Dunkirk's weekly Music on the Pier has featured beer for almost as long as the event has been in existence. But for some reason, council members — namely Nancy Nichols — are taking issue with it this summer. During the July 5 meeting, Nichols broached the topic saying she's heard concerns ...
Experts, professionals and activists are worried about the ramifications of a recent Supreme Court decision. “Every agency is going to face new hurdles in the wake of this confusing decision,” Alexandria Givens of the Center for Democracy and Technology told the Associated Press in an ...
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, different state legislatures will make different decisions on what this column has come to call the “A” word. Yes, that’s how federalism works. Does Congress have a role? Those ...
Short-term rentals aren’t a new issue in Chautauqua County. But they do seem to be creating new issues for towns and villages throughout the county. The town of Dunkirk now faces a lawsuit over its short-term rental limitations. The town of Sheridan has discussed a moratorium to give its ...
A Hell’s Angel wouldn’t be my first choice in a life partner, but I never met one I didn’t like. I think I have figured out why. They’re happy. They are doing what a lot of us wish we could – put our cares away, hop on our Harley Davidsons … and GO! Noisy wanderlust. Every one of ...
One morning last week an OBSERVER a headline on Page A7 struck me between the eyes. It read; “US newspapers continue to die at the rated of two each week.” According to a report issued by the Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing 360 ...