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Jackson Center to host Smithsonian exhibit

The Robert H. Jackson Center will host the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibition of Voices and Votes: Democracy in America from Sept. 6 to Oct. 18. The Voices and Votes exhibition is adapted from American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National ...

As schools open, pay extra attention on roads

Schools will open on Thursday and the city of Dunkirk Police Department is reminding everyone to pay close attention to children as they walk to and from school and to obey the laws regarding speed in school zones, walking in the roadway, riding bicycles and yielding the right of way to ...

No easy answer for homelessness

By Rolland Kidder The City of Jamestown recently declared an emergency because of the increased problem of homeless people congregating on streets and public areas in the City. In a discussion with friends, the matter was brought up, and there was general consensus that there seems to be ...

Discipline gets lost in process of recovery

This is the final article of a three-part series of not giving the enemy (the devil) a seat at your table. There is no doubt in my mind that Louie Giglio, (author), is a Rational emotive behavior therapy “guy.” Winning the battle of your mind has always been difficult, but even more so in ...

Climate change is not new to our Earth’s history

I read an opinion in a recent issue that simply cannot go without a response. The commentary entitled “Keeping our nation rich with water” opens its remarks ridiculing those without a compulsion to jump on the “Global Warming” bandwagon at all costs. The writer fails to address many ...

Immigrants helped grow America

Labor Day … a day we celebrate the men and women whose hard work made and make this the great nation it is. For me, it’s a day to remember the generations of immigrants whose endless toil while enduring physical and emotional hardships have gone unrecognized far too long. Included among ...