Every year, St. Patrick’s Day brings to mind several things, including my blessed Aunt Mary Donnelly Van Slyke, the most sainted woman I’ve ever met. She spent a long lifetime ministering to the needs of her family, friends and numerous others by providing words of comfort and a warm ...
March 11 1894 – Chautauqua Lake experienced its earliest recorded ice breakup. 1944 – Mrs. Bertha L. Hamilton left a bequest of half a million dollars to establish a home for “dumb animals” in Ripley. 1983 – The first meeting of Unitarians in Fredonia was held, leading to the ...
County Legislator Fred Larson asked a good question last week - what exactly is the county Planning Department planning if it isn’t worried about dealing with two of the most pressing issues facing Chautauqua County? We’re talking, of course, about job creation and boosting the county ...
I thought I had seen it all with Donald Trump, but his atrocious behavior in bullying the President of Ukraine in the White House went beyond the pale. Can you imagine George Washington or Abe Lincoln, or any other President we have had, ever doing anything like this? If it were done in ...
County legislators took a good first step last week when they choose to discuss increasing the way a percent of the county’s sales tax is distributed. Chautauqua County’s sales tax rate is currently 8%. Every two years the county legislature must request the state Legislature give ...
In Chautauqua County, more than 45% of children, and 36% of adults, are covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program). That’s nearly half of our children, and more than a third of our adults. Overall across the United States, about a quarter of Americans, and half of ...