Local Columnists

Prior to the arrival of the corona virus, the federal budget deficit for 2019-20 was on track to exceed a trillion dollars due to the massive tax cuts...

As New York writhes in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic — racking up horrifying numbers of the infected and the dead — a scandal has arisen over t...

As we all know, the rapid outbreak of COVID-19 has deeply impacted the way of life for people all across the globe. Every day that the virus continues...

I was reading on a website for Christian writers and saw that one columnist had written that people should “allow for the interruptions.” She meant it...

People walking and wheeling Thursday afternoon on the Allegheny River Valley Trail may have seen a man who wasn’t there for fun. He looked to be a tad...

I have heard several pundits, congressmen and even the White House administration claim that “we are now in a war.” Unfortunately, it is a war that we...

Ever since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, Democrats and their media allies have worked feverishly (pun intended) to pin the blame for the ...

On March 14 a state of emergency was declared for Allegany County. This was done in conjunction with our public health director and as a response to c...

I was texting someone over the weekend and, in what has become a usual exchange, I asked if he was doing OK. Yes, he answered back, but he expressed w...

If the Republicans want to win the presidency in November, they should nominate Dr. Anthony Fauci as their candidate. If the Democrats want to guarant...

There is no question these are challenging times we are going through. I want to take this opportunity to tell you what is happening here at Jones Mem...

At some point in the past several days, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s press updates in Albany have become must-see TV. And not just for New Yorkers. Fox News is...

It’s scary knowing that some disease that hasn’t even been reported yet in Cattaraugus County is causing havoc. But that doesn’t mean we can’t act sma...

I am a self-professed news junkie. I’ll admit to occasionally having TV news on from morning to night when I am home. In former days I was a newspaper...

In this time of crisis and uncertainty that we are all experiencing together, we recognize the essential role we play to help keep our community infor...

Does anyone miss the good old days of dropping something on the floor or ground and eating it as long as you stayed within the five-second rule, or wa...

While illness, global pandemic and fears of recession are never funny, I’ve been seeing some shining points of comedy in the last week as we struggle ...

Recently we have seen commentary suggesting that COVID-19 is no big deal and that we should not worry. This sends a message that encourages complacenc...