Jamestown residents - and some of their elected officials, too - should be paying close attention to the ongoing Dunkirk fiscal crisis. Our sister paper, the Dunkirk OBSERVER, has documented the growing mess over the past several years. Dunkirk took a hit when the NRG power plant closed and ...
To The Reader’s Forum: You fight to hold onto your freedoms, and then so many will naively, unwittingly, surrender them when the grass looks, oh, so, green on the “other side”. Gun control lobbyists have fought to take away the Second Amendment. Gun owners have resisted in the ...
To The Readers’ Forum: Suessical Jr. was the best $17 I have spent in a long time for entertainment. It was my second time - the first was a few years ago but it was unforgettable and I knew I wanted another dose of the humor, musical and dance extravagance, and especially the moral ethics ...
To The Reader’s Forum: Re: Cal Thomas, March 15, 16, 2025 column Mr. Thomas’ reaction of the reparations model offered by the Washington, DC city council is understandable. Among the proposals, many flaws, the chief one is that reparations be paid to “individuals”. Such a model is ...
Everyone agreed the parade was a singular improvement over parades in the recent past. Minutes longer. The vibe exuberant. Even mid-Lakeview Avenue hosted crowds. The nearer the cemetery, the larger, the noisier, the more boisterous the satisfied onlookers. Certainly, the sun had much to do ...
There must be something in the water in Queens for it seems that, as to politicians, that Borough of New York City produces a certain breed of them. Two that come to mind are Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump. Though neither now live in Queens, this is the place where they “cut their eye ...