Just when you think the absurdity boiling out of Florida cannot get any more dangerous, a story pops up such as the one from the Escambia County School District, where five dictionaries, eight encyclopedias and “The Guinness Book of World Records” has been added to its list of more than ...

Transparency is a word government leaders use to reassure the public they are doing everything they can in an open session. Unfortunately, as we have seen far too often, that is not the case. Last month, following Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address, one watchdog agency took ...

Since the $10 million Downtown Reinvestment Initiative plans were released by the city of Dunkirk more than a year ago, there has been some rumblings about one of the proposals. This week, for the first time publicly, the criticism came to light: some veterans are opposed to the amphitheater in ...

A decision by the Dunkirk City School District to reduce its numbers of take-home computers is understandable. Besides buying the devices, there was a tremendous cost associated with damage and repairs. That was the recent report to the school board by Jeremy Dobek, district technology ...

After another disappointing finish by the Buffalo Bills in the playoffs, there was some welcome news last week. The team’s new Highmark Stadium, which is expected to open in 2026, installed its first steel beam at the location. According to The Buffalo News, most of that product — 60% — ...

Late last week, state Gov. Kathy Hochul made a stop in Buffalo to announce major funding for Western New York projects. Some of the initiatives announced included a $400 million AI consortium at the State University at Buffalo, nearly $20 million for three communities — including $4.5 million ...