We know Dunkirk Town Board member Phil Leone was speaking from his heart because he certainly was not using his head. During a recent meeting, Leone discussed his lack of enthusiasm for government mergers. While speaking, Leone highlighted the current financial state of both the city of ...

We find the news that President Joe Biden is releasing a million barrels of gasoline from a federal reserve more of a frustration than a relief. Releasing petroleum from reserves is a short-term band-aid that carries real risks. If a crisis or prolonged economic downturn comes, the U.S. may ...

Dunkirk’s greedy ways of 2021 are again coming back to haunt its residents and community members. Back then, Common Council thought it was so flush thanks to federal COVID monies, it handed out $300,000 in bonuses to itself and workers. Almost three years later, the stark reality is the ...

We’ve disagreed with the way New York state handled changes to conceal carry permits for pistols. But one thing that we can’t disagree with is the logic behind wanting to know who is concealed carrying a handgun. After all, the point of pistol permits is to have some record of those who ...

Did Robin Hood get it wrong? Did the famous swashbuckling character created by Howard Pyle in the 1880s miss the boat when he robbed the rich to give to the poor? We don’t think so. But when it comes to the way electric vehicle rebates are handled in New York’s Sherwood Forest, the ...

No matter what is happening on this nation’s political and economic fronts - and much is happening - Memorial Day, the holiday we are observing today, should not and does not take a back seat. Only something truly catastrophic might cast today’s observance into the background, but even ...