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Village’s future tied to reliable water

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The historic village of Fredonia is at a critical turning point. It is in a new era. This moment in our history is both exciting and challenging. We face both problems and opportunities. How motivated are we to solve the major issues before us? Well, it begins with knowing and understanding the issues. It will require being informed as a resident and a taxpayer. Just like voting for a candidate running for office, it will require some homework and perhaps a bit of research. I maintain that clearly knowing the facts is essential to wise and common-sense decision-making because facts ...

It’s not a secret that we all live on stolen lands

Commentary

At the 2026 Grammy Awards, the very dour Billie Eilish shamed Americans for living on stolen land. What a wonderful way to signal her humanitarian virtue. Then reality struck: Somebody noted that Eilish’s multi-million dollar mansion sits on the same stolen land as the mansions of all those Woke elitists who applauded her mindless proclamation. Oops! But the Woke elitists are not giving the stolen land back, in spite of their self-righteous virtue signaling. They did not bring it up at the Oscars! But Woke Leftists are not the only ones spouting the stolen land narrative. The ...

Offensive on Iran tests Trump and nation

Editor's corner

Shortly before the United States and Israel began taking military action against Iran, U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy was proudly reflecting on President Donald Trump’s ability to command negotiations with high-ranking and powerful international officials. It occurred last July when Trump was ...

County airport panel stays grounded

Commentary

Members of the Chautauqua County Airport Commission have the right approach on the pending Essential Air Services, or EAS, application to the federal government to resume commercial-air service at the Chautauqua County Jamestown airport. Patience. Patience. Patience. Their patience was evident at their March 11 meeting. The commission, as part of Chautauqua County government, supported a well-thought-out EAS application that includes everything it could reasonably be expected to include. The application was submitted in 2025. We all but knew this: It would take not many weeks ...

Anchors Aweigh — and all that jazz

Commentary

When the Fredonia Opera House announced this concert, I closed my laptop and picked up the phone. The U.S. Navy Band’s Sea Chanters were at the Opera House for an evening concert last Friday and I wasn’t going to miss it. It seemed a shame for just Richard and me to enjoy it, so we invited two musician friends to join us. No, we weren’t generous big spenders. All tickets to all military band events are complimentary. Our four tickets arrived in the mail two days later. My friend Ann grew up playing the piano. These days she makes music mostly at church in both the choir and ...

U.S. has long history of trouble with Iran

Commentary

Since the 1979 revolution the U.S. has been described as the “Great Satan” often followed by “Death to America” by Iran’s leadership. During the last 47 years Iran has been the greatest state sponsor of terrorism with the U.S. often the target. The U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, was attacked and seized on November 4, 1979, by a group of Iranian college students supporting the Iranian Revolution with 55 American staff held hostage for 444 days. In 1984 after the bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 241 U.S. military personnel at the ...