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Using care in recruiting challenges

Few things are more important than access to high-quality health care services. Although most local concerns have recently been focused on facilities, as some have closed or required renovations or replacement, the necessity of adequately staffing facilities that continue to operate can’t be overlooked. Serious challenges in healthcare staffing have been growing nationwide for a long time and are likely to persist. Recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals can be especially difficult in more rural counties, like Chautauqua, for many reasons. In addition to concerns ...

SUNY FREDONIA: Keeping impact on positive note

There are two ways to take the State University of New York report released this week regarding future financial viability for the Fredonia campus. Besides noting the positive aspect of an apparent $11 million deficit that is expected to be whittled away by the 2028-29 year, there is the unknown that is not spelled out regarding how that will happen. “The campus has focused on growth opportunities, discontinuing programs that are no longer in demand, aligning their workforce to current needs, and pursuing creative use of shared services and operational efficiencies,” the report ...

Our nation contributes to Mideast mayhem

People in Gaza are still starving and dying. The Israelis are not allowing in enough supplies to feed everyone or to house everyone. Since the supposed ceasefire, the Israelis have shot and killed 615 Palestinians and injured an additional 1,651. That is not an effective ceasefire. Keep in mind that we are paying for the bullets. The United States is directly responsible for making 2 million people homeless, 70,000 dead and 170,000 wounded. There are no working hospitals left in Gaza. The Israelis are only allowing a few people to leave for medical care. This misery is something we ...

Securing elections hinders cheating

Let’s suppose. Let’s suppose you went into a bank and tried to open an account or take out a loan without proving your identity. Let’s suppose you tried to get a hunting or fishing license without proving your identity. Let’s suppose you tried to buy a gun legally without proving your identity. And the list goes on and on. Let’s suppose that, without proving your identity, you tried to: — Start a new job. — Get a marriage license. — Get a driver’s license. — Rent a vehicle. — Lease a vehicle. — Buy a vehicle. — Register a vehicle. — Get ...

At moment, rural red has grip on Congress

Do not expect a level playing field when it comes to the races for U.S. Congress in this region that spans two states. Both incumbents Nick Langworthy of New York and Glenn “G.T.” Thompson of Pennsylvania appear to have plenty of support in their highly Republican districts. Langworthy ...

Securing elections hinders cheating

Let’s suppose. Let’s suppose you went into a bank and tried to open an account or take out a loan without proving your identity. Let’s suppose you tried to get a hunting or fishing license without proving your identity. Let’s suppose you tried to buy a gun legally without proving your identity. And the list goes on and on. Let’s suppose that, without proving your identity, you tried to: — Start a new job. — Get a marriage license. — Get a driver’s license. — Rent a vehicle. — Lease a vehicle. — Buy a vehicle. — Register a vehicle. — Get ...