In a distant corner of Pittsburgh’s sprawling Allegheny Cemetery, you have to march up a steep hillside to find the grave of Josh Gibson. It’s a flat stone, set in the ground, and has Gibson’s game engraved on it, his dates of birth and death and the words “Legendary Baseball ...

Of all the towns to take a stand against turbines in Lake Erie, Arkwright may be the most unique. It was one of the first locations to allow windmills to be built upon its hills. To say the least, it has been a bit of a financial windfall to the town. Each year, the town receives ...

We can’t disagree with the need for extreme risk protection orders. Otherwise known as red flag orders, an extreme risk protection order allows a court to seize a person’s firearms if a judge agrees with a request by police or family members that a person is a danger to themselves or ...

Legislation introduced in the state Assembly this spring is the latest step in a troubling trend — law enforcement by camera. Assemblyman Fred Thiele, D-Sag Harbor, recently introduced the Protect our Pedestrians Act (A.10169) to amend the state Vehicle and Traffic Law to create owner ...

We cannot help but have uneasy feelings about Common Council leadership through the current fiscal crisis in the city of Dunkirk. Last week, it appeared one member was more bent on finding loose change for a new sign. “Please know that after the Council meeting, (last week) Treasurer Mark ...

We are grateful for the Supreme Court’s unanimous verdict in National Rifle Association v. Vullo — a case that cut to the heart of freedom of speech. New York state officials targeted the NRA specifically because they found the NRA’s message objectionable, and pressured private ...