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Opinion

Future Votes On Possible School Merger Won’t Be Low Turnout

In Our Opinion

Residents of Clymer, Sherman and Panama have made, in our view, the right decision by approving a merger study for the three rural school districts More than 630 votes were cast during a public survey taken during the annual school budget vote and school board election recently, with 73% ...

A New Project Still Faces Old Obstacles

In Our Opinion

CODE Inc. and STEL are hoping a new name and a few additional units are enough for the Blooming Garden Project to succeed where past north side affordable housing projects have failed. Non-profits have been trying to push affordable housing projects across the finish line for almost a decade. ...

Readers’ Forum

Letters To The Editor

Taxing the Rich is Wise Capitalism To the Reader’s Forum: I was driving the other day and saw an orange yard sign with a simple handwritten message; Tax the Rich. When I got home, I read an article on how 100 billionaire families had contributed $2.6 billion to politicians in 2024, 70% ...

A Fine Mode Of Transportation

Local Commentaries

Do you remember learning to ride a bicycle? When I was about eight years old, I got a bicycle for Christmas. Since we lived where we had snow, it sat in the garage until Spring. I was not a natural at riding a bike. It took days for me to learn the balancing technique. My mother and my ...

Quiet Actions Could Pay Dividends For Chautauqua Lake

In Our Opinion

Chautauqua County’s status as the focal point of opposition statewide against the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Regulations can overshadow good things happening on the lake. It shouldn’t. Quietly, the Chautauqua Lake Watershed and Management Alliance have taken steps that we think ...

A Big, Mean-Spirited Bill

Local Commentaries

There is much debate and speculation on the potential effect of President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ on the complex web that is the economy of the United States. Having narrowly passed in the House it now moves to the Senate for consideration. What should be most disturbing to all ...