Let’s pick up where we left off last week. As Ken Blackwell wrote at https://www.facebook.com/blackwellohio on Nov. 5, it’s time to tell “a bruised and bloodied team to get back out on the field and fight again.” He urges those dissatisfied with 2026 election results to “stop ...
SILVER CREEK — A crowd of about 70 residents poured into the cozy and welcoming Anderson-Lee Library to pay tribute to and celebrate an important connection to the community and Western New York. For nearly a decade, the library has commemorated November as Native American Heritage ...
Emboldened by the scale of Democratic victories in the midterms, a small group of liberals is trying to blow up a carefully negotiated bipartisan agreement that would make it easier to build in America. Failure to pass this compromise during the lame-duck session would send a loud message that the incoming Democratic majorities aren’t as serious about affordability as candidates said they were on the stump. And a deal this good for the economy is unlikely to materialize in the next Congress, which is why unions for the building trades and electricians are fighting to get it ...
It's easy for local governments to drive a hard bargain on pay and benefits during contract negotiations when everybody knows a government is struggling to keep its budget affordable for taxpayers. Fiscal discipline for cities like Jamestown or Dunkirk is easy when you're increasing taxes each year to simply keep the status quo. It's not as easy when you're a local government sitting on a sizeable surplus. Fiscal discipline is difficult because everyone knows your financial cup runneth over. In our opinion, county lawmakers didn't show fiscal discipline when they approved ...
They've never asked for thanks, but they've earned it a thousand times over. Every parade, every flag raised, every quiet moment of freedom enjoyed on a Monday morning exists because, somewhere, someone once stood between danger and home. Veterans Day isn't a gift to them; it's a reminder to the rest of us. Across the region, you'll find them everywhere--men and women who wore the uniform and came home to build lives, families, and towns that still depend on their quiet strength. They don't ask for recognition. They don't boast about their service. But the stories are written in their ...
Council members will be asked to approve, in the coming months, at least $2.16 million for necessary work on the Cherry Street parking ramp and another $4.1 million on repairs for the Spring Street parking ramp. That’s a hefty chunk of change for ramps with limited usage in a struggling downtown. It’s telling that at the same time the city is discussing investing in repairs, the DoubleTree Hotel located next to the Cherry Street ramp is being placed for sale because Hamister Development says visitor counts haven’t rebounded after the COVID-19 pandemic. So we get why Councilman ...
