“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” Martin Luther King A budget is a moral document. What we fund is what we value. This budget does not value children or the elderly or ...
The opportunity for sending public comments to the New York Public Service Commission continues until April 18. Following the public comment period, the PSC may rubber stamp the RAPID Act (Renewable Action Through Project Interconnection and Deployment Act) — the latest attempt to accelerate ...
Welcome to the first full day of spring. At long last, the hours of daylight exceed the hours of darkness. The winter’s snowfall has largely melted. Snow in the air after the beginning of spring is common. Even measurable snow can still fall. Whatever white stuff comes our way in ...
Affordability is becoming one of the buzzwords in politics over recent months. On Donald Trump’s second day in the Oval Office in January, he signed a presidential memorandum to deliver emergency price relief for American families and defeat the cost-of-living crisis. His focus at the time ...
Dunkirk’s fiscal troubles are, as we expected, trickling to other entities and residents. Most recently, the city announced water rates will be going up. This will be impacting those who get their supply from the North County Water District. During this month’s meeting, Dunkirk’s water ...
Here are a few things that caught my attention recently. — I am not an expert on water treatment and water treatment plants, and I don’t even live in Fredonia. However, if I were a taxpayer and read the recent OBSERVER story on the Health department’s survey of the village’s water ...