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The OBSERVER’s View

COUNTY: Attraction needs can’t just be seat

Chautauqua County legislators will have a resolution before them Wednesday to spend $100,000 to create murals and place giant chairs throughout the county. County economic development officials want to place five or six giant chairs similar to one on Third Street in Jamestown that will ...

FREDONIA Important evening in village’s future

Could this be the end or a new beginning for the Fredonia water system? That’s one of the questions that need to be posed during tonight’s public hearing at the Fredonia Opera House that begins at 7 p.m. Community members who attend – or view on the public access channel – will be ...

New York STATE: Funding follies need attention

As a major northern Chautauqua County employer that serves 3,200 students deals with potential reductions, a smaller educational entity is rolling in the dough after a vote that included only 125 residents. Last week, the State University of New York at Fredonia announced it would be cutting ...

IMMIGRATION It’s tough to find a proper approach

“We are trying to keep a balance.” That’s what Diego Torres, an activist working to assist immigrants in North Carolina, told a reporter for the Associated Press about tensions between immigrants who have been in the country, trying to obtain a work visa and solidify their legal ...

NEW YORK STATE There’s no end to redistricting

Nearly a decade ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the Independent Redistricting Commission would “permanently reform the redistricting process in New York to once and for all end self-interested partisan gerrymandering.” Oops. To be fair, Cuomo isn’t the only one who got it wrong. ...

DUNKIRK Give and take in police contract

It is no secret this corner has consistently advocated for a regional police department. We would all be better served by one – instead of six agencies – handling north county law enforcement. Though that has yet to happen, despite a number of studies and efforts to bring departments ...