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Dictatorships and false information

Though we complain in this country about “fake news” and false information, it is nothing compared to what happens under a dictatorship. For example, I read recently an article about how difficult it is to get accurate information about the Chinese economy. Official Chinese government ...

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Editorial: After congestion toll win, Gov. Hochul must say ‘No’ to casino-crutch revenue plan Scare New York electeds off one bad idea and they’ll immediately batten on another: Witness the cadre of state Assembly members demanding a fast track for the state’s new casino licenses to ...

A tale of two cities and flags

In one city, the council refused to fly the thin-blue-line flag in honor of a fallen police officer killed on duty. A councilman gave a sorry excuse saying how the flag was divisive and represented racism to those in Black Lives Matter. Yet, the Pride flag in the city remained and flew at ...

Global effort needed to stop world’s warming

We have known for over a century that Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere will cause the planet to heat up. In the 1970s scientist predicted that in 50 years we would see some effects. Floods, droughts, forest fires, melting glaciers, melting permafrost and wild temperature swings are all ...

Lawns aren’t best for environment

This is an open letter to the village of Fredonia, Zoning Board, and Code Enforcement Office: We wish to address the Local Village Zoning Code, Section 297-1.2 which was referenced in recent letters to Fredonia homeowners as follows: “the area between the sidewalk and roadway must be cut to ...

Closer look needed at the voting rolls

Study elections on social media and you may find yourself conflating voter registration lists with dishes. Dishes get dirty; soap and hot water are the solution. When voter rolls are called “dirty,” meaning they are filled with fake names, dead people, junk data, altered votes and other ...