There have been a lot of changes in the funding priorities of our federal government during the past six months. As a result, more and more responsibilities will be moved back to the states and local governments, if they haven’t already been, and many funds already allocated to some local ...
It started with me at an early age. Our farm was located on top of a hill, and we could see the weather coming from the west and then view it to the east as it descended upon Frewsburg and then into the hills around Frew Run and Bone Run. Weather became even more a part of my life when I ...
It is easy for Americans to ignore the ongoing war by Putin’s Russia against an independent, democratic Ukraine, desperate to be part of the West. Our cable tv news outlets feature almost everything other than the Russian war against Ukraine. We get extensive coverage of Jeffrey Epstein; ...
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE—Humanity has devastated the natural state of Chautauqua Lake, thereby making weeds far worse than they otherwise would have been. This is primarily because of ● what humanity dumped into Chautauqua Lake generations ago and ● insufficiently constraining weeds in ...
Six years of ineptitude when serving as an elected council member can lead to moments of illusion. The most recent occurred at an August Finance Committee meeting. That was when Nancy Nichols of the Fourth Ward remarked the OBSERVER was trying to frighten residents when it comes to the city ...
The city Board of Public Utilities is looking for a 9.96% rate increase to take effect no later than Dec. 31, pending approval from the state Public Service Commission. BPU officials say the increase will be about $5 or $6 a month for most residential customers. So, we’re not talking about ...