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Critical thinking needed QAnon believes that actor Tom Hanks is a blood-drinking pedophile. And a new wing of QAnon believes that President Biden is actually being played by right-wing actor James Woods, wearing a mask. But when conservative columnist Cal Thomas hears that the secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, believes we should be “considering the development of tools that would help America’s children discern truth from lies and know when they are being fed ‘d...

It’s good to have a real president again. Joe Biden’s gravitas is evident. He’s smart, selfless, focused on the tasks at hand and works hard. A statesman, he doesn’t waste time on personal grievances and doesn’t take the bait offered by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican fiction writers. He has a bold vision for America in which the truly forgotten — the working poor, the shrinking middle class, immigrants, people of color, women, gays, the trans...

Former college professor passes away Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Former professor and head of department of English in Jamal Mohamed College, S. Albert, who made his name as an enthusiast of Tamil theatre and literary arts in the city, passed away in Bengaluru on Monday due to cardiac arrest. He was 82. Mr. Albert was born in Thoothukudi and did his schooling in St. Joseph’s College Higher Secondary School, Tiruchi. He graduated in history from St. Joseph’s College and spent four y...

To The Reader’s Forum: Although Tom Reed’s actions in the Nicolette Davis situation were certainly not right, his humble response was an example to us all. Many other leaders have been accused of sexual harassment, but few have responded in as humble a manner as Tom did. By taking full responsibility for his actions and humbly apologizing to Ms. Davis, his own family, and the people he has served, Tom has set a commendable example of how any of us should respond when we have wronged anyo...

To The Reader’s Forum: A huge Thank You to Dr. MaryAnn Spanos, Director for the Office for the Aging, the Chautauqua County Health Department, and RiteAid Pharmacy for providing COVID-19 vaccinations to several downtown Jamestown residents of senior housing facilities. Centrally located Covenant Manor was the vaccination site, which allowed easy access for seniors and wheelchair participants. In the one and one half day vaccination clinics, more than 200 people were vaccinated. With minima...

While Ohio University has deflected all questions about whether Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Deborah Shaffer is an Ohio resident, many other state universities affirmed that their chief financial officers reside in the Buckeye State. OU has declined on numerous occasions to answer whether Shaffer, who no longer owns residential property in the state, is a resident. University leaders say Shaffer’s residence isn’t relevant to the institution’s work, a point...

——— The Greensboro News & Record on relaxing COVID-19 restrictions: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has substantially relaxed COVID-19 restrictions for bars, restaurants, nightclubs and sports venues, among others. But some people still grumble that it’s too little too late. Maybe they should move to Texas? Fresh off a monumental bungling of the state’s electrical grid that plunged millions of Texans into the dark in bone-chilling cold, Gov. Greg Abbott apparently was lo...

A farcical letter

Utility scale solar installations make no sense in Western New York. The energy industry standard of energy efficiency is called “Energy Returned on Energy Invested “ (ERoEI). Consider the energy expended to manufacture, transport, install and decommission utility scale solar compared to the amount of electricity New York solar can produce. As Documented by Forbes Magazine, industrial solar at this latitude falls below the “economically viable threshold”. Industrial solar is rated at fo...