Momentary fix is not the answer
Editor, OBSERVER: Not only must you listen to economists of the caliber of Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz, you must stop the further degradation of our system of checks and balances by giving the executive branch even further unilateral authority. This is not acceptable. Do not allow President Bush to use this economic crisis to bully the legislature into giving the executive branch further carte blanche authority. As we saw last week, the stock market recovered more than half of its losses. The stock market should not be deciding how our legislators react. It is we who should be controlling how the stock market responds. Where in the constitution does it say that we are a country run by the whims of the stock market? I can assure you, if you vote for a measure that rewards those who got this country into this mess and neglects provisions for the majority of the citizens of this country, then you will certainly not get my vote when you are up for re-election. The ‘trickle-down
» Full StoryDon’t trust government to fix this mess
Here we go again. Books cooked. Reports rigged. Finances collapsed. This time it’s “Enron” in government. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae languish in utter chaos doling out financial favors to schmoozing politicians and padded salaries to cra
Help the people, not Wall Street
Editor, OBSERVER:
Are they serious? Congress would like to spend $750 billion to bail out the fat cats on Wall Street. They are asking the taxpayer to help them accomplish this. Well, who asked the taxpayer?
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Why I’m voting for Barack Obama
Editor, OBSERVER:
I’m 21 years old, a college student at Fredonia State, and I’m registered to vote. According to the polls, that seems to automatically file me into the Barack Obama voting category.
However, I’m not voting
Note of thanks for city event
Editor, OBSERVER:
I would like to thank Mayor Richard Frey and the city of Dunkirk for the Thursday evenings of music on the pier. It was so enjoyable and I look forward to the music next summer.
PATTY FURDELL,
Dun
Let me write and count the words
Writing a column isn't a hard job if you have an idea. It's when you don't have one that it's tough. This is the 5,025th column I've written in 29 years.
If I could find it, I'd give you that first one again today but it would probably t