To The Reader’s Forum: Several weeks ago several of us from the Chautauqua area community had the pleasure of participating in the Young Playwrights Project (YPP) with over 500 third and fourth graders from eight different schools in the area. This is an amazing program, sponsored by ...

To The Reader’s Forum: If I didn’t love my country, it would be easy to stick my head in the sand for the next 4 years and pretend that the President isn’t taking Elon’s chainsaw to our democracy. I could not read the newspaper or listen to the news, I could “drink the ...

To The Reader’s Forum: I am a Chautauqua County resident who’s just about had it with the recent flood of outrage coming from the left. If you’re on social media or reading the latest protest signs and letters to the editor, you’d think the world is ending. They’re out here ...

To The Reader’s Forum: The news media has stories of ICE raids sending “illegals” and criminals out of the country to jails with horrific conditions. Our government officials loudly hail these deportations. These arrests and deportations happen without due process to ensure that they ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Dear Rep. Langworthy, It is time you stood up to the President. Congress controls the purse strings, not the President. I’m all for finding waste fraud and abuse when it comes to government spending, but I would look first at the government contracts for military, ...

To The Reader’s Forum: I’m not the kind of person who usually writes opinion pieces, but I’ve had enough of the fear and noise coming from the left about Social Security and Medicare. I live here in Chautauqua County, and like a lot of folks around here, I’ve got family and friends ...