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We need to maintain values of America

Peoples column

Editor, OBSERVER: The illegal immigration issue is not emotional. This is killing our country, finances and culture. You want to come here legally, love the flag, speak English, pay taxes and not take benefits? Come on in and be my friend, but that is the only way we should accept you here anymore. This country is about saving our culture. If you want to experience Somali cuisine, go to Africa. If you want to try sharia law, go to the Middle East. If you cared about Diwali or the Asian New Year, or communism or globalism, or whatever else, go to the countries that do ...

Jackson understood balance of power

Commentary

Many people in Western New York, the United States and in fact the World are familiar with Robert H. Jackson. Mr. Jackson was born in Spring Creek Township, Pa., in 1892 and moved to Jamestown when he was quite young. There, when he was only 18, he joined a general practice law firm. In 1932, he was initially called by President Franklin Roosevelt to move to Washington, D.C. for a series of increasingly responsible positions including the U.S. Solicitor General, U.S. Attorney General, Associate Justice on the U.S Supreme Court, as well as the position that he is perhaps best known ...

Parishioners work with Holy Spirit

Commentary

JAMESTOWN — Oh, Happy Day. Or maybe we can—under these special circumstances — take the liberty of putting that another way: “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum.” Those are the words — “I announce to you a great joy” — with which a cardinal standing on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City heralds the election of a new pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Such words also apply to the Dec. 6 announcement that Jamestown’s Holy Apostles parish — which includes Saint John Roman Catholic Church and Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church—will not ...

State steady in its love, hate for taxes

Editor's corner

New Yorkers appear to be consistent gluttons for punishment. Not only do many of us understand what is holding back the once great Empire State from prosperity, we also are having a tough time breaking away from it. So says a poll commissioned by the Invest in Our New York Campaign that was ...

FREDONIA: Potential policy faces challenges

The OBSERVER’s View

Fredonia Village Board is attempting to tackle a complicated issue. During a recent workshop, Mayor Michael Ferguson discussed a potential social media policy for those who work in the village. “I reached out to the Board (of Trustees) and asked for feedback on a social media policy for all village employees and officials,” Ferguson said at the trustees’ most recent workshop. “This does not have to be part of a contractual obligation. It becomes policy once a person becomes either an employee of the community or an elected official of the community.” Let’s face it. Social ...

There’s two sides to Niagara Falls

Commentary

It’s possible for two people to see or experience something and come away with totally different yet perfectly valid opinions. When it comes to Niagara Falls I very much enjoy the peace and serenity of Niagara Falls, N.Y., and the adjacent state park. The view might not be as sweeping as that from the Canadian side, but it does afford the best opportunity to get close to the waters of the mighty Niagara as they tumble over the rapids and plunge over the edge into the gorge below. Others prefer the Canadian side with its sweeping views of the Horseshoe and American Falls. The two ...