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In Our Opinion

It’s Hard To Believe Air Service Will Fly This Year

Chautauqua County officials are on board with trying to restore Essential Air Service at the Jamestown airport. We remain unconvinced that passengers, not to mention the federal government, are ready to climb back on board passenger service at the Jamestown airport. We haven’t yet seen ...

Easter Can Be Time Of Reflection For All

This weekend is the culmination of the holiest of weeks in the Christian calendar, with Easter Sunday and the resurrection of Christ it celebrates the most pivotal or defining moment of the liturgical year. We understand and respect that not everyone in our region is a practicing Christian - ...

Increasing Timber Production A Responsible Decision

A recent executive order by President Donald Trump to streamline regulations and allow more timber to be harvested from U.S. Forest Service lands invites what possibly could be a trivia question: Under which U.S. department’s jurisdiction does the U.S. Forest Service fall? If you answered ...

Slow Cleanups After Fires Can Be Frustrating

It was a cause for celebration when Sen. Charles Schumer announced in November 2023 that the U.S. EPA was going to take the lead cleaning up the rubble left behind when the former Crawford Furniture building burned to the ground. City officials and Schumer pushed for the EPA to demolish what ...

Rising Property Values Give Longtime Busti Property Owners Sticker Shock

We’ve all seen what’s happened to home prices throughout the area over the past several years. Now, Busti residents are getting a look at what that housing market has done to their home values - and they’re not happy. Town residents spoke their minds for more than an hour at a Busti ...

It’s Time To Recognize Panama’s Championship Athletes

Panama Village Board members are discussing the best way to honor a boatload of Panama athletes who have won state championships over the past several years. It’s good to see that board members are pushing to bring on-again, off-again discussions to a close in the wake of the Panama boys ...