http://www.observertoday.comTop Headlinesen-usWed, 9 Jul 2008 09:18:55 EDTWed, 9 Jul 2008 09:18:55 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/505333.htmlBesides your own children there are a few things that may make you feel proud. One of them could be pride for your hometown, especially when someone represents it in the best light. Many Fredonians and Western New Yorkers witnessed hometown Olympian Jenn Stuczynski break her own American record in the pole vault Sunday night. Stuczynski cleared 16 feet, 1 3/4 inches to earn a spot on the U.S. OlyWed, 9 Jul 2008 00:23:43 EDThttp://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/505335.htmlCHAUTAUQUA - Edgar Lawrence Doctorow, the award winning author of "Ragtime" (1975), "World's Fair" (1986) and "The March" (2005), graced the stage of the outdoor amphitheater at The Chautauqua Institution on Tuesday. His visit - an armchair discussion with his friend Roger Rosenblatt - was the second of a week-long series of interviews between long-time Chautauqua Institution Lecturer, RosenblatWed, 9 Jul 2008 00:26:46 EDThttp://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/505334.htmlA drug suspect sentenced to six years in prison for allegedly selling drugs to a street informant is entitled to a new trial after a state appellate court reversed his conviction and admonished the Chautauqua County district attorney's office for prosecutorial misconduct. The prosecutor assigned to the case overstepped his bounds by improperly vouching for the informant in his opening and closingWed, 9 Jul 2008 00:25:08 EDThttp://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/505336.htmlSTOCKTON - Resident complaints were voiced aplenty at the Stockton Town Board meeting Tuesday. Ed Buseck of Nelson Hill Road and Brian Crandall of North Main Street said something has to be done with speeders on both roads. Buseck said the 35 mile per hour speed limit on his road is broken regularly while Crandall said motorcycles were breaking the speed limit on his road. Supervisor John RunklWed, 9 Jul 2008 00:28:47 EDThttp://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/505238.htmlA public hearing scheduled by the town of Sheridan's Zoning Board of Appeals was not held Monday, but the ZBA still did plenty of listening. The Sheridan Town Hall was filled to capacity with people on hand to voice opposition to what was supposed to be the subject of the hearing, a proposed motocross racing/riding track for motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. After the regular business of appMon, 7 Jul 2008 23:41:09 EDT