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Opinion

Can County Afford The Pay Raises It Is Approving?

Letters To The Editor

To The Reader’s Forum: I am really so very happy for the labor leaders of Chautauqua County who have negotiated a huge payday increase over the next four years for our county rank and file unionized workers. As for County Executive PJ Wendel who continues to freely give away the ...

China, Russia View World Similarly

Local Commentaries

CHAUTAUQUA—Let’s start with an analogy to sports. When your team is the top team, many other teams’ biggest game of the year is when they play your team. ı ı ı Over the course of the last century, America has become the world’s top team. To put it more precisely, the principles ...

Being ‘Great’ Going Solo Is Wishful Thinking

Editor's Corner

BROCTON — No other elected official can compare with village Trustee Drew Ransom when it comes to showcasing their hometown spirit. At nearly every monthly meeting, Ransom sports a baseball cap with the phrase, “Make Brocton Great Again.” You have to admire his enthusiasm. During a ...

Migrant Mess At All Levels Calls Out For Federal Action

In Our Opinion

This isn’t the first call for a federal plan to deal with the immigration issues that have resulted in an influx of migrants into New York state. It surely won’t be the last. But a recent court decision in state Supreme Court in Manhattan County pushing New York City’s challenge of ...