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Opinion

Video adds to fear in ICE shooting

Commentary

On Jan. 7, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers approached a maroon Honda Pilot idling at an angle on a two-lane street where traffic could still pass. The driver, Renee Nicole Good, waved an ICE vehicle around it and it pulled through. A second vehicle stopped. Officers exited ...

A presidency with no limits

Commentary

Whether you like our current President or not, one thing that seems to characterize his actions is that there seems to be no limits in what he can do. In a recent two-hour interview with members of the press, he was asked if there were any limits to his global power. President Trump said: ...

CONGRESS: Office closure a sign of our times

The OBSERVER’s View

Our political discourse is not in a good place across the country. The closure of Rep. Nick Langworthy’s Jamestown office after what the congressman termed credible threats and calls for violence directed at Langworthy is proof of that. It would be nice to see charges if the threats are ...

‘Troubling’ consequences in racism, ageism

Commentary

Intersectionality is the concept that multiple different social characteristics, such as race, age, gender, class, sexuality, and more, all work together to create systems of privilege and discrimination in our society.  Many of these oppressive systems are often intertwined, compounding ...

Math and the great divide

Commentary

When I was in grad school at St. Bonaventure studying to become a school district leader, one of my professors told the class that math teachers make the best school administrators because of their problem solving abilities and their analytical skills. Of course this professor, who was also ...

HOLIDAY Region remembers legacy of Dr. King

The OBSERVER’s View

On Monday, our region and the nation will take time to remember the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In northern Chautauqua County, the Juneteenth Celebration Committee will hold the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon at the State University of New York at Fredonia Williams Center ...