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Opinion

Retrospective

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1993 Student of the Week is Jesse Loomis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Loomis of Westfield, and a senior at Westfield Academy and Central School. A member of the National Honor Society and captain of the High School Bowl team, Jesse also participates in band and the ...

FREDONIA One-term mayors becoming the norm

The OBSERVER’s View

Doug Essek’s announcement that he will not seek another term in the village of Fredonia has set a trend. For the fourth consecutive mayor, the reign is only one term. Who was the last mayor to serve more than four years? Frank Pagano — and his consistency brought results and a strong ...

Facts about falls in older adults

Commentary

The aging population has created additional health concerns and challenges for major countries throughout the world. Falling is a major problem leading to serious injuries in geriatric populations. Each year, millions of older people — those 65 and older — fall. In fact, more than one out ...

Retrospective

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1993 A state plan to build a $3 million day care center for mentally retarded adults on the campus of the Chautauqua County Home in the west town of Dunkirk wasn’t exactly dead today, but it was definitely on life support. The prognosis for the project became doubtful ...

COUNTY TAX: Having a plan for the added funds

The OBSERVER’s View

We have a feeling a proposal to to increase Chautauqua County’s occupancy tax from 5% to 8% is like ringing a dinner bell for a lot of organizations that only agree on one thing — there isn’t enough money to go around for lake and waterway projects. County Executive PJ Wendel wants the ...

Welcome return of high school musicals

Commentary

COVID-19 hit all of us hard, but probably nothing was as adversely affected as the high school musical. Not only was it unsafe for kids to gather to sing and rehearse…the productions themselves were a communal gathering and, as with all such gatherings, were stopped or greatly ...