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Local Commentaries

Confronting Hate Against The Jews

“Hitler was right!” “Gas the Jews!” Those revolting remarks from malicious mobs on American college campuses mimic the most infamous henchmen of history. How unnerved and intimidated would you feel being a Jew hearing raw racial vitriol voiced on campus fueled by nut-job professors and ...

Climate Change And Nuclear Power

If climate change is an existential threat to human life, or at least life as we have enjoyed it since World War II, then the expanded use of an existing technology that produces electricity around the clock with no (zero) green house gas emissions, nuclear power, must be accepted, no matter ...

Deciphering The Maze Of The Property Tax

This year, the “equalization rate” for Chautauqua County went down about 12 points and last year it was down 6 points. That means that over two years, the state has estimated that the value of Chautauqua County property has gone up by at least 18%. Next year the assessed full value of our ...

Support School Music Programs

It’s that time of year again. As December proceeds, schools—both elementary and secondary—are having their annual Christmas concerts. You may remember that for Christmas vocal concerts in elementary school, you lined up on risers and performed songs—some Christmas songs, some ...

Day Of Infamy Brought A Nation Together

Many of us had yet to be born as the quiet and still morning arrived in Oahu, Hawaii. Our military forces were enjoying some lazy time as war raged on in Europe. Discussions of Hitler and the advance of his army across the entire continent were had. Talk of our country entering the war as ...

It’s Three Weeks ‘Til Christmas

In three more weeks and two days more, Christmas will be here Life gets a little different at this special time of year Stores will see more shoppers seeking gifts to buy For their friends or loved ones or our special girl or guy. Carols will start pumping through our radios and ...