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Opinion

Retrospective

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1993 Winners in the recent grand opening of the new P&G Foods Hometown Market, located at 411 Central Ave., Dunkirk are Agnes Cecala ä Murray 26-inch 15-speed bicycle; Ron Majecki and son Adam ä Shurfine wagon full of Shurfine groceries; and a Stell Oliver train ...

COUNTY Jamestown woes prompt relocation

The OBSERVER’s View

Is it any wonder that Chautauqua County Mental Health Department officials are looking for new office space? Last year, department employees spoke to City Council members about issues with parking ramp security after one employee’s car was vandalized while the employee was working in City ...

Hopes for our world and nation

Commentary

Here are a few of the things I would like to see happen in 2024. I hope that the Israeli-Hamas war will end early in the new year with an Israeli victory that will secure that nation's security and a better life for the Palestinians living in Gaza under a government that will not use them as ...

He came, he saw, he ate everything

Commentary

Walter’s Christmas was happy – and delicious. Walter is my granddog. I have loved him since our first meeting. My bachelor son, Bart, adopted the 8-week old puppy 8 years ago. They’ve been attached at the hip ever since. Bart and Walter, a white Labrador Retriever, live downtown in ...

Retrospective

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1993 Student of the Week is Allison Olczak, a senior at Westfield Academy and Central School. She is president of the National Honor Society and treasurer of her class. Active in chorus, Allison played the lead role in the school musical “Oklahoma.” She also ...