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Opinion

HOLIDAYS: Saturday events have special spirit

The OBSERVER’s View

A number of events around the area will help lift your holiday spirits this weekend. From Silver Creek to Cassadaga, happenings to celebrate the coming arrival of Christmas are planned. Some of the events include: – Miracle on Main Street in Fredonia, which begins at 10 a.m. and includes ...

Giving birth to book isn’t for wimps

Commentary

The crazy idea of writing a book did not surface early. I had to wait until sanity abandoned me. A devoted reader since I was a kid, I always thought that books were the result of brilliant minds, great imaginations, and writerly skills. Ordinary people like me didn’t write books. But you ...

Weathering the possibilities for winter

Commentary

As I finish this column it is snowing outside and a look at the radar indicates a classic “lake effect” fetch driven by winds from the southwest has set up over the north county. I recently read a book by a Syracuse University professor and was surprised to find out that prior to weather ...

Retrospective

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1993 State Aging Director Jane G. Gould announced today the appointment of Claire Penfold to the New York State Office for the Aging’s Older Americans Act Program Advisory Committee. Mrs. Penfold, a Fredonia resident, will advise the director and staff of the State ...

NEW YORK STATE: Let Legislature set new isolation rules

The OBSERVER’s View

The Fourth Department Appellate Division Court of Appeals’ decision to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Sen. George Borrello and two fellow state legislators isn’t surprising for those familiar with the court. The same court took a similar route with Jamestown’s annexation of the Board of ...

Retrospective

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1993 Roden and Lori Karlson were the male and female winners of the Salvation Army Turkey Trot held in Dunkirk. Roden was timed in 17:34 and Karlson, of Forestville, in 21:17 for five kilometers. Major James Sproul of the Salvation Army presented the trophies. ...