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Opinion

Sharing Feelings Can Enhance Physical Health

Local Commentaries

A man named Leo contacted me for an appointment. His neighbor friend, Butch, gave him my name. He came without an agenda. Leo is retired, having worked as a rural route mailman for twenty-eight years. He and his neighbor spent their time playing games. He’s not clear what discussions they ...

Jail Lawsuit Is Missing A Defendant – New York State

In Our Opinion

We recently reported on a lawsuit filed against Chautauqua County involving the death of a Gowanda youth in the jail. The case is going to be heard in U.S. federal court because it alleges violations of the U.S. Constitution, but the case largely alleges county jail staff didn’t address ...

Why Is Langworthy Celebrating Trump’s First 100 Days?

Local Commentaries

Dear Mr. Langworthy, I read your April 29 newsletter celebrating President Trump’s first 100 days in office with equal parts astonishment and rage. Since you have isolated yourself from your constituents, refuse to stand before them defending your actions (and inactions) and instead spin ...

Best To Say No To BESS

Local Commentaries

Given the amount of information available from around the world proving how economically destructive Wind/Solar/BESS energy is - it seems a bit self-defeating that NYS still pushes it. NYS politicians and citizens are either ignorant of the economics, or they don’t care because they have ...

We Will Emerge A Stronger Country

Local Commentaries

The number and scope of Executive Orders that our current administration has enacted and is planning to enact has reached a critical mass. Essential government services that affect working Americans, most of which live paycheck to paycheck and many of whom live in poverty due to lack of ...

Bridge Reconstruction Ramps Up

Local Commentaries

I don’t know if you have observed it, but it looks to me like there are at least double the number of people as usual now working on the Chautauqua Lake bridge. It is obvious that the contractor is taking advantage of the good weather and reconstruction work is ramping up. What you see ...