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The per-gallon prices for the various grades of gasoline available at a gas station are displayed on a sign above the pumps, Sunday, May 24, 2026, in southeast Denver.

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Commentary, Opinion

May 28, 2026

A gas tax holiday is good politics but bad economics

Even as the U.S. and Iran wrestle over an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, surging gas pric...

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Why everyone can get behind ‘American Dream’ accounts

By JESSICA ANDERSON The Center Square

May 28, 2026

Last week, Philadelphia voters passed a city-sponsored retirement plan for workers without a 401k or other employer-sponsored savings plan. Workers ca...

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County Real Property: Triple D Professional Building led April transactions

By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com

May 28, 2026

OLEAN — A West End office building led commercial property transactions in April. Cattaraugus County Real Property and GIS Services reported that the ...

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The Portville native behind Jason Zucker’s game

By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald

May 28, 2026

OLEAN - In Portville, New York, hockey was never supposed to become a passport to the NHL. It sits tucked into the Southern Tier, closer to Pennsylvan...

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Dear Abby: Woman’s interest in married man seems pretty clear

May 28, 2026

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I know a guy from work I'll call "Jon." His girlfriend comes over whenever he does. She doesn't seem at all interested in be...

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Bills DE Landon Jackson hopes new diet will help him gobble up ball carriers

By NICK SABATO - Niagara Gazette (TNS)

May 28, 2026

ORCHARD PARK — A snapshot of Landon Jackson’s rookie season came on Wednesday night in March, roughly two hours from Highmark Stadium. Eleven months e...

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