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Opinion

Eyes bigger than stomach? Take a pill

Local Commentaries

The Dyson Airwrap is $749.99. The Netflix you want, without ads, with all of the content recorded in Ultra HD, costs $26.99. SKIMS just collab’d with Nike, and the collection just dropped, and it’s hot, and it’ll run you $129 (plus shipping and handling) ...

Our opinion: Move carefully on standardizing bail

Our Opinion

We don’t disagree with the idea of making sure local judges are properly using bail. It’s unfair if people are in a county jail solely because they can’t scrape together minimum amounts of bail. Bail should be used as a means But we think state lawmakers should act deliberately on ...

Editor’s corner: Public, private sector rift escalating

Our Opinion

Over the New York state border, Chautauqua County is well known for its north-south divide that has been evident for more than a century. It is a tiresome and defeatist attitude that residents in Dunkirk-Fredonia and Jamestown cannot work as one more often. In recent decades, efforts by the ...

State is a national leader in fight against public fraud

Local Commentaries

Public assistance programs are critical resources that literally keep Pennsylvanians alive. People who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to put food on the table or count on Medicaid coverage to stay healthy are our neighbors and friends, coworkers, brothers and sisters, ...

There’s a high future cost of doing nothing

Local Commentaries

When a threat appears, we must consider the long-term consequences of our response – or lack of response. But we often kick the can down the road for our children to deal with and fall prey to excuses that make us feel good today while conveniently ignoring the consequences for tomorrow. ...

Smarter health plans can help employers compete for talent

Local Commentaries

Unlike their larger peers, many smaller and mid-sized businesses are struggling to fill open jobs, according to the latest figures from the National Federation of Independent Business. A key reason? The rising cost of health insurance, which makes it harder to compete for workers. The cost of ...