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Opinion

General welfare ‘excuse’ contributes to U.S. debt

Commentary

Over the past 10 months we have been treated to entertaining commentary from the Woke Mob. They are apoplectic because the source of all their virtue signaling — the bottomless pit of their government programs — has been threatened by the “fascist terror” in the White House. Unable ...

Hopeful signs continue at Chautauqua

Commentary

CHAUTAUQUA—When Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announced her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Bush 43 administration considered several possible successors. One of them was the author of the 2024 memoir Quiet Counsel: Looking Back on a Life of Service to the Law. Meet Larry ...

It’s full speed ahead with roundabouts

Editor's corner

Apprehension within the northern Chautauqua County community that included a lawsuit by a local business to stop the road project greeted the announcement of a proposed roundabout at Routes 60 and 20 in the village of Fredonia in 2017. Even today, some opponents remain vocal regarding the New ...

Westfield: Small hospital fills major need

The OBSERVER’s View

It’s been 20 years since the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st century, or the Berger Commission, said Westfield Memorial Hospital should be turned into a diagnostic treatment center. The community rallied on the hospital’s behalf, with the state choosing to reverse the ...

Selling memories in the driveway

Commentary

It’s time for a garage sale. I haven’t tackled this particular craziness in more than ten years, but it is time. In the years since, Dear Richard and I have donated saleable goodies to a handful of local charities as well as annual fundraising sales. We’ve dragged out furniture, rugs, ...

Dems learn no one is above the law

Commentary

There is an old saying that goes like this: “What goes around comes around” and it very well describes the feelings of many about the indictment of New York state Attorney General Letitia James for “bank fraud.” The story first broke in April when federal housing regulators accused ...