Olean Times Herald

In 1934 an author named James Hilton wrote a novel that within weeks of publication became a runaway bestseller. Hilton called the book “Good-bye, Mr....

Anyone who follows politics surely is aware that newspapers in this country are under attack and that the assailant-in-chief is Donald J. Trump. Odd f...

“I expect I told you I bought a Land Rover and am driving to Australia.” With this singular declaration, my late wife’s mother begins a letter to her ...

I am of a certain age. The notion of future is problematic. It has, for me, precious little importance or meaning. Past, on the other hand, has depth,...

Editor's Note: The late Caroline Littell was a professional photographer whose work at one time illustrated articles on travel in the Olean Times Hera...

The year, I recall, was 1992. The sense of place is vivid still. My wife, Caroline, and I had stopped for lunch at a taverna in Kardamyli, a seaside s...

My brother is a writer by trade. His name is Robert Littell. He has lived in France for close on half a century. He has a house in the south of the co...

I want to tell you a story. It’s about a man named Keith. He had been a dairy farmer in Allegany County. When I recently came to know him, he was long...