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Opinion

Village water meeting remarks, moments and mindbenders

Commentary

On Thursday, July 9, members of Save Our Reservoir and other interested and concerned citizens attended the Water Forum sponsored by the Village of Fredonia, The Chautauqua County Health Department and LaBella Engineering. The event was held at the yet to be renovated new location of Pomfret ...

More than food when dining out

Commentary

Eating out at a restaurant can be tricky business. Many of the bad things that might happen are purely accidental. They are unavoidable, random surprises, like when a waitress trips and drops a tray of hot tamales on your head, or the woman in the booth behind you chokes on a fish bone, or you ...

Another ‘unacceptable’ city action

Commentary

The taxpayers of Dunkirk should be outraged. How can a city that has repeatedly claimed to be in severe financial distress justify creating a comptroller position with a reported salary of $140,000 per year? This comes on the heels of an 84% property tax increase that has already placed an ...

No bang for buck in parking revenue

The OBSERVER’s View

In the big scheme of things, revenue from parking is a pittance to the village of Fredonia coffers. According to the 2026-27 budget, only $25,000 is expected to be collected. That is extremely minimal. In fact, with each trustee making $6,000 per year, that cash coming in does not even cover ...

Democratic Socialists are transparent in who they are

Commentary

The less-radical Democrats (there are still some) are getting nervous because they cannot hide the take-over of the Democrat Party by the radical Marxists (communists) who are calling the shots now. The take-over of the Democrat Party by Marxists has been in the works since Chicago 1968 and ...

Upward mobility indicator may be surprising

Commentary

CHAUTAUQUA—What’s the greatest indicator of children’s upward mobility? Think about that. What do you suppose the answer is? American Enterprise Institute fellow Naomi Schaefer Riley raised that question during her presentation to Advocates for Balance at Chautauqua, or ABC, on July ...