To The Reader’s Forum: A couple of points were conspicuously missing from today’s historical references in the article about Sear’s impending closing and bankruptcy. One that probably affected a majority of Chautauqua County families was Sear’s creation and ownership of radio station ...

To The Reader’s Forum: With the critical U.S. midterm elections now five weeks away, it would be wise to consider the words of German defense expert Willy Wimmer, who represented the Christian Democratic Union in the German Bundestag for many years and served as an assistant defense ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Rep. Tom Reed, in an October 6 Facebook post, reported that #TeamReed (aka his staff) had attended Domestic Violence Awareness Month events in Jamestown and Elmira. He also reported that “We recently pushed for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Why build wind turbine factories in Western New York if they produce 10 percent of what is claimed? According to New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). “Capacity factors of inland wind sites in New York are on the order of 30 percent ...

To The Reader’s Forum: In 1946, my parents Marge and Earl Swart and I, Roger E. Swart, age 6, moved to Ashville, New York, from Jamestown. That move started a lifelong friendship with Dennis S. Card, also age 6, who lived with his parents in Ashville. (We were born on Feb. 6 and Feb. 7, ...

To The Reader’s Forum: I recently had occasion to attend the special town of Ellicott meeting held on Sept. 24. My purpose in being there was to lend support to our fellow lake advocates in the Fluvanna, Burtis Bay and Celoron areas. That meeting’s discussion dealt with the serious, ...