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Voters cast their ballot at Van Horn High School during Election Day on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Independence, Mo. (Emily Curiel/The Kansas City Star/TNS)

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By STEPHEN MIHM Bloomberg Opinion

September 17, 2026

AI may reverse political polarization. Don’t get excited yet

NEW YORK (TNS) — Political polarization has become so extreme that when Democrats and Republica...

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Olean YMCA offering childcare options with revamped Early Learning Center

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

September 17, 2026

OLEAN — Families across the country are facing a severe childcare shortage, and that need in the greater Olean community is something the YMCA of the ...

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Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports

Outdoors: Archery — under pressure

By WADE ROBERTSON

September 17, 2026

It’s the second week of archery season, daylight's fading, you can’t help thinking of dinner. You turn and look behind you one last time. To your abso...

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Lifestyle, Lifestyles

Dear Abby: Hornswoggled husband prepares to cast wife aside

September 17, 2026

DEAR ABBY: My husband (80) and I (72) have been married 25 years. This is the second marriage for both of us. Until three years ago, I felt I had a wo...

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Local Sports, Sports

Tallman’s hat-trick leads Genesee Valley-Belfast over C-R/B-R

September 16, 2026

BELMONT — Bayleigh Tallman had a hat-trick for Genesee Valley-Belfast girls soccer on Wednesday in a 4-1 win over Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg. Lena...

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State & Union: Wildlife photog to present programs at Garlic Fest

September 16, 2026

Local wildlife photographer and adventurer Dan Jordan, whose images of bald eagles and wildlife in general are breath-taking, will offer a series of p...

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