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Will China be accountable for COVID?

Kudos to the Trump administration and Sen. Rand Paul for persevering in holding Dr. Anthony Fauci's feet to the fire. Fauci allegedly covered up the origins of COVID-19 as 1.1 million Americans died from the virus. But what about the biggest culprit, China? For seven weeks or more, starting in the winter of 2019, Chinese officials violated their international commitments and ethical obligation to prevent a domestic epidemic from becoming a global pandemic. They muzzled and even jailed Chinese doctors and journalists, allowed international flights to carry infected passengers to ...

What America can learn from de Tocqueville

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pennsylvania -- Over the Flag Day weekend in Pennsylvania, crowds gathered, and communities were formed in the most unlikely of places, under viaducts, along gravel-filled tracks and at the base of some impressive Appalachian mountains, all just to watch as Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 rolled through northeastern Pennsylvania. The sheer presence of the locomotive drew crowds. Celebrations were formed among strangers for a couple of reasons: The locomotive is a reminder of what American workers, engineers and laborers are capable of building. And continuing to honor ...

Late goal lifts Canada in knockouts

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Right after Canada finished its first knockout match victory in a World Cup, coach Jesse Marsch huddled his players on the grass of a stadium still in pandemonium and spoke from his heart — shouted, actually. "You guys are Canadian heroes today!" Marsch declared. ...

Correction

Paralegal hire In the June 22 article “County says AI creating overload of FOIL requests,” it stated that $105,982 was being requested from the county’s fund balance to hire an additional paralegal. The individual was being hired due to an increase of Freedom Of Information Requests received by the county, which appear to be generated through an Artificial Intelligence program. According to County Attorney Emily Woodard, while they did request $105,982 from the fund balance, the paralegal will cost $53,594. The remaining $52,388 is to correct a budgetary error in 2026.

County Youth Bureau has sports grants available

The Chautauqua County Youth Bureau is looking to expand opportunities for young people to experience youth sports through grants to support programs for children between the ages of 6 and 17. The Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services has funding through the state Office for Children and Family Services to support youth sports programming for under-resourced children and youth ages 6 to 17. The following program/service areas have been identified as priorities: - Youth Sports Education Funding (YSEF) – Programs that enable youth to be active and ...

Traditionalist Catholics are defying Pope Leo XIV, and embracing their outsider status

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics will challenge Pope Leo XIV's authority next week by consecrating four bishops without his consent. Rather than shying away from the confrontation, the Society of St. Pius X seems intent on embracing its notoriety. The group, which celebrates the traditional Latin Mass and rejects the modernizing reforms of the Catholic Church, is planning a highly organized, four-day, livestreamed extravaganza for the consecrations at its Swiss seminary — complete with a souvenir wine set offered to those attending. The July 1 ...