Take out the tobacco habit Editor, OBSERVER: With baseball season in full swing, it is a timely opportunity to unravel the complicated history between baseball and tobacco products. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in New York State, yet there ...

Who’s next to be expendable? Editor, OBSERVER: In a recent commentary “Sore losers continue futile efforts” (March 27) the author asserts: “It’s obvious that he (the judge) has a bias against (President Donald) Trump and to spite Trump he apparently favors keeping these illegal ...

Hochul easy on crooks, tough on staff Editor, OBSERVER: Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed and or supported several legislative measures, including Bail Reform, the Less is More Act, the Clean Slate Act, and the HALT Bill. These laws aim to reform aspects of the criminal justice system, impacting ...

GOP cuts harm Langworthy plan Editor, OBSERVER: This is a letter I emailed to U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy concerning the massive layoff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees. Dear Congressman Langworthy, About your WARN Act. This proposed legislation that is ...

Maintain tradition of court access Editor, OBSERVER: The editors last month in the OBSERVER’s View said that the Town of Arkwright, in the midst of construction plans, should jointly build a new Town Hall with the Town of Villenova. With the establishment of the Town of Sheridan in ...

Rejection was ‘note of sanity’ for schools Editor, OBSERVER: To the people of the Fredonia Central School District who voted to reject Items Two and Three on the recent building project referendum: Congratulations on your intelligence, on your wisdom, and on your perspicacity. You ...