To The Reader’s Forum: I grew up on a small, desolate iceberg in Chautauqua County. As we used to say, “Seven months of winter and five months of bad sledding”. But at the age of twenty-five, I threw away my snow shovels and moved to a southern state. Besides my education, that was ...
To The Reader’s Forum: We hear often that Trump nominates this person, Trump wants to do tariffs, Trump wants to cut regulations, Trump wants to deport our neighbors It’s always “Trump wants.” But that is not what presidents are for. We, the people, tell our elected ...
To The Reader’s Forum: Our political environment is as much on my mind as everyones. It seems like this particular election more than any other. On my mind is the future of our country, but also the future of our society. My reading this morning struck a cord and I was moved to share, ...
To The Reader’s Forum: I’m sure you’ve noticed that manners are disappearing rapidly from our society. Once upon a time, Americans were stalwart supporters of social civilities, but those days have gone the way of the Edsel. When I made transactions in retail stores during the 1960s, ...
To The Reader’s Forum: On Thursday September 26th the New York State Department of Transportation led a meeting at the Town of Busti Building in Lakewood to speak to residents and businesses concerning the installation of sidewalks on Fairmount Ave (Route 394) from Elmcrest Ave on the ...
To The Reader’s Forum: On behalf of the entire community-led Steering Committee for the first Remote Area Medical (RAM) event held in Chautauqua County at Jamestown Community College’s Jamestown campus; we extend our sincere gratitude to our community for the tremendous support that ...