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Opinion

SILVER CREEK: Praising effort for village pantry

The OBSERVER’s View

A recently announced collaboration in the village of Silver Creek is an opportunity to give and be grateful. This week, the Silver Creek Food Pantry and Anderson-Lee Library announced they have been working together to establish a Little Free Pantry, located in the lobby of the library, at 43 ...

Facing the reality of AI

Commentary

Though I don’t completely understand it, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay. It is the latest permutation in our high-tech world and has taken over the stock market, if not our lives themselves. In a way, AI sort of crept on me. I didn’t think much about it when I began to ...

NEW YORK STATE: Let feds decide on benefits for vets

The OBSERVER’s View

It’s hard to disagree with the sentiment behind Assemblyman David DiPietro’s push to create a state dental benefits program for veterans. Veterans have access to health care through the Veterans Administration, so it stands to reason there should be a program for dental or vision ...

Eternal beauty found in region’s churches

Commentary

If beings from outer space were to study the history of the architectural accomplishments of the human race, they would be greatly interested in our churches, especially Catholic churches. Here are the greatest artistic structures ever created by man, with signatures of our most celebrated ...

DUNKIRK: Control board remains best path

The OBSERVER’s View

Following a scathing report last month by the Comptroller’s Office on the 2026 Dunkirk budget proposal for 2026, state Sen. George Borrello reiterated a call — once again — for a control board. “This report makes one thing unmistakably clear: my call for a financial control board was ...

Having quality of life here at home

Commentary

When speaking about an optimal "quality of life," different people can have very dissimilar definitions. It usually depends on each person's individual preferences. These days, we often hear people rave about how perfect they think life is in Middle America. They tend to romanticize the ...