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Opinion

Keeping Our Cool When Talking Climate

Local Commentaries

Ignorance, like history, repeats itself when people refuse to learn from it. One lesson we should have learned is that science and ideology do not mix. We saw this during Biden’s disastrous COVID response, which gave the U.S. the worst COVID death rate in the world. Yet some people still ...

Lessons From The World Of Sport

Local Commentaries

This past weekend was highlighted by the 153rd occasion of a golf tournament—the British Open or, more correctly, if you live in the U.K., “The Open.” If you were an American, you had to be proud as the top four finishers were Americans, the winner being the current number one golfer in ...

Attend Sacred Song Service At Chautauqua

Local Commentaries

CHAUTAUQUA—If you haven’t read John Whittaker’s page-one story on Chautauqua Institution in the July 19-20 edition of this newspaper, please pull it out of your recyclables. This well-written story is worth reading. Twice, maybe thrice. Chautauqua Institution is an extraordinary ...

E-Bikes Bring New Cycle Of Challenges

Editor's Corner

Residents and communities across the region are starting to become charged up over the growing number of electric bicycles — many of which are sharing the roads on a regular basis with motorists. Though a majority of the riders are courteous and responsible, those who weave in and out of ...

DOT Makes Right Decision On Bemus Point Exit

In Our Opinion

Friday’s news that the state Transportation Department will create a temporary exit for Bemus Point’s central business district while work continues on the Veterans’ Memorial Bridge over I-86 is good news for business owners. Drivers have had to go around to Exit 10 with the closure of ...