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Commentary

School spending is out of control

A few weeks ago, the OBSERVER printed an article about the extremely high cost of running our public schools. The OBSERVER was right to point out that an average cost of $30,000 per student per year, with some districts spending as much as $36,000 per year per student, was extravagant – ...

Lawmakers need to address ‘troubling’ CPS issues

I am writing in response to The Post-Journal’s recent editorial commenting on a legislative resolution to create a time-limited subcommittee to look more closely at Child Protective Services issues of concern. To clarify the situation as it relates to the formation of a subcommittee by the ...

Warming globe adding to volatility

This is in response to the letter June 29, “There’s plenty of hot air in climate debate.” Although the author of the letter claims to reflect U.S. government and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change data, I could find no data on that site nor any other governmental site that ...

Falsehoods about Biden no accident

CHAUTAUQUA—Artificial intelligence, or AI, provides both benefits and challenges. To see challenges, first try checking results you get from a search engine. Then try something harder. If, for example, you know a foreign language well, proofread what an electronic translator ...

No debating an urgency with Biden

The fallout from the presidential debate continues and there is little evidence it will go away soon. No matter where you turn, the news is all about what President Joe Biden will do, what he won’t do, what he should do, what is the first lady up to, and why is son Hunter sitting in on staff ...

An infatuation with those wing things

This story came across my email and it tickled my funny bone. It related back to my old airline days, still an ongoing source of fun and curiosity for me. Enjoy the quick read — my comments follow. “An Airbus 380 is on its way across the Atlantic. It flies consistently at 800km/hour at ...