“Chaotic” is one way to describe the mess lawmakers have made of the U.S. House of Representatives in recent weeks. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is right to be concerned about what this round of political theater will do to our government. “Kevin McCarthy is a very good friend of ...

Worlds away, many in New York state and across the nation are watching in disbelief. On Wednesday, Palestinians in the sealed-off Gaza Strip struggled to find any safe area as Israeli strikes demolished entire neighborhoods, hospitals ran low on supplies and the territory’s only power plant ...

It’s hard to argue with Dr. Michael Faulk’s plan to create a new position to supervise the county’s crew of part-time coroners. If all goes according to plan — a big if, considering we’re talking about government here — Faulk thinks creating the $90,000 a year position could save ...

A piece of Republican-driven legislation should receive serious consideration from Democrats when the next legislative session begins in January. We refer to Assemblyman Joseph Angelino’s bill to exempt hunters and concealed-carry permit holders from additional background checks when they ...

A few weeks ago in this space, we opined that County Executive PJ Wendel and Mayor Eddie Sundquist should begin planning for a possible influx of newcomers from New York City. Of course, at that time the thought was the city would be sending migrants after groups acting on the city’s ...

It is likely that Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel was not one of the better faces to speak in favor of New York state releasing $70 million in funding for a new Brooks-TLC Hospital System facility in Fredonia. This is the individual who is consistently criticizing — along with other ...