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Opinion

Don’t Count On EMS Being A Big Boost For City Budget

In Our Opinion

Almost a year ago, we raised doubts about Jamestown’s EMS program meeting its projected revenue goals. It turns out those doubts were well-founded. Mayor Kim Ecklund’s 2026 budget proposal notes that the second city ambulance still isn’t reaching the original 2024 revenue ...

Housing Help Shouldn’t Mean Lack Of Consequences

In Our Opinion

Falconer school officials are raising concerns over the effects housing the homeless at the Quality Inn is having on Falconer Elementary School and other school grounds. The complaints raised by Falconer school officials aren’t necessarily a “get off my lawn” moment. Having someone ...

Some Prescription Drug Prices Will Drop

Local Commentaries

Question: I paid so much for my Eliquis this year, will I have to pay that much next year too? Answer: The good news is no, seniors will not pay as much for Eliquis as well as nine other common medications in 2026. Remember that Centers for Medicare Services (CMS) announced that in 2026 there ...

Ecklund Should Follow Horrigan’s 2014 Budget Plan

In Our Opinion

Former County Executive Vince Horrigan used to say that a government can’t simply cut its way to prosperity - it has to grow its way to prosperity. At the time, Horrigan was asking for two actions to stabilize the county’s financial situation: an increase in the county’s sales tax rate ...

Funding The Country

Letters To The Editor

To the Reader’s Forum: The Jamestown BPU is facing $27 million in cuts to vital energy infrastructure projects, collateral damage in the Trump Administration’s crusade to dismantle government as we know it. Leading the charge is Russel Vought, head of the Office of Management and ...

Time For Republican Majority To Hold The Line

Letters To The Editor

To The Reader’s Forum: As a proud resident of New York’s 23rd Congressional District, I am writing to express my strong support for President Donald J. Trump and the Republican members of Congress who are standing firm against the Democrats’ reckless spending demands amid the current ...