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Opinion

Ten years later, a finish line appears

The OBSERVER’s View

A long journey appears to be reaching an end. On Monday, Kaleida Health announced that initial site work on the new $224 million state-of-the-art new hospital will begin on East Main Street in Fredonia. This month marks 10 years since the project was first announced. It has been a long time ...

America’s wins are always golden

Commentary

Sitting in the living room fixed on the TV as the clock ticked down and the game between the USA and Canada Men’s Hockey teams was advancing to overtime, brought my memories full circle to 1980 as a group of us stood on tippy toes as the clock counted down during a game that represented so ...

New York State Do not expand Raise the Age law

The OBSERVER’s View

A 24-year-old Jamestown man has been indicted by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury in relation to a shooting on East Second Street in July 2025. The other person charged in relation to the same shooting is also 24. Imagine a future in which both of those are tried in Family Court. It’s ...

Mother Nature interferes with warfare

Commentary

Sometimes we think that, as humans, with all of our technology, we can conquer anything. It just takes a hurricane or a flood to remind us of who really is in charge. The same is true in warfare. You can have all of the fancy software and technology in the world—but war still takes place ...

Still working for fix to homeless problem

The OBSERVER’s View

Only in New York state is coming up with an acceptable letter to send to state officials about an unacceptable situation considered progress. But that’s the situation we’re in when it comes to housing the homeless in hotels. Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor put ...

State ignores wind, storage warnings

Commentary

County legislators are questioning the logic of the state energy policy that has been careening toward higher utility rates, higher taxes and the use of vast areas of agricultural land, wetlands and woodlands that are cleared for projects that make very little power. “Why does the state ...