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Opinion

Freedoms and little control

Commentary

The following questions are directed to our federal and state governments. Why is our government continuing to send billions of tax money to a foreign country when that country’s people are starving and relying on care packages? Where is the accountability for that money? Why is ...

Retrospective

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1993 Gov. Mario Cuomo recently announced that the New York StateMartin Luther King Jr. license plate is available to those who wish to further the pursuit of social justice as well as honor one of the great moral leaders of our time. Each standard set of plates is custom ...

DUNKIRK Marina’s future needs discussion

The OBSERVER’s View

Some big complainers have gone silent on a major issue in the city of Dunkirk. Common Council, which finds the nuisance of scooters around the city too much to take, have their lips sealed when it comes to the much more urgent issue of what is happening at the marina. It is typical of our ...

Night Out a community partnership

Commentary

As we close out our 30th year of National Night Out and begin to prepare for the 31st edition I want to take a few minutes to reflect on this year’s amazing program. This year’s National Night Out was well attended and continues to grow every year. Even though we were scheduled to start ...

Farms in middle of environmental debate

Commentary

We owe everything to 6 inches of topsoil and the fact that it rains. Food does not really come from the grocery store. We are losing topsoil at an alarming rate. On May 1, dust from newly plowed fields caused a 70-car pile up on Route 55 in Illinois. There were seven dead and 37 people ...

Retrospective

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1993 On the morning of Aug. 12, Jacob Bush, son of Store Manager Ken Bush, cut the ribbon to officially open the new Kmart at 3901 Vineyard Drive. Assisting him were Marian Anderson and Charles St. George, representing the senior citizens of Fredonia and Pomfret. The ...