From The Wall Street Journal: You can’t say the current Supreme Court lacks courage. The safe political play for the Justices would have been to dodge the issue of Donald Trump ’s immunity from prosecution. But recently they decided to hear his appeal on the merits of the law and ...

It has been a quiet start for Mayor Kate Wdowiasz in the city of Dunkirk — until earlier this week. In some of her first formal criticisms, the new leader wants to get a rein on spending. “We’re trying to figure out where we got to today, where we have to stick to penny to penny in the ...

Point Gratiot in Dunkirk is a testament to the damage done by the emerald ash borer. Within the last two years, numerous trees have been cut down and removed from the picturesque city park. Thankfully, an effort is already underway to bring some shade back to the location. Last month, Common ...

We have to give it to Assemblyman Andrew Goodell for asking a really good question on the floor of the state Assembly last week. Shortly before Democrats in the chamber approved legislation (A.6811) that will likely result in utility ratepayers from across New York state paying a new ...

It’s good to see county officials proposing something, anything, to address the continued population loss in Chautauqua County. Like a dripping faucet that never gets fixed, Chautauqua County’s population has dropped 11.3% over the past three decades. At the same time, the United ...

An eight-year effort to build a new Brooks-TLC Hospital System has almost become an exhausting community endeavor. As the health-care operator continues to lose money on an annual basis — which is consistent with many rural hospitals — its hopes for a future depend on a state-of-the art and ...