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Opinion

Retrospective

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1994 The totem pole located at the Route 60 entrance to Camp Gross exemplifies the artistry of the Webelos who carved it and the dedication, encouragement and direction of their leader, William “Bill” Ulrich. Mr. Ulrich is a lifelong resident of the Cassadaga ...

HIGH COURT: Justices doing job with Trump cases

The OBSERVER’s View

From The Wall Street Journal: You can’t say the current Supreme Court lacks courage. The safe political play for the Justices would have been to dodge the issue of Donald Trump ’s immunity from prosecution. But recently they decided to hear his appeal on the merits of the law and ...

Wetlands designation full of weeds

Commentary

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE—In an odd sense, the possibility—or prospect, or notion, or whatever word you prefer—of New York state government’s designating part of Chautauqua Lake as wetlands is a bit of a joke. A bad joke, one that’s not funny, but in an odd sense a bit of a joke. The reason ...

Shrinking tax bases rely on Albany’s bailout

Editor's corner

Dunkirk Board of Education members in February had their annual dose of despair when it comes to future funding from New York. Dr. Richard Timbs, a financial consultant and former Board of Cooperative Educational System superintendent, again painted that bleak picture for the second-largest ...

DUNKIRK: Taking right tack with city finances

The OBSERVER’s View

It has been a quiet start for Mayor Kate Wdowiasz in the city of Dunkirk — until earlier this week. In some of her first formal criticisms, the new leader wants to get a rein on spending. “We’re trying to figure out where we got to today, where we have to stick to penny to penny in the ...

Scrapbook a trip on memory lane

Commentary

A while back I was going through a box of old family pictures when, as sometimes happens, I came across several items that distracted me totally from my original reason for going through the box. When this sort of thing happens it can be a real adventure as memories, many of which you have ...