It is difficult not to be pessimistic about the possibilities for success of efforts in countries around the world to encourage larger families — that is, if you yourself believe many more couples should be opting for more than a child or two in this increasingly busy, expensive, complicated, ...
What became known as “The Speech” took place 60 years ago this week. The Speech was on behalf of a major-party-American-presidential candidate shortly before Election Day. Years later, the candidate recalled that supporters had proposed he give The Speech himself. The candidate, ...
CORRECTION: This commentary has been updated to note a debate in the Congressional race. Chautauqua County’s race for the second Family Court judge one decade ago is an example of how political campaigns have evolved in a relatively short period of time. During 2014, four candidates worked ...
We can understand the Jamestown City Council feeling the need to weigh in on freshwater wind turbines in Lake Erie. It carries some weight for Rep. Nick Langworthy and state Sen. George Borrello to have Chautauqua County’s largest city’s governing body on the record opposing freshwater ...
New York’s Civil Liberties Union calls Proposal 1 “a critical tool for all New Yorkers to exercise their rights.” Labeled as the Equal Rights Amendment, the action would amend the New York state Constitution to include ethnicity, national origin, age, disability or sex, including sexual ...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is a familiar name for many in Chautauqua County. We wouldn’t say she’s a familiar face for county residents despite serving in the Senate for nearly 16 years. The incumbent senator has carved out a position in the national discussion on issues like sex violence ...