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Opinion

City’s Actions On 2026 Budget Speaks Volumes

In Our Opinion

It’s obvious from the way the City Council split $786,450 in changes to the 2026 budget that council members are more concerned about the city’s fund balance than they are the city’s tax rate. Sales tax trends convinced city officials that increasing the sales tax budget by $348,857 ...

JCC’s Business Decision Has Impact On Community

In Our Opinion

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Jamestown Community College will close JCC Total Fitness to the public on Feb. 1. Many city residents likely have no idea that the little marketed service is available on the Jamestown campus. It hasn’t been well advertised, and public habits changed ...

Jackson’s Legacy Became Global Eighty Years Ago

In Our Opinion

Robert H. Jackson had already etched a lasting legacy in United States history before November 21, 1945. Up to that point Jackson - who mind you never attended college before becoming a lawyer in 1913 - had already served as general counsel for the Bureau of Internal Revenue, argued 17 cases ...

The Trump Administration’s Insanity Is Astounding

Letters To The Editor

To The Reader’s Forum: I read that Trump is ending some tariffs he created that didn’t exist previously, in order to make normal grocery products less expensive for American consumers! My first statement is “I told you so” (tariffs are taxes) in a previous letter! Secondly, why are ...

It’s Still The Economy

Local Commentaries

In 1992, James Carville coined the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid,” referring to how the economy affects one’s personal finances. This phrase was credited with playing a big part in getting Bill Clinton elected President. The economy means different things to many people. Some give ...

Can You Complete These Oxymorons?

Local Commentaries

Having taught all Core Elementary and Middle School Subjects (including Grammar, Spelling, and Writing, as part of our Language Arts Curriculum) in the Jamestown Public Schools in my career, one day at home when Chasy was about 6 years old, a Campbell Soup commercial came on TV and finished ...