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Clymer Fly Car Is One Positive Of Financial Surplus In County Coffers

In Our Opinion

Bob Crane spent more than 60 years volunteering with the Stanley Hose Company in Sherman. The Sherman man responded to thousands of EMS calls over his time, earning the moniker of “Sherman’s Security Blanket” after his retirement in a letter written by the fire company after Crane’s retirement. Crane is the type of volunteer that’s hard to replace. Crane left large shoes to fill. He’s an exemplary example of the value of community volunteers. He’s so hard to replace, in fact, that Chautauqua County is helping to fill the gap created by Crane’s retirement. ...

Where Do We Begin With Newest Homeless Developments?

In Our Opinion

Is it safe to say that, right now, no one is happy with our solutions for the homeless in southern Chautauqua County? Taxpayers can’t be happy, either, given the service being provided at the ever-expanding cost of temporary housing assistance. State Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor are pushing the state to bring new resources to help with temporary housing because they realize that the current warehousing of the homeless in hotels isn’t helping anyone but the hotel owners. Falconer Mayor James Jaroszynski, Ellicott Supervisor Janet Bowman and Falconer ...

2 Ships Passing In The Night On Energy Policy

In Our Opinion

Republicans and Democrats are like two ships passing in the night when it comes to New York’s energy policy. Both ships are in shallow water with a rocky bottom. In this analogy, that makes the state Independent System Operator a lighthouse trying to illuminate the darkness to allow the ships to pass safely to port. Unfortunately, both ships’ captains have blinders on - and we’re headed for a crash. The ISO said last week that electric grid reliability for the summer months is among the lowest on record, with 34,615 megawatts of power resources available to meet forecasted ...

Landlords Can Set Their Own Limits On Cats In City Homes, Apartments

Local Commentaries

I’d like to offer some thoughts about the pending resolution to limit the number of cats that can be owned in the City of Jamestown. As the owner of 14 cats, I am obviously strongly opposed to any legislation that would require me to “get rid” of any of them for the following reasons: 1) All my cats are spayed or neutered; 2) My cats are well-fed and cared for, and receive veterinary attention when necessary. I have two special needs cats who are on daily medication and/or receive regular injections. 3) My cats are indoors/outdoors as they are either prior farm cats or ...

Closure Of Bush Industries Hits Very Hard

In Our Opinion

More than 200 people woke up Thursday to find their services were no longer needed at Bush Industries. It’s a gut punch to longtime employees, some of whom have worked decades for the Jamestown manufacturer, and for those who thought they had shepherded Bush through lean years in the 2010s prior to the company’s purchase that led to the formation of the eSolutions Furniture Group in 2020. For decades Bush Industries had been one of the south county’s major employers and, despite prior tough times, had always found a way to bounce back. Post-pandemic business has been tough, ...

Readers' Forum

Letters To The Editor

Is Our Economy Really Driven By Capitalism? To The Reader’s Forum: If Adam Smith, the “father” of capitalism, were alive today, he would agree that our economy should work for our mutual self-interest, not for some of us but for all of us. There has been a growing trend in our politics, however, that replaces Smith’s philosophy of capitalism — self-interest guided by the “invisible hand” of “moral sentiments” — with exclusionary selfishness. For decades, our politicians, especially so-called “conservative” politicians, have embraced socioeconomic ...