Glimmers of hope begin to appear almost minutes after the polling locations close across Chautauqua County for the Democratic party. Once the early voting results are posted, the contests – for local and statewide offices – usually start close. Come Election Day, however, red rules. As the ...

Herkimer’s Ray Lenarcic took so much pride last year in making a return to his alma mater. Upon his arrival, he proudly displayed a Fallen Stars Memorial he brought to the State University of New York at Fredonia to share during the annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Williams Center. “One ...

No one saw this coming in late August. When incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul led challenger Lee Zeldin by a 24-point margin in one poll commissioned by an Albany television station, it looked like the Empire State would continue a dominant run of Democratic wins for the top office. But Zeldin’s ...

Chautauqua County’s major anchors in its north-south regions continue to be the cities of Dunkirk and Jamestown. Despite decades of residents moving elsewhere, the municipalities remain the largest centers of population in the divided landscape where we live. Disappointingly, both are ...

It appears official: Some State University at New York locations are being allowed to languish and teeter on insolvency while Albany barely notices. All one has to do is look no further than this campaign season. Assembly and Senate contests rarely discuss the topic. On a higher level, the ...

WARREN, Pa. — U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson made no apologies this week for being a loyal Republican. “There’s nothing wrong with partisanship, which surprises some people to hear that,” he said during a Monday meeting at the Conewango Club in downtown. “You want diverse ideas. ...