Think of this. If someone asked you to list the most significant inventions in humanity’s history, what would you include? Wouldn’t you include the printing press? To be sure, humanity could—before the printing press—transmit knowledge, wisdom, and culture from one generation to ...
Do area communities continue to have an appetite for tax increases? While the north county has taken the brunt of the recent hits — specifically the municipal spending plans for the city of Dunkirk and village of Fredonia — are other voters throughout Chautauqua County worried or just ...
Jamestown officials are making a push to reverse President Donald Trump’s cuts that would largely eliminate the Community Development Block Grant and HOME programs. To be honest we can see both sides of the issue. City officials on an already thin budget don’t want to lose both the ...
Jamestown officials have received confirmation from the state that interim surface improvements on East Second Street are tentatively scheduled to begin the week of June 9. Parts of the street that were treacherous over the winter are at least passable thanks to cold patching that has stayed ...
Dunkirk City Council Foiled By Empathy To The Reader’s Forum: Even as a long-time part-time local (Lakewood), I was startled by the egregious lack of empathy proudly displayed by the Dunkirk Council concerning a homeless man living in the city. Councilwoman Luczkowiak led off with ...
The news that Rite Aid is likely to close its New York stores if it can’t sell them by June is going to be a problem for those who live in rural areas. Closing the Brooklyn Square and West Ellicott stores isn’t a huge inconvenience given that there are pharmacies very close to both ...