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Move amphitheater plans to Point Gratiot

It’s no secret Dunkirk’s veterans have spoken out against building the proposed amphitheater in Memorial Park. Many think it will hinder the purpose of Memorial Park taking away from those who have fought and died for our country. It is hard for some to understand how the city can take away from the honor of our veterans when Point Gratiot is readily available. Ample parking, access to city utilities, public bathrooms, and an unobstructed view of Lake Erie seem to be underutilized. “The Point” is that building the amphitheater at The Point Gratiot is an opportunity for the ...

When fiction becomes a reality for government

Absurd! Ludicrous! Preposterous! Ridiculous! Beyond the realm of believability! Descriptions of the society depicted in the movie, “Idiocracy”? Let’s reconsider that conclusion. When that film was released, it was 2006, only 20 years ago. It purported to show a society in the year 2505, one that had devolved so alarmingly that it was unrecognizable fiction to viewers at that time. In Wikipedia, the movie is described as “a satirical science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Judge that follows an average man who wakes up 500 years in the future to find a devolved, ...

Quippies

Nin Privitera, former Fredonia resident, offers some offbeat takes on recent headlines: — Boy oh boy, that trade war between the U.S. and Canada is really getting ugly. President Trump may rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. Oh,oh wait until Trump hears about Canadaway Creek. — If things really get out of hand with Canada, rumors are that Trump may apply the knockout blow; a 400% tariff on hockey pucks. — A Chinese robot named Lightning just ran a 100-meter dash in a new world record time. Unfortunately, the stop button malfunctioned so Lightning should be pulling into Spain ...

Invite ABC speakers to Chautauqua’s main stage

CHAUTAUQUA — Those who have read, listened to, or watched the news this year know that some are shocked at the ascendancy of socialism among Democrats. They’re right to be shocked in the sense of left aghast. Yet no one should be shocked in the sense of surprise. Step by step, socialism has been gaining a foothold among Democrats since the ascendancy of Woodrow Wilson to the presidency in 1912. Has socialism’s progress among Democrats always been linear? That is, has it always gained ground at a constant rate? No, socialism among Democrats has ebbed and flowed, yet the net ...

Questions remain regarding Flock cameras

Until the recent story in the OBSERVER about Flock cameras appearing in New York State and Chautauqua County, I hadn’t paid a lot of attention to the subject probably because I took it for granted that “Big Brother” in some form or other felt a need to watch some of us. Now I don’t ...

Rounding Third

I need a tissue just thinking about it. Sniff, sniff. It wasn’t until I realized that Labor Day is THIS WEEKEND that it hit me. Summer is almost over. How did that happen? Wasn’t it the first of August just last week? With the sun setting earlier, suddenly the evenings have become ...