There’s a scene in Jurassic Park where Dr. Ian Malcolm, played by Jeff Goldblum, looks at the park’s creators and says, “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” It’s a fitting parallel to the conversation about ...
Our concerns about the second Trump Administration’s executive actions on immigration are twofold: First, the White House should employ a greater focus on illegal immigration specifically and, second, executive orders violate the principles of our republic.
As we noted in our editorials ...
ORCHARD PARK — In the days before the 2025 American Football Conference championship game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs, there circulated many spoofs humorously suggesting that National Football League referees were in cahoots with the Chiefs.
Yes, you saw them, ...
Chautauqua County legislators came out of their slumber right before groundhog Dunkirk Dave and decided to take a bold stance in late January. In voting at the monthly meeting to oppose the placement of wind turbines in Lake Erie, members in attendance were unanimous in their sentiment.
State ...
It’s a fair question, because the person leading the state’s school system is getting a$155,000 a year raise to oversee a state educational system that spends the most in the nation — with raises like hers it’s easy to see why, by the way — while attaining middling educational results ...
So far the winter of 2024-25 has been a return to real winter weather for Western NY. In fact, I used my snowblower more this year than I have the last two years combined. Hopefully, the worst of winter will soon be over and in a few weeks Frosty Treat in Irving will open for the season, ...