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Opinion

Next generation is failing at history

Commentary

I recently took an online history test with questions drawn from standardized tests for eighth-graders. I guess I did better than a lot of eighth-graders because I answered all the questions correctly but then I was a college history major many years ago and continue to be a voracious reader of ...

Lake’s lure matters greatly to region

The OBSERVER’s View

During the summer months, there is a lot to like about living near a Great Lake. Not only can the waters be refreshing, it also can help keep the region a bit cooler when the summer heat is nearly unbearable. Along the western border of Chautauqua County, Lake Erie has an average depth of ...

Legacy of 1776 strong in county locations

Commentary

Before the Declaration was penned, a 17-year-old fought for the American cause in the Continental Army at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He continued serving throughout the Revolutionary War, including at Saratoga, Trenton, and Princeton. At Oriskany, his courage—alongside that of a fellow ...

People’s column

Peoples column

Editor, OBSERVER: Why do you publish opinions that contain inaccuracies and untruths? I am referring to the commentary about Social Democrats who the writer claims are Marxist or communists, which is not even close. We should not be confused with Democratic Socialist. We strongly support ...

On being creatures of habit

Commentary

I was thinking the other day about how all living beings are creatures of habit. I remember, as a kid, bringing the cows in for milking. We would open the back door of the barn, and most of those cows would head right for their stall. There were 30 or 40 cows, but each knew which stall was ...