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The OBSERVER’s View: State effort promotes lakes, outdoors

The OBSERVER’s View

With autumn officially underway, New York state is offering residents a taste of the outdoors this weekend. State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton this week announced Saturday as a Free Fishing Day. During any of the six designated Free Fishing Days, the fishing license requirement is waived for fishing on New York’s fresh waters. “Fishing in New York is better than ever,” Lefton said. “Whether it’s chasing salmon on a Great Lakes tributary, pursuing bass on a scenic lake, or casting a line in a local stream, there’s something here for ...

They came from away

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A few years ago, I saw the Broadway production of “Come From Away.” The much-loved musical play tells the story of what happened in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland on that most tragic of days, September 11, 2001. Almost immediately after the tragedies, American airspace was ...

Dems latch on to high drama of AI

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After more than 200 years in obscurity the Luddites are back, this time in the guise of former President Barak Obama, Democratic lawmakers and their fellow travelers in Silicon Valley. This time the targets are not water powered mechanical looms and knitting machines but the new wonder of the ...

Quippies

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Nin Privitera, former Fredonia resident, offers some offbeat takes on recent headlines: — A humanitarian group recently presented Pope Leo 14th with a gift of a green orb. You know, you can call me crazy, but I’ve always seen the Pope as a blue orb kind of guy. — According to a scientific research group, reading books can slow the aging process. But the bad news is that, by reading this quippie, even though you are laughing uproariously, you still aged about 13 seconds. — President Trump had promised that a November election victory for Republicans will allow the federal ...

The OBSERVER’s View: Recent history shows county runs red

The OBSERVER’s View

It was in 2018 when the tide officially turned in Chautauqua County. At that time, the Board of Elections released the official voter registration enrollment totals for 76,447 residents. For the first time since 2008, there were more registered Republicans in Chautauqua County than Democrats. Numbers that year had Republicans at 25,775 and Democrats at 25,235. It was a close margin, but the dominoes began to fall. By 2023, red was driving the results. A Post-Journal article noted then that even though there’s only 5% more registered Republicans than Democrats in Chautauqua County, ...

How aware are you post-9/11?

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How prepared were we for the surprise attack on the morning of September 11, 2001? Neither was America prepared for it on December 7, 1941. Today it's not like it was in 1966, 25 years after Pearl Harbor. Imperial Japan was defeated and its threat ended. Is Islam defeated or even in retreat? Are you aware that since 9/11, nearly 50,000 acts of Islamic terror have struck worldwide? In 1966 roughly 300 mosques were in America. Are you aware that nearly 3000 mosques occupy America in 2026? "Death to America" isn't just heard from the Middle East; it's being shouted from locations in ...