As a Chautauqua County native and resident and mental health advocate, I was beyond appalled to read the callous comments made by the Dunkirk City Council in the article on May 10 OBSERVER, “Destitute man vexes city officials.” I must admit I had to read the article three times to ...

In the midst of the daily swirl of bad news from across the world, last week brought some good news—the election of a new Pope. I am not a Roman Catholic, but it is always exhilarating to experience the spiritual uplift that comes when a new pontiff is selected. It is good to have a ...

For months, Democrat leaders in Washington and across the country have been pushing a false narrative: that Republicans are slashing Medicaid and targeting vulnerable Americans. It’s a lie. Here are the facts: House Republicans are protecting Medicaid for those who truly need ...

It’s warm and it’s green. It’s a time to dream. It’s short and it’s sweet. It’s a sandy beach and bare feet. But more than anything else, summer is loud. Summer is like a symphony of noises, mostly generated by motors and machinery, punctuated by the vocalizations of excitable ...

As someone who’s never been shy about calling out what’s broken in Albany, I believe it’s just as important to recognize when we get something right. In this year’s state budget, we made a smart investment in the future by strengthening our SUNY system including a meaningful boost in ...

In October 2023, Hamas launched an attack on Israel. Which side of that issue you are on is your business, but something very important was revealed during the ensuing conversation. At our “elite” universities, anti-Israel protesters parroted the slogan: “From the river, to the ...