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Trump whacks Canada again

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You have to think that President Trump must have had a bad trip or unpleasant vacation in Canada, as I can’t think of any other legitimate reason for why he keeps attacking the country. This past week, he announced two major policy decisions/complaints relative to Canada: - he announced a new 50% tariff on many of the goods Canada sells to the United States; and - he blamed the Canadian government for the smoke-filled skies coming from forest and brush fires in that country. It is always interesting to me that our President never seems to accept responsibility for much of ...

The OBSERVER’s View: Another football season almost underway

The OBSERVER’s View

Don’t look now, but there’s a hint that summer is coming to an end. The good news, however, is many in the region will embrace the reason. On Monday morning, the Buffalo Bills unveiled a new look — their “Nickel City” alternate uniforms, an all-gray pant and jersey combo featuring "The Charge" helmet — an all-blue base bolstered by the iconic red charge. On the team’s website, the design is considered a tribute to the strength, grit and authenticity of Western New York's hard-working people throughout history. In addition, this week marks the beginning of training camp ...

Dunkirk Battery Energy Storage project is another scam

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The average cost of residential electricity in New York is 29 cents to 31 cents per kilowatt hour. The average in Chautauqua County is 22 cents to 24 cents per kilowatt hour. In Pennsylvania, residential electricity costs 13 cents per kilowatt hour. Why do New York residents pay so much more? A recent article in The Post-Journal provided clues. It was titled “Blistering temps take toll on state grid.” It cited the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) dashboard indicator regarding how electricity is made in NY. It said total NY electricity produced by industrial ...

State’s data center moratorium is reasonable - for now

The OBSERVER’s View

It’s reasonable to see Gov. Kathy Hochul’s one-year moratorium on data centers as a reasonable delay in order to develop appropriate protections and guidelines in state law to govern data centers. What the governor has done is no different legally than what local towns and villages have been doing over the past year by enacting - and in some cases extending - moratoriums on wind and solar projects and on battery energy storage systems. It’s reasonable to see data centers as an emerging issue that requires a pause to manage the development appropriately. Our concern is that ...

A lesson from the fourth grade talent show

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When I was in 4th grade I had a wonderful teacher. She was young, beautiful, kind and caring. My classmates and I could never pronounce her name and we certainly couldn’t spell it. I think I could pen it correctly now but it was her maiden name and we kids often just referred to her as Miss M. It was early in Miss M’s career when she taught me. It may have even been her first year of teaching. I don’t remember the exact details of her teaching career. I do remember sitting on the carpet in her classroom in Cluster One and listening to her read to us. My classmates and I were ...

America's too many targets impact our freedoms

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Reality has a liberal bias. If we are trying to make decisions based on facts, we need to seek out the truth. Jesus said “the truth will set you free” We know there are more than two sexes. People are born with all kinds of combinations. There are people with both sets of equipment. There are people who are XXY and people who are XYY. They are a tiny minority. By saying they don’t exist President Donald Trump is saying they should be eliminated and by extension all Transgender people must have the same fate. Transgender people have always been with us. There are Roman ...