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Opinion

Job Corps Has Been Saved; Now Let’s Fix It

In Our Opinion

Our long mid-county nightmare has come to an end. Federal funding has been secured to keep Job Corps centers across the country open, including the Cassadaga Job Corps Academy. Let it be a reminder to anyone who is concerned about federal spending that the idea of cutting the federal budget ...

City Must Act Now To Avoid Dunkirk-Type Shortfalls

In Our Opinion

Mayor Kim Ecklund’s 2026 State of the City address well describes Jamestown’s financial status - too little money to pay too many bills. As we’ve written before, the story is familiar. Between 2021 and 2023, minimal tax increases largely paid for with ARPA-related lost revenue funding ...

Unfunded Mandate Hits Ellicott First; More Will Follow

In Our Opinion

New York state officials are good at writing blank checks with your state tax dollars. New state regulations that take effect this year are writing more blank checks - this time with your local tax dollars. Ellicott officials recently approved a contract with an emergency vet while also ...

Federal Lawmakers’ Airport Terminal Makes Little Sense

In Our Opinion

We can’t disagree with Chautauqua County choosing to spend $31,625 in order to receive $1.265 million from the federal government. The county would, frankly, be stupid to turn down that deal, just as school districts receiving 95% state aid on a project would be dumb to turn down building ...

Weapons Detection At JHS Doesn’t Solve School Safety Problem

In Our Opinion

The gun found on a student inside Jamestown High School was apparently the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back. When students came back to school on Monday morning, the district was using the OpenGate weapon detection system at the front doors of the high school. It sounds as if ...

The Reader’s Forum

Letters To The Editor

Trusting The Nation Will Move Forward During A Hard Time To The Reader’s Forum: I was gob-smacked as I read a recent article in The Atlantic written by staffer Ali Breland. A quick reread confirmed what I had thought. He quoted Enrique Tarrio, a longtime leader of the Proud Boys as ...