SUNY Jamestown Community College has welcomed four new full-time faculty members for the 2026-2027 academic year. The new faculty members are Katherine Brand, a biology and chemistry instructor; Ken Loomis, a computer science instructor; Krista Przybelinski, a nursing instructor; and Laura ...
Lately I have been unable to refrain from random thinking. Much here is controversial. I wonder how many businesses destroyed by fire after failing to make money were actually cases of self-inflicted arson in an effort to collect on insurance. And I wonder what underground organizations specialize in these sorts of “transactions.” Regarding business transactions, I have been arguing for more than a decade that being a leader, a president especially, is not the same as being a businessman. Navigating a nation through a sensitive and volatile geopolitical landscape requires ...
In Chautauqua County, therapeutic horseback riding offers a rhythmic path toward connection, confidence and nervous-system regulation. There’s a social media post I never get tired of seeing. Two horses are talking to each other, wondering how their “rescue human” was doing that ...
I have an idea. It's a Big, Beautiful Brainchild, actually. Maybe the greatest idea I have ever had. It will help every citizen of our great nation. I am surprised that the smartest, most creative and articulate president in the history of our country didn’t think of it first. Perhaps he has but just hasn’t mentioned it? President Trump doesn’t seem to have a filter on his thoughts or his speech. If he did think of this idea first, I am sure it would have spewed from his lips at some point. The president does have nice lips. I hear people say it all the time. “Mr. President, ...
On a sunny, pleasant autumn day in September, Karen and John Ryder hosted the second annual old-fashioned wagon ride for the Queens of Hearts Card Club, spouses and friends. The ride started at their cozy cabin in the woods off of Route 83 in Fredonia. John is a member of the Chautauqua ...
Recently, Dunkirk Primary School 4 announced its Students of the Month for September. They were presented with certificates for their accomplishments. Baylee was chosen as Overall Student of the Month for September and will be honored at a next Board of Education meeting.
