The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) just announced a historic milestone that received remarkably little attention: In September, the United States exported more petroleum products than it imported. It was “the first month this has happened since monthly records began in ...
The current debate between Trumpian capitalism and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez socialism is unhelpful, if for no other reason than that the words are used as political bludgeons to shut down opponents instead of fostering real discussion. Capitalism and socialism also sound elite and distant, ...
It is obvious that New York wants to end its relationship with fossil fuels, including natural gas. We’re sure there will be a lot of support among state lawmakers for a proposed state ban on hydraulic fracturing. There shouldn’t be, though that doesn’t mean there should be a drumbeat ...
New York’s attorney general is elected to the position, so there will be politics involved in the job. But what has happened between New York state and Exxon over the past four years is an example of partisan tomfoolery at its worst. In 2015, former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman ...
A common question around this time of year is, “Are you ready for Christmas?” It can be interpreted in a couple of ways. Sometimes, the query is whether we have all the gifts purchased, decorations both inside and out finished, donations to worthy causes made, and Christmas dinner food ...
There was enough smoke surrounding the fate of Dr. Rosemary Bradley, former Jamestown High School principal, that a special meeting immediately raised suspicions that a change was coming. It is obvious that the public is interested in what is happening at the high school given more than 100 ...
Little by little, the bright, appealing shell that is Obamacare is being stripped away to reveal a thoroughly rotten core. More of it was being exposed this week. Former President Barack Obama’s administration went to great pains to shield the truth about Obamacare from the American ...
The resignation of Dr. Rosemary Bradley closes a short, tumultuous chapter in Jamestown High School’s history. The no confidence vote by Jamestown High School teachers and staff put both Bradley, Superintendent Bret Apthorpe and the Board of Education in a tough position. Resignation was ...
The adults in Germany in 1935 were surprised at how many of their children joined the Hitler Jugend - over half of all youth under 18 years old became enthusiastic members of the volunteer (until 1939) organization. “Whoever has the youth has the future,” Hitler had written. And perhaps ...
Breaking news: The Buffalo Bills have earned a spot in the NFL playoffs. Upon returning to Buffalo at roughly 2 in the morning the team was met with hundreds of hysterical fans packed behind a gate to congratulate them. Josh Allen took a selfie with the group which now hangs in the Albright ...
Each year at about this time, a good friend says to me: “It won’t be long before the days start getting longer!” She, like me, doesn’t like the long nights of winter and can’t wait until the Winter Solstice has passed. It is not the weather so much that I dislike about this ...
We applaud the intent behind New York State’s bail reform initiatives, addressing long-standing racial and economic inequities in the criminal justice system. Reforms are long overdue and critically necessary. However, they need to be approached strategically and consider potential ...
New York state doesn’t want to be too harsh on those convicted of crimes. That thought applies to the intransigence of state Democrats to broach the idea of tweaking their much-criticized criminal justice reforms just as it does to a piece of common-sense legislation that has been ...
It comes as no surprise that Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed legislation forgiving the remainder of Panama Central School’s $4.9 million fine by the state Education Department. The veto has become an annual rite of passage along with Thanksgiving leftovers and presents under the Christmas tree. ...
To The Reader’s Forum: Two reports were sent out this month concerning the health of Lake Chautauqua, specifically referencing the use of herbicides last summer. Read them. The Shed Sheet should be renamed, Bull Shed is more fitting. What a hoax they spread claiming the use of ...
The big question with single-payer health care in New York state has always been how to pay for it. Democrats in Albany should keep that question in mind as they hold hearings on the New York Health Act during the upcoming legislative session. Better yet, they should keep that question in ...
To The Reader’s Forum: It appears, after reading “Reed Says Impeachment Circus on Full Display”, Mr. Reed does not understand the Constitution, the Impeachment process, nor the oath he took when he was sworn into office. He laments the Impeachment process is going to become “another ...
The sudden closing of Castelli America’s plant in Blockville last week is bad news for nearly 100 Amish families who sold their milk to the cheese plant. It’s also yet another troubling sign for companies that try to do business in New York state. New York state and Chautauqua County ...
After many weeks in which the U.S. House of Representatives has seemed preoccupied with Democrat lawmakers’ vendetta against President Donald Trump, action on a new trade agreement may finally be on the horizon. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Tuesday announced her caucus has ...
Give credit to state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx. With the state facing a $6.1 billion budget deficit, nearly half of which (roughly $4 billion) is tied to the state’s Medicaid program, Heastie told reporters in Albany last week that the state will have to raise revenue to cover ...