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Our opinion: Public notices must be accessible

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Some state lawmakers seem to think they have come up with a way to modernize how local governing bodies get the word out about their meetings, pending actions, tax increases, new ordinances and other measures. But Senate Bill 194 — which resurrects the idea of putting public notices on governmental websites — is another way to keep the public in the dark because the idea begs the question: “Who’s going to see them there?” Public notices have long been published in the classified section of local printed newspapers. Those who follow local governments regularly monitor that ...

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Masking the issue Dear Editor, Why is it that the Democrats want to de-mask the ICE agents? Maybe it is because they want their identity to be known so that their lives and family members’ lives can be threatened and possibly murdered. Maybe it is because they do not want the agents to be doing their jobs of deporting the illegal alien voters. Or maybe it is just as simple as the Dems are jealous of the masks that the agents are wearing due to the fact that these masks are serving a legitimate purpose unlike the paper masks that they forced on us during the COVID years. The ...

Editor's corner: ‘Impressive’ Swedish bond touches Warren as well

Our Opinion

JAMESTOWN — Near the entrance of the fourth floor conference room of The Post-Journal offices in Jamestown, framed front pages of historical significance line the walls. Some of those editions include the notable battles of World War II, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and a 1969 edition noting that man walked on the moon. One other is a tribute for two homes: the south county city and Sweden, a nation with strong ties and connections with the region and the 23rd U.S. Congressional District that includes Chautauqua County. “Thousands Welcome King Carl” headlines the ...

End of the line

Local Commentaries

Every time I open my computer I get another message. One fine day I am not going to be able to write anything. I am working on a seven-year-old computer which by today’s standards is a dinosaur. The only thing I use my computer for is this column. For Internet access, reading and ordering things I have another device. The major program will stop being updated this October. I am not sure what that means, but just in case I want to be prepared. I do not intend to buy another computer so whatever happens my column will cease when it dies. I have made so many friends doing this bit of ...

View from Hickory Heights: End of the line

Local Commentaries

Every time I open my computer I get another message. One fine day I am not going to be able to write anything. I am working on a seven-year-old computer which by today’s standards is a dinosaur. The only thing I use my computer for is this column. For Internet access, reading and ordering things I have another device. The major program will stop being updated this October. I am not sure what that means, but just in case I want to be prepared. I do not intend to buy another computer so whatever happens my column will cease when it dies. I have made so many friends doing this bit of ...

Rounding Third: Facing the cold hard facts

Local Commentaries

We can thank Ben Franklin for teaching us about the two certainties in this life: death and taxes. Those facts haven’t changed since 1776. Or ever. The other certainty is that we all have to deal with both. There’s no escaping the tax man. But a lot of people just aren’t comfortable with the subject of death. Their attitude is “someday.” And I just don’t understand that. I spent many years as a Hospice volunteer followed by a dozen years on their board. Hospice training taught me a lot about coping with the end of life. I needed and relied on that knowledge in the process ...