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Opinion

DUNKIRK: Era of city tunnel needs to end

The OBSERVER’s View

Dunkirk’s Robin Street pedestrian tunnel is one more truckload of trouble for the city. It is filled with trash, a location for drug deals and has its share of graffiti. Is it any wonder Randy Woodbury wants to close the pedestrian underpass of Norfolk Southern railroad tracks in ...

Be wary of BESS solicitation

Commentary

Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to issue more incentives for building lithium Ion Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) throughout New York State. (“Hochul Announces Bulk Energy Storage Solicitation,” July 29). There was no mention of the real costs and dangers BESS sites will pose to our rural ...

Fredonia: Tough to balance downtown parking

The OBSERVER’s View

Fredonia, in its quest to find more revenues, is looking to revamp its parking collection fee through an agreement with HONKMobile USA Ltd. Last week, trustees approved moving forward with a contract with the company. HONKMobile USA Ltd. is the American arm of Toronto-based HONK, a company ...

Why neatness matters

Commentary

While growing up on the farm, my father always stressed the importance of neatness in the way things were done. He didn’t make a lot of money in dairy farming, but he also never spared spending when it came to keeping the barn painted, maintaining the farm equipment, or mowing the lawn. To ...

Drug Battle Another attempt with fentanyl

The OBSERVER’s View

It was fitting that Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-23, visited Jamestown last month to speak about the HALT (Halt All Lethal Trafficking of) Fentanyl Act. In 2017, fentanyl didn’t show up on the Jamestown Police Department’s list of most-seized drugs for either 2015 or 2016 in the department’s ...

Textbooks often reveal inconsistencies

Commentary

“At the present time there exist upon the earth five races… each very different from the other. The first is the Ethiopian or Negro type originating in Africa and finally . .. the highest type of all, the Caucasians, represented by the civilized white inhabitants of Europe and America.” ...