Can socialism be democratic? Given the dismal history of their ideology, modern socialists are desperate to rebrand themselves as “democratic” to insulate themselves from their own history. But common sense should tell us that “Democratic Socialism” is a contradiction in terms. ...
Bad blood between political parties has created disruptions in the nation’s capital for the last 12 years. The most recent turmoil came in the form of the third government shutdown during that time period. Looking in from the outside, there is plenty of culpability on both sides to get a ...
By TORY IRGANG and DIANE HANNUM Each year, from Nov. 12 to 18, Community Foundation Week marks a time to celebrate local impact and recognize the increasingly important role of these philanthropic organizations in fostering collaboration and innovation to address the needs of the communities ...
With the holiday season quickly approaching, the awareness of need is rising greatly within the Dunkirk-Fredonia region. How great is the need? Chautauqua County, in many metrics, is the poorest upstate New York county. Our poverty rate is nearly 17% — and higher in both the city of ...
I think after Zohran Mamdani takes office in January that we should start calling the “Big Apple” “Havana or Caracas on the Hudson.” Though I already knew the outcome of the election long before election night, the next day I was so depressed that I streamed a documentary on the Black ...
One day after Veterans Day, we note our admiration and respect for the work of the American Legions, Veterans of Foreign Wars and other related military and veterans organizations. In October, the Fredonia legion Post 59 continued an important and significant tradition of the flag burning ...