In 1971, the Art Metal plant in Ashville closed. What was to be done with it? There were not many companies interested in taking over a 1 million square foot manufacturing facility in Upstate New York. The county had taken over the responsibility for the building through its Industrial ...

On December 1, 1991, the people of Ukraine voted overwhelmingly 92% to 8% to be an independent country, no longer a part of the Soviet Union (which soon dissolved on December 26, 1991). From December 2, 1991, onwards countries around the world recognized Ukraine as an independent ...

Internal Revenue Service data indicate that the top 1% of taxpayers pay about 45% of all income taxes in the United States. The same data indicate that 49% of the U.S. population contributes absolutely nothing. Yet we still hear the nonsensical “Tax the rich!” mantra on infinite replay ...

JAMESTOWN — Oh, Happy Day. Or maybe we can—under these special circumstances — take the liberty of putting that another way: “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum.” Those are the words — “I announce to you a great joy” — with which a cardinal standing on the balcony of St. ...

Many people in Western New York, the United States and in fact the World are familiar with Robert H. Jackson. Mr. Jackson was born in Spring Creek Township, Pa., in 1892 and moved to Jamestown when he was quite young. There, when he was only 18, he joined a general practice law firm. In ...

It’s possible for two people to see or experience something and come away with totally different yet perfectly valid opinions. When it comes to Niagara Falls I very much enjoy the peace and serenity of Niagara Falls, N.Y., and the adjacent state park. The view might not be as sweeping as ...