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Opinion

Pay Attention To Zoning For Clymer’s Commercial Farms

In Our Opinion

Clymer officials may be walking a tightrope as they consider a zoning update to deal with, among other things, commercial chicken barns. A Clymer resident spoke to Clymer Town Board members recently about commercial chicken barns that have begun popping up in Clymer and Sherman, including ...

Sex Offender Risk Classifications Should Be Revisited

In Our Opinion

Republicans in the state Assembly want to place all convicted sex offenders - even those classified as low risk of reoffending - on the state’s publicly searchable sex offender registry. Currently, only sex offenders classified as Levels 2 (moderate risk) or Level 3 (high risk) are listed ...

Sneezing Makes Him Look Like A Party Favor

Local Commentaries

There was a line delivered in the movie, Major League, where radio play by play character, Harry Doyle (portrayed brilliantly by the late real life legend of Baseball, Bob Eucker), while describing Triple Crown Winner, Clu Heywood (ironically played by real life MLB pitcher Pete Vuckovich), ...

Awakening At Night Was Once Normal

Local Commentaries

Awakening between midnight and 3:00 in the morning used to be an accepted part of life. It was a well-known aspect of being human. People prayed in their beds, or got up and quietly toiled in the kitchen, tended to the fire, wrote letters—-some even went to visit neighbors. Older generations ...

Unpaid EMS Fees Are A Sign of Trouble

In Our Opinion

Two Chautauqua County fire districts not paying EMS fees billed by Chautauqua County isn’t a big deal - yet. County officials said in a news release recently that the county is taking steps to resolve unpaid fees owed by the Forestville and Frewsburg Fire Districts for Advanced Life ...

Readers’ Forum

Letters To The Editor

Revisiting ‘Look Both Ways’ May Help Car-Pedestrian Issues To The Reader’s Forum: Recently there has been discussions regarding car/pedestrian accidents. It has been suggested that a reduction in speed limits would solve the problem. However, I would like to know how many of these ...