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Editor’s corner

Campus losing grip on community ties

Victory Mondays were extra special during the four consecutive Super Bowl appearances by the Buffalo Bills in the 1990s. As a student at the State University of New York at Fredonia, those years offered an introduction to Valerie Pawlak who worked weekdays in the housekeeping department and ...

Making independence a New York state of mind

Orchard Park native Jon Pierowicz can see the forest from the skyscrapers when it comes to life in the Empire State. In his eyes, there are two distinct and different areas that have been wedded together — for better and worse. One region has an array of natural and environmental treasures. ...

Poll, actions dig deep trouble for Hochul

It is no secret that New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul has been feeling the heat. Recent polls show voters are growing increasingly frustrated with the migrant issue that is dominating the headlines in both upstate and the Big Apple. According to the Siena College Poll released in September, ...

Rowley makes headlines with retirement

Huddled among the cameras and microphones of reporters during a press briefing with former state Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Dunkirk-Fredonia’s highly regarded radio news director was growing impatient. On a February day in 2016 when the focus was supposed to be on future developments in northern ...

SUNY’s painful rightsizing starts at Potsdam

Some insight into looming decisions at the State University of New York at Fredonia may come from a financial stability plan that was announced this week at a north country location. Similar to the campus here in northern Chautauqua County, SUNY Potsdam — about an hour south of the Canadian ...

Ballot regulars run on mediocre record

After waiting a little bit more than two hours, candidate for Fredonia trustee Paul Wandel stepped forward during the public portion of the biweekly meeting. Compared to the lengthy discussion between the Chautauqua County Health Department and the elected officials regarding the longtime water ...