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Commentary

Lessons learned on a trip to Ohio

Recently, we took a road trip to Ohio with another couple. It was a good break from the winter doldrums. We stopped to see old friends, renew old memories and revisit old, familiar places. Ohio seems like it will never end. There are places of beautiful rolling hills, but then there are the ...

Energy mandates hurting upstate

New York’s winter deep freeze and record-breaking snowfalls are a stark reminder that reliable, affordable energy isn’t optional — it’s essential to keeping families warm, communities safe, and the economy running. Yet the policy choices made in Albany are out of step with those basic ...

Don’t cancel Dr. Seuss

On March 2, schools all over the country celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday. This day and week is often called Read Across America. Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, was born March 2, 1904, and died Sept. 24, 1991. Seuss died on my 28th birthday. I’m not sure exactly what to make of that but ...

It’s not a secret that we all live on stolen lands

At the 2026 Grammy Awards, the very dour Billie Eilish shamed Americans for living on stolen land. What a wonderful way to signal her humanitarian virtue. Then reality struck: Somebody noted that Eilish’s multi-million dollar mansion sits on the same stolen land as the mansions of all ...

Village’s future tied to reliable water

The historic village of Fredonia is at a critical turning point. It is in a new era. This moment in our history is both exciting and challenging. We face both problems and opportunities. How motivated are we to solve the major issues before us? Well, it begins with knowing and understanding ...

County airport panel stays grounded

Members of the Chautauqua County Airport Commission have the right approach on the pending Essential Air Services, or EAS, application to the federal government to resume commercial-air service at the Chautauqua County Jamestown airport. Patience. Patience. Patience. Their patience was ...