Welcome to the first full day of spring. At long last, the hours of daylight exceed the hours of darkness. The winter’s snowfall has largely melted. Snow in the air after the beginning of spring is common. Even measurable snow can still fall. Whatever white stuff comes our way in ...

Here are a few things that caught my attention recently. — I am not an expert on water treatment and water treatment plants, and I don’t even live in Fredonia. However, if I were a taxpayer and read the recent OBSERVER story on the Health department’s survey of the village’s water ...

A minute after I opened my computer, it started screeching. The three loud alarms were accompanied with flashing mushrooming blobs. I felt my heart clutch. No. No. NO-O-O-O-O! I was sure it was a crash. The end of my laptop. The last time my blood ran that cold, was when my previous computer ...

A strong and resilient law enforcement sector is vital to ensuring the health, well-being and safety of our families and our communities. Policing in America is rooted in community, and mutual trust between police agencies and the communities they serve are critical to maintaining public ...

This is an old saying which essentially means that things which are foreseeable and need to be fixed but are not...will, sooner or later, eventually need to be dealt with. In Chautauqua County, right now, two municipalities seem to be in the forefront as to this situation — Dunkirk and ...

By KENNETH KAUS This is in response to the commentary “Quick cuts hurt needy the most” (March 10). There’s no definitive evidence that $880 billion is being taken directly from Medicare to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest in 2025, based on available data up to March 10. However, the ...