The atmosphere of Earth is a layer of gasses retained by gravity that surrounds our planet. Most of the total mass of the atmosphere is in the lower 6 miles. By volume, the Earth's atmosphere is about 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, and 0.93% argon. A brew of trace gasses accounts for the ...

It was announced recently that an old, established Roman Catholic Church in Jamestown — Saints Peter and Paul — would be closing its doors. That church has been here forever it seems, at least in my memory. Though the decision is being appealed, it was just one of many churches being ...

The big lie in Chautauqua County municipal budgeting was in force as the County Legislature passed its spending plan and proclaimed that the tax rate for county property taxpayers has been reduced for 2025. The adopted 2025 $301 million County budget increases spending overall by about $7 ...

It’s a scary time of year. It’s scary to drive anywhere. You’d like to just take a nice ride through the countryside and enjoy the beautiful fall colors that nature provides us at this time of year. But it’s not the Halloween decorations that are frightening, morbid and gross that ...

I write to clarify and correct the public record created by recent reporting and editorial comment on my efforts to obtain “Sexually Violent Offender” designations for certain convicted sex offenders under New York’s Sex Offender Registration Act (“SORA”). In my view, your coverage ...

By SEN. GEORGE BORRELLO and ASSEMBLYMAN JOE GIGLIO There is a dangerous Constitutional Amendment on the ballot this coming Election Day that, in our opinion, is cause for significant concern. The amendment, commonly known as Proposal One, Prop 1, or Proposition One, will appear on the ...