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[OPINION] My response to Mayor Ferguson and the Dunkirk Observer

Dan Quagliana
Reading Time: 6 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA  Managing Editor During the Fredonia Board of Trustees meeting on April 14, the mayor of the village, Michael Ferguson, took issue with an article written and published by the Dunkirk Observer on April 14.  Before I dive into Ferguson’s comments, let me unpack my own issues with the......
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[OPINION] In light of recent statements from the Fredonia Mayor and Dunkirk Observer

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 9 minutesABBIE MILLER Editor-in-Chief ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor Being able to take criticism is at the core of what it means to be a journalist.  We take concerns and criticisms into account and then work to better ourselves and our pieces in the future.  It seems as though mayor of Fredonia......
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Lovercolumn: Long-Distance Relationships

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesTHE QUARTERBACK Executive Producer of Lovercall THE MUSICIAN Lovercall Producer  RADIO REBEL Lovercall Producer Hello!  We are The Quarterback, The Musician and Radio Rebel: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall, right here at Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who......
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A reflection of current-day America: Trump inaugurated on MLK Day

Dan Quagliana
Reading Time: 4 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo via Pixabay.com On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed H.R. 3706 into law. On July 29 of that year, Representative Katie Hall (D-IN) introduced that bill in order to recognize the third Monday in January “as a day of prayer......
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[OPINION] Lovercolumn: Finding Your Safe Space

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesTHE QUARTERBACK Executive Producer of Lovercall THE MUSICIAN Lovercall Producer  RADIO REBEL Lovercall Producer Hello!  We are The Quarterback, The Musician and Radio Rebel: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall, right here at Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who......
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Holding space for the new Wicked movie: A review

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesAMARAH GHORI Asst. Opinion Editor & DEI Chair For fans of the Broadway show, the thought of a new “Wicked” adaptation brings on feelings of excitement, joy and a new sense of hope for the portrayals of the iconic characters, Elphaba and Glinda.  Wicked is an unforgettable story of two......
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Apple Music vs. Spotify, coming from a person who has both

Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 4 minutesALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor  I have the wonderful privilege, as a broke college student, to say that I have both Spotify Premium and Apple Music, thanks to my father, who still pays for my Spotify!  But when it comes to which one I think is better, I would have......
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