Reducing the national debt, even just a little. Providing working-class families with tax relief. Providing the men and women enlisted in our armed services with a pay increase. Increasing the reservoir of funding for Social Security benefits to mitigate its fast-approaching ...
We can’t agree more with the New York Coalition for Open Government — more local governments need to be streaming their meetings online. The coalition recently released results of a survey detailing how many villages, towns and cities in the state outside New York City stream ...
Reports from a recent community meeting at Allen Park to discuss public safety issues are quite interesting. The forum — and forums scheduled for 6 p.m. July 20 at Jackson-Taylor Park, followed by July 26 at Lillian Dickson Park and Aug. 2 at Bergman Park — are organized in response to ...
The word legend is often carelessly bandied about in our society these days. But when you talk about Don Reinhoudt, we’re not sure legend a big or strong enough word. Most area residents know about Reinhoudt’s feats of strength. In the late 1970s and early 1980s Reinhoudt won five ...
Why did Chautauqua County have to pass resolutions asking the state Legislature to pass extensions of its occupancy and sales taxes this year? Because the state Constitution requires a home rule request for such legislation to be brought to the state Legislature floor. But apparently the ...
City Council members were pretty clear prior to last week’s voting session that they had reservations with a plan to spend $150,000 on a project to upgrade the area underneath the railroad viaduct on North Main Street. Council members agreed with Mayor Eddie Sundquist, Crystal Surdyk, ...