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Opinion

CONGRESS: Office closure a sign of our times

The OBSERVER’s View

Our political discourse is not in a good place across the country. The closure of Rep. Nick Langworthy’s Jamestown office after what the congressman termed credible threats and calls for violence directed at Langworthy is proof of that. It would be nice to see charges if the threats are ...

‘Troubling’ consequences in racism, ageism

Commentary

Intersectionality is the concept that multiple different social characteristics, such as race, age, gender, class, sexuality, and more, all work together to create systems of privilege and discrimination in our society.  Many of these oppressive systems are often intertwined, compounding ...

Math and the great divide

Commentary

When I was in grad school at St. Bonaventure studying to become a school district leader, one of my professors told the class that math teachers make the best school administrators because of their problem solving abilities and their analytical skills. Of course this professor, who was also ...

NEW YORK STATE Here we go again with affordability

The OBSERVER’s View

Both political parties continue to tout affordability when it comes to living in New York. Gov. Kathy Hochul did it on Tuesday during her State of the State address while members of the Republican party discussed it in their “Save New York” plan on Monday. While we’re all ears — and ...

HOLIDAY Region remembers legacy of Dr. King

The OBSERVER’s View

On Monday, our region and the nation will take time to remember the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In northern Chautauqua County, the Juneteenth Celebration Committee will hold the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon at the State University of New York at Fredonia Williams Center ...

Living ‘For God and Country’ in U.S.

Commentary

Although our nation will celebrate its birth in July of this year, its story of independence begins several years prior. Throughout the times beginning in about 1773 the flames for freedom were being felt in the American colonies. True patriots to the cause for such feeling had already ...