So far, the city of Dunkirk has done little to nothing to decrease the proposed 108% tax increase in the 2025 spending plan. Sure, Common Council members have met but for the most part their hands are tied due to contractual obligations. There has been only one true alternative mentioned to ...

It is difficult not to be pessimistic about the possibilities for success of efforts in countries around the world to encourage larger families — that is, if you yourself believe many more couples should be opting for more than a child or two in this increasingly busy, expensive, complicated, ...

There are many in our area whose children will never set foot in the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Chautauqua County. But for those families who use the club’s programs, recent news that a state grant will provide a significant boost in operating funding is outstanding news. The state is ...

New York’s Civil Liberties Union calls Proposal 1 “a critical tool for all New Yorkers to exercise their rights.” Labeled as the Equal Rights Amendment, the action would amend the New York state Constitution to include ethnicity, national origin, age, disability or sex, including sexual ...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is a familiar name for many in Chautauqua County. We wouldn’t say she’s a familiar face for county residents despite serving in the Senate for nearly 16 years. The incumbent senator has carved out a position in the national discussion on issues like sex violence ...

For the last six months, it has been a fairly uneventful race for the 23rd Congressional District. That speaks to a couple of prominent reasons. First, and most importantly, incumbent U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy’s campaign is flush with cash. His challenger in Thomas Carle is nowhere near as ...