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Opinion

America has a lot to learn from Sweden

Commentary

About six years ago, Economist Johan Norberg produced a documentary about Sweden’s recent economic transformations entitled “Sweden: Lessons for America.” The program is very informative as well as entertaining, and will challenge what you thought you knew. You can still catch it on ...

Nation: Fewer births are startling trend

The OBSERVER’s View

More deaths than births soon to be national problem Seventy-five years ago, New York held nearly 50 seats in the House of Representatives — 45 to be exact. It has 26 today. It’s not news that rural New York has been losing population, with its rural communities being hit ...

Heartbreak on Valentine’s Day

Commentary

I vaguely recall learning about Valentine’s Day and all its trappings in first or second grade at Monroe Street Elementary. Mrs. Sullivan was the teacher. Friend Jerry Sullivan’s mom. Jerry the “papist” went to St. Mary’s Academy. My Protestant friends and I were “pagans.” I ...

High court opinion creates confusion

Commentary

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Let’s pick up where we left off two weeks ago. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2025 opinion in TikTok, Inc. v. Garland unanimously, masterfully resolved a complicated issue quickly. Applause, applause. Yet judges, including Supreme Court justices, aren’t ...

Trump’s return, agenda energizes Langworthy

Editor's corner

Making a visit to The White Inn for the first time since the renovations became public, U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy was in awe. After a brief tour of the dining areas and lobby locations by Robin Putnam, event and dining room manager, the congressman expressed optimism about the Fredonia site ...