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Big wind drifts into Perrysburg

The Town of Perrysburg in Cattaraugus County now joins the list of neighboring towns across Northern Chautauqua County as a target of wind turbine aggression. My family and I have lived on, or enjoyed property near Perrysburg’s highest point, Peck Hill, for 45 years. I’ve been dreading ...

Winning teams need good players

Decades ago, the Heritage Foundation began publishing what it called a “Mandate for Leadership.” The Mandate for Leadership series has evolved as a public-policy guide for the coming presidential term. The Mandate for Leadership for 2025 is nothing if not serious about public ...

Mountains of memories from Adirondacks

When I was a boy, I could stand on our front lawn on a clear sunny summer day and look north over the Mohawk River and see the southern foothills of the Adirondacks colored a hazy blue in the sunlight. My family spent several vacations in the Adirondacks with several being road trips where we ...

Always finding ways to keep warm

The mild winter changed course this week. As I write this, today is arctic cold outside. My jammies are warm, I’m staying home, and I’m keeping them on. The edges of the rooms feel chilly, Being cold inside the house takes me back to childhood. My trip down memory lane is an icy ...

Village not getting best option on water

By ANDREW LUDWIG I took a trip to the Village of Fredonia’s official website to make another review of the LaBella water study presentation that I first viewed with a group of concerned citizens at the informational forum held at the village Opera House. I encourage every village resident ...

I wish this were 2025

I am tired of the political campaign already. I wish it were 2025, and that we were over with it. Whether we like it or not, this year’s Presidential election is looking like it will be a rerun of 2020…and we have all been down that trail once before. The nation doesn’t need to go ...