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Positive news on the housing front

My wife often reminds me that I see too much from the negative side of things…and she is probably right. So, this week, feeling the warmth of Spring and the promises of Easter as a back-drop…I am focusing on some positive developments locally as to our housing situation. Just to set the ...

Most residents want water progress

I, for one, am tired of a small group of Fredonia residents holding our community’s water supply hostage because they didn’t get what they wanted. I am tired of this group publicly stating untruths, making unsubstantiated claims, and bullying people into joining their cause. What makes ...

Making a difference where you live

There's a lot of talk about the economy lately, primarily due to how much it's flourishing nationally, especially compared to other nations emerging from the pandemic. Yet, most of us don't spend much time thinking about it or the factors that impact economic changes. That's often because few ...

The NCAA is in deep jeopardy at my house

March Madness has made me furious. The local CBS affiliate airs Jeopardy on weeknights at 7:30p.m. When I tuned in last Thursday and Friday, CBS had taken leave of their senses. Instead of the familiar Jeopardy theme song, the screen was filled with the thump, thump, squeak, squeak of ...

Local Journalism Sustainability Act is worth supporting

The recent “Observers view” of March 6 really caught my attention. With the mastheads of two and one half newspapers disappearing in the U.S. each week there is no doubt that newspapers across the nation are in competition with online news sources, websites, Social media and television for ...

Help for crisis at the border

I am writing in support of the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, a bipartisan bill on immigration. We know we have a crisis at our southern border, with thousands of people trying to get into our country, to escape economic hardship , violence from gangs and ...