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New polling reveals that particularly younger Americans are willing to embrace changes to shore up Social Security for the long term. (Dreamstime/TNS)

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By RUSSELL GLOOR

June 19, 2026

Social Security Matters: No lump sum death benefit after wife passes?

DEAR RUSTY: My wife passed away in September 2025 at age 64. We had been married for 43 years and st...

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State & Union: Allegany-Limestone grad on Wings of Blue at Air Force Academy

Jim Eckstrom

June 19, 2026

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 3rd Class Lilly Coulter of Allegany has been selected as a member of the USAF Academy's parachute team, Wings of Blue. A ...

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Updated: Fly-In Breakfast at Wellsville Airport on Sunday

By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com

June 19, 2026

Editor's note: The original headline on this article was incorrect in stating the Fly-In Breakfast is Saturday. The annual breakfast at the Wellsville...

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The only man who wants you to win

By DERRICK MORGAN

June 19, 2026

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Earlier this year a short, viral video stopped me in my tracks. It featured Steve Harvey, who said your father is really the only m...

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Trio of fundraisers to back Olean fireworks

June 19, 2026

OLEAN -- Three fundraisers through June 30 will help support Olean’s Fourth of July fireworks display. Fundraisers include: Napoli Pizza will host a f...

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Juneteenth celebrates America’s ideals

June 19, 2026

Juneteenth is a fitting to prelude to America’s 250th birthday. In January 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which is often ...

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