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State funds found to buy Adirondack land
December 12, 2012 Cash-strapped New York state has talked a good game when it comes to the need to slash spending with its municipalities and school districts, but a $4. more »»
Cutting hours for social services is a bad idea
December 5, 2012 If you need to visit a Social Security office, plan to get there early. As of earlier this month, the public can visit Social Security offices only between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekday. more »»
Occupy Wall Street steps up and helps
November 28, 2012 At times, such as the weeks before presidential elections, we Americans may seem to others — and even ourselves — to be among the most fractious people on the planet. more »»
Science should govern fracking
November 21, 2012 Americans have been drilling wells for oil and gas for more than a century and a half. Hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — has been in use to augment well production for decades. more »»
Reductions in the cost of New York State mandates would help
November 14, 2012 While it would be nice if property taxes were to go down, it would be even better to know governments were cutting costs, not shifting them from one taxpayer to another. more »»
Pay scales are not the only problem
October 31, 2012 Many were left scratching their heads earlier this week — especially Brocton officials — when it was revealed the municipality of about 1,480 residents had the highest average pay for its employees... more »»
Stop benefits for millionaires
October 24, 2012 Nearly 2,400 Americans with household incomes of $1 million or more a year received unemployment compensation benefits in 2009, the Congressional Research Office reported this week. more »»
County Home needs to remain the people’s home
October 17, 2012 There has been much talk in the community lately about the possible sale of the Chautauqua County Home. more »»
New York State tax cap not yet a true victory
October 10, 2012 Gov. Andrew Cuomo is right in touting a report showing that in the first year of the state's tax cap, average property tax growth across the state was, indeed, held to 2 percent. more »»
Board running around issue
October 3, 2012 There is no quick answer to the dilemma brought to the Fredonia Board of Education recently. more »»
Add zest to winter
September 26, 2012 Can it be? Yes, it is. more »»
Lake draws praise from professional fishermen
September 19, 2012 After a summer filled with a lot of talk about what is wrong with Chautauqua Lake, what fun it has been the past few days to recount praise from professional bass fisherman and hundreds of others wh... more »»
Make it a safe start to school
September 12, 2012 The weeks of summer have flown by. Stores have fall merchandise on display, summer vacations and the Chautauqua County Fair are just memories — and kids are back in school. more »»
Will new voters actually vote?
September 5, 2012 Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s initiative to increase the number of people registered to vote should work, judging by the record in other states. more »»
Ex-superintendent who opposed consolidation may be wrong for the job
August 29, 2012 If ever there was a consultant to put a dagger in the Brocton Central and Westfield Academy Central Schools proposal to merge, the two boards may have found one. more »»
Naming of I-86 bridge a well-earned accolade for Alfred Jones
August 22, 2012 Back in the late 1980s, you could not wave to Al Jones in passing without him crossing the street to ask whether you had signed the Southern Tier Expressway petition. Alfred F. more »»
Anti-bullying law another unfunded mandate
August 15, 2012 Well, here we go again — forcing schools to deal with societal problems over which educators have little control. more »»
Supermajority vote not a good idea
August 8, 2012 By wisdom or dumb luck, the Chautauqua County Legislature made the right decision the other night in refusing to change the rules to require a vote of two-thirds of lawmakers in order to spend money... more »»
Patchwork system needs new design
August 1, 2012 Eighteen years and counting. Surely that is enough time for Chautauqua County law enforcement and emergency services finally to have a communication system that lives up to the name. more »»
Control over welfare benefits a reasonable request
July 25, 2012 President Barack Obama signed a law in February requiring states to put restrictions on how the cash portion of welfare benefits are spent by recipients or lose 5 percent of federal Temporary... more »» |
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