Sadly enough, many Americans unintentionally will disrespect the true meaning and purpose of today's solemn national holiday. After all, ever since 1971 when Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday to be observed on the fourth Monday in May, for many, the holiday is simply the final ...
Going over the top on ‘scuffle’ Editor, OBSERVER; It was disappointing to read OBSERVER articles about recent Fredonia village board meetings, especially the May 18 front page “Comment critics chastise village.” Certainly, it is newsworthy when the mayor of a normally peaceful ...
I am so disappointed in our community. A headline article of what should be no news because it reads like an afternoon soap opera script appears on the front page of the local paper. No facts. No proof. All gossip. A lot of “allegations.” I am so disappointed. In its front page, top ...
Six hundred-foot industrial wind turbines across Chautauqua County? No! Residents suffering from “wind turbine sickness” who live with turbines in Arkwright, Cassadaga, and Forestville-Villenova have described the symptoms they experience to the Chautauqua County Health Board in March ...
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE—The court challenge to New York’s wetlands law has taken a surprising, fascinating turn. To understand this, let’s pick up where we left off six weeks ago. That’s when acting state Supreme Court Justice Richard Platkin struck down the New York state Department of ...
Is it any wonder we continue to fail in looking to the future by maintaining our overabundance of government and schools in Western New York? Last week, one of the smallest municipalities in Chautauqua County actually had a gripe with a proposal to change the status of a highway superintendent ...