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[OPINION] Boil water notices continue due to government inefficiency

Dan Quagliana
Reading Time: 5 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Fredonia’s contaminated water under a microscope. Photo by DAKOTA RICHTER | Special to The Leader On Sunday, Feb. 3, the Village of Fredonia and the Town of Pomfret announced that they were implementing another boil water order. Yes, that says “another.” It’s the fifth one in......
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Attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion continue

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor Two prominent events have happened in Washington D.C. since Feb. 14: the Department of Education (DOE) sent out a letter telling schools that they need to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion programs; and the House of Representatives passed a budget resolution bill. On......
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Trump signs flurry of executive orders in his first week back in office

Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 4 minutesALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor  Donald Trump isn’t wasting any time getting acclimated to the White House for his second term. President Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025, in the rotunda of the United States Capitol due to the cold temperatures Washington, D.C. was facing.  He is the second......
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[SATIRE] Who will be the next U.S. Senator?

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesMEGAN KIDBY Scallion Editor Ding dong, Dianne Feinstein is dead! Dianne Feinstein, the 90-year-old former senator, passed away on Sept. 23, 2023 and people fought for her spot on the Senate. Even though Laphonza Butler acquired the spot, she does not intend to permanently fill it.  Thus, an opportunity arises. ......
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The ‘facts of the case’ for bail reform in New York State

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesMICHAEL WILLIAMS Staff Writer The American Democracy Project on campus held a forum with the assistant professor of criminal justice at SUNY Fredonia, Dr. Jessica Finkeldey, and Alexandra Harrington, associate professor of criminal justice at University at Buffalo and director of the Innocence Project in Buffalo. A central focal point......
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Hochul visits Dunkirk to award WNY communities $19 million

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA BUMP  Chief Copy & Design Editor Small towns are facing big problems across the country. Population declines, budget cuts and business closures have deeply impacted communities across the Western New York region, like Dunkirk.  On Monday morning, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Dunkirk is the awardee of a......
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