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Community should cherish entertainment at SUNY Editor, OBSERVER: Wow! I saw a video on Facebook and thought if they are as good as they look on the post, I want to be there. I was not disappointed. I was elated! The Doo-Wop Project last month at the Rockefeller Arts Center on the State University of New York at Fredonia campus was fantastic! The show was filled with great music and songs that just brought back great memories. The group as a whole were outstanding and individually they showed unique talent. The show included comedy, which kept everyone laughing and the interaction ...

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‘Caring people’ make difference Editor, OBSERVER: I wish to thank all of those who worked so hard to make the benefit on Aug. 25 such a success. This includes the businesses and people who donated products, money and time. This is such a great community that we all live in and it is great to have such caring people that we can call neighbors. RHONDA DAMINSKI, Dunkirk Keep future in mind this November Editor, OBSERVER: In less than two months, we’ll have a pivotal election and I’m hoping we’ll have enough people with the courage to vote responsibly this time around. ...

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Centers overstep educational boundaries Editor, OBSERVER: These comments are in response to an article in the OBSERVER headlined, “Calming centers in schools.” The bill is proposed by state lawmaker Shantel Jackson. The Democrat recently introduced the bill to have a calming space for students — a space to pray, meditate or otherwise calm themselves. This legislation would also apply to non-public schools, according to the bill’s text. The bill also states that today’s youth are experiencing ...

People’s column: We need more voters, not spectators in U.S.

Editor, OBSERVER: Given the unsettled political landscape, maybe it’s time to consider a second American Revolution. Both parties offer seriously flawed candidates — regardless of who wins we’ll be faced with major challenges. Among them, border security, NATO membership, support for Israel and Ukraine, gun control measures, and reducing deficit spending. It seems to me “we the people” get steamrolled year after year by self-serving politicians seeking to maintain their privileged lifestyle. Improvements need to be made now to give us any hope for a promising future. We ...

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‘Gutter politics’ helps feed fear Editor, OBSERVER: I find it deeply disturbing that a recent commentary writer would insinuate that the Donald Trump rally was the reason for the murder of firefighter Corey Comperatore! The cause of his death was gross incompetence and carelessness on the part of the Department of Homeland security and U.S. Secret Service leadership! Those comments were/are the epitome of “gutter politics”! I might also point out that another writer in her commentary citing “project 2025” stated that Trump “claims he knows nothing about this ...

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State ignoring plight of officers Editor, OBSERVER: The hard-working men and women who work in the New York state Corrections system have given their all. Due to the recruitment shortage and poor public policy nobody wants to start a career in corrections. Recently, these officers have been asked to work an obscene amount of overtime. They have been asked to work their regular days off and now mandatory 24 shifts in many cases. This is not good practice. If this was happening in the private sector people would be crying for change. When the employer is the government, it seems ...