Stop complaining, get active
Our thought on the matter
Wednesday, September 22, 2026

Are you one of those people who likes to grumble privately about the state of the state, city, village or town?

Well, do something about it.

Now.

Rather than impressing your friends and family with your astute observations on how things should be different, you need to get active. Very active.

Otherwise, our elected officials are going to get the misimpression that you approve of the job they’re doing.

So what can you do?

Attend the next meeting.

Write letters to the editor.

Contact your elected officials.

Let them know that we can’t take endless tax increases, and that it’s their responsibility to change the way they do business.

If that means changing the way services are delivered, fine. Do it.

If that means merging purchasing, services or even wholesale parts of government, fine. Do it.

We can’t take the continued drain on our economy, or another year of our young people leaving for better opportunity elsewhere.

It’s time to change Western New York.

As much as we love this place, things can’t continue as they have been.

People just can’t take another year of public officials throwing their hands up in the air and saying they can’t do anything about increasing taxes.

If that’s the case, the least they can do is give back their salaries.

Because guess what?

If they can’t fix the perpetual budget problems that we face, they’re not doing their jobs.
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