Cattaraugus Creek running through Zoar Valley (Photo: The Nature Conservancy) Spotlight on Cattaraugus County As we head toward victory in 2020, one of our goals is to make our sprawling district feel like one big neighborhood. From Lake Erie to Cayuga Lake, we’re all in this fight together! This week, we’re spotlighting Cattaraugus…
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Celebrating and Preserving Our Lakes and Rivers
Fireworks over Cayuga Lake, July 4th, 2017 (Photo: Barbara Friedman/Creative Commons) Celebrating and Preserving Our Lakes and Rivers This week, when many of us will gather with friends and family along the lakeshores of our district to celebrate the Fourth of July, is the perfect moment to remember the words of our 26th President, Theodore…
Cybersecurity is a Local Issue: Protecting Our Rural Hospitals and Healthcare Systems
Image Source: HIMSS Cybersecurity is a Local Issue: Protecting Our Rural Hospitals and Healthcare Systems Cyberwarfare poses a serious threat to our national security and to the integrity of our elections, but it is also a critical economic, business, and health care issue that affects us at the local level every…
Spotlight on Chautauqua County
Crossing Chautauqua Lake on I-86 near Jamestown (Creative Commons) Spotlight on Chautauqua County As we head toward victory in 2020, one of our goals is to make our sprawling district feel like one big neighborhood. From Lake Erie to…
Unpredictable Temperatures, Prolonged Droughts, and Severe Floods: Agriculture and Our Changing Climate
Unpredictable Temperatures, Prolonged Droughts, and Severe Floods: Agriculture and Our Changing Climate Last summer’s extreme weather turned a difficult growing season into a disaster for farmers already struggling in the face of historically low prices and blocked foreign markets in the trade wars. For Penn Yann farmer Peter Martens, the drought meant a reduction…
When Hard Work Isn’t Enough: How NY Farms Became a Casualty of the Trade Wars
On Real Freedom in its Many Forms: Net Neutrality and American Heroes
Net Neutrality and Broadband Access A Little History In 2015, the FCC categorized the internet as a public utility – making sure that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) respected the privacy of users and treated everyone with the same basic fairness. But President Trump, almost immediately after being inaugurated, directed the FCC to reverse that ruling…