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The OBSERVER’s View

Sheridan: Another effort assists area veteran

Sheridan has a strong history of supporting its veteran community. Once a month in the fall and winter months, the Veterans of Foreign Wars post holds a flea market with some of the proceeds benefiting those who served. This weekend, another effort will take place — the Warrior Relief Fund. ...

Dunkirk: Fundraiser drives school spirit

For more than a week, the Dunkirk school community has been rallying for a city family impacted by a fire that heavily damaged their home last month on King Street. Today, those efforts become a bit competitive. Today and Thursday, athletes from across sports will be playing against each ...

ELECTION DAY Big bucks part of the process

Today is Election Day, the culmination of what feels like two years of campaigning by presidential candidates. More than $1 billion will have been spent by Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in an effort to secure your vote. Another $250,000 ...

DUNKIRK Events feed at lunch, benefit organizations

A city church is giving back by way of hot dog sales. As noted in an article last week, St. John’s United Church of Christ in Dunkirk held its final lunch event last month. Sale proceeds help many of the nonprofits that help those in need around the north county. Those include: Rural ...

DUNKIRK: City needs relief, not tax doubling

So far, the city of Dunkirk has done little to nothing to decrease the proposed 108% tax increase in the 2025 spending plan. Sure, Common Council members have met but for the most part their hands are tied due to contractual obligations. There has been only one true alternative mentioned to ...

NATION: Does U.S. need new policy for families?

It is difficult not to be pessimistic about the possibilities for success of efforts in countries around the world to encourage larger families — that is, if you yourself believe many more couples should be opting for more than a child or two in this increasingly busy, expensive, complicated, ...