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Opinion

FREDONIA: Can village walk the consolidation walk?

The OBSERVER’s View

Fredonia Mayor Mike Ferguson is saying all the right things when it comes to consolidation and sharing of services. The mayor said during a recent Fredonia Village Board work session that consolidation is a necessary effort to keep village government financially viable in the wake of a ...

Honor and privilege to work with immigrants

Commentary

I read the Sept. 2 letter to the editor entitled “Settlers, not immigrants, built country” with considerable dismay. First, the writer extols the settlers to the U.S., as if they came to an uninhabited country. He then goes on to reference the “now” immigrants with the absurd ...

No one upset over Trump’s defunding

Commentary

I think this time I will let the experts do most of the talking. They can best describe the dangerous situation that our country is in right now. We have been moving toward a coup of our established democratic republic – slowly for several decades and now Project 2025 and Trump’s insatiable ...

Bravo to Ellery, Lakewood leaders

Commentary

Ellery, Lakewood Leaders Have Brains, Guts Ellery, Lakewood Leaders Have Brains, Guts To Fight Drive Sword Through Heart Of Wetlands Regulations Drive Sword Through Wetlands Regulations By Randy Elf CHAUTAUQUA LAKE—Humanity has devastated the natural state of Chautauqua Lake, ...

Area spending compulsion is frightful

Editor's corner

Six years of ineptitude when serving as an elected council member can lead to moments of illusion. The most recent occurred at an August Finance Committee meeting. That was when Nancy Nichols of the Fourth Ward remarked the OBSERVER was trying to frighten residents when it comes to the city ...

SUNY: Positive ‘measures’ for a new year

The OBSERVER’s View

Crisp mornings signal the return of students at the State University of New York at Fredonia. This year, the institution is upbeat as 3,156 are enrolled for the start of the fall semester. That is ahead of last year’s total at the same point in time, the university says. The incoming class ...