Pardon the pun, but what exactly was the state secret Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leadership were trying to keep from state residents in the run-up to last week’s extraordinary legislative session? Hochul is a real professional when it comes to talking about transparency. When it ...

As we celebrate our nation’s 246th birthday, and as we find ourselves coming out of a year of government-imposed shutdowns in the face of a global pandemic, it would be wise for we Americans to reflect upon whether we have maintained the political philosophy the founders fathers knew was ...

Randy Anderson, president of the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame, probably said it best when referring to Fredonia native Jenn Suhr’s athletic impact on this region and Chautauqua County. After Suhr won the gold in the 2012 Olympics, Anderson reaped praise on one of the greatest athletes to ...

Education experts worried, as the start of the COVID-19 pandemic sent students into remote learning across the country, how those students would be affected. There was genuine concern that pandemic-related learning loss could affect students for the rest of their academic careers. It turns ...

The goals enshrined in the newly signed John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York are goals we should all share. Polling places should be located in such a way that everyone has an equal opportunity to vote. There should be equal numbers of voting machines at each polling site. Those who ...

Some Gowanda Elementary School pupils had a bit of a sour ending last week. During one of its bus runs, it was reported that there was a student found with a gun. After an investigation by a slew of law enforcement —Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office, New York State Police, Seneca Nation ...