Chautauqua County’s two cities remain pressure cookers for administrators who have to account for the big bucks. Within the past two weeks, both mayors announced spending plans that include tax increases that their councils will likely try to whittle down. In Jamestown, the budget totals ...
Lucille Ball’s fame and accomplishments are a true source of pride for Jamestown. But there was another Lucile, whose accomplishments, career, and legacy are important for everyone interested in aviation. Lucile M. Wright was a 20th century aviation pioneer in Jamestown. The museum that ...
State Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor face similar challenges in their re-election campaigns for state office. Borrello is challenged for the 57th state Senate District, which includes all of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties and more, by Victoria Guite-Williams while Molitor is challenged in the 150th Assembly District, which includes all of Chautauqua County and the Cattaraugus Reservation in Erie County, by Thomas Carle of Fredonia. The argument for both Democratic Party candidates is that a Democrat would find themselves working with the majority party in ...
This has been a remarkably interesting election season not just because it is a midterm election with close races but also because of a few other factors. First, I want to thank Jamie West, a Democratic candidate for the Fayette County Indiana Council, for giving us an important lesson for ...
Voters have a choice when it comes to Chautauqua County Family Court Judge this year, with incumbent Michael Sullivan facing off against challenger Alexandria Moss. Both candidates are from the north county and come with qualifications that suit the position. Sullivan has served as one of the county’s two Family Court judges, handling more than 16,000 cases in Chautauqua County Family Court and another 850 from Cattaraugus County. Sullivan has also in the Court Improvement Project has provided him with a broader perspective on the challenges facing Family Courts and the importance of ...
All views contribute in democracy Editor, OBSERVER: A recent writer (Oct. 1) shared thoughts and opinions, one opinion being that it “would be wise for the President to allow Politico, CNN, and MS NOW to maintain access to the White House.” The unabashed logic behind his opinion: a future Democratic President might bar Fox News from the White House. There’s certainly no “woke” sniveling here about the Constitution or the First Amendment; no wasted words about the free press as a “leg in the stool” of democracy. No, the thinking seems to be that if we hit them ...
