the potential adverse impact of the ...
Governor Cuomo recently announced an extension on school budget ballots, which can now be received by mail through June 16. The James Prendergast Library’s Board of Trustees would like to encourage all voters in the Jamestown Public School District to take this opportunity to make your voice ...
Prosecutors in Minnesota last week made the right move by broadening the reach of their efforts in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. Now the three officers who stood by and watched Derek Chauvin press his knee into Floyd’s neck until he stopped breathing have been charged with aiding ...
It’s good to see that Gov. Andrew Cuomo finally acknowledges that some form of in-person high school graduations should take place in New York state. His arbitrary number of 150-person gatherings, however, doesn’t help too many Chautauqua County school districts. Consider Jamestown, ...
One of the smartest things Gov. Andrew Cuomo has done in recent weeks is to quickly and definitively come out against movements to defund police agencies. “You have New York City, that is still reeling from the COVID virus, and now you have this night of looting, that I’m telling you ...