Commentary

Bringing dog joy back into our home
Commentary, Opinion
By PAT FRANTZ CERCONE 
Oct 02, 2026
Editor’s note: October is National Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month. Learn more about the SPCA in Cattaraugus County at spcacattco.org , the SPCA Serving All...
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Trump’s adamant AI stance is another GOP albatross
Commentary, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Oct 01, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — With Republicans already facing an uphill battle in next month’s elections, President Donald Trump is further handicapping them by ...
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A potpourri of thoughts
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Sep 30, 2026
Columnists always seem to have something to say. I should know. I’ve been writing columns for 35 years, sometimes weekly and sometimes every other wee...
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Putin’s shadow war is testing NATO’s restraint
Commentary, Opinion
By JAMES STAVRIDIS Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 29, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Russian President Vladimir Putin, frustrated by his bogged-down war in Ukraine, is trying to intimidate the European nations that —...
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Waste of the Day: IRS enforcement delayed
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 28, 2026
Americans underpaid their taxes by an estimated $696 billion in 2022, according to new data released by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Adminis...
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Harmony of shared space
Commentary, Opinion
By RICHARD REILLY 
Sep 25, 2026
Editor's note: Richard Reilly is president of the Olean Meditation Center and founder of the Center of Solitude. His column is the third of six articl...
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The fatal flaw in New York’s climate Superfund law
Commentary, Opinion
By ROBERT S. SMITH 
Sep 25, 2026
ALBANY — In 2024, the New York state Legislature decided the state needed some money — $75 billion, to be exact — for “comprehensive adaptation to the...
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Verizon says it’s last call for landlines in New York
Commentary, Opinion
By CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Sep 25, 2026
ALBANY (TNS) — I spoke with Paula DiPerna on her cellphone, which is probably ironic, because she wanted to talk about landlines. For the kids out the...
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Commentary, Opinion
Sep 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has often sparred effectively with the mainstream media outlets. His latest skirmish, however, is a misstep. Late last week, Tr...
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Can blue-collar Democrats win back blue-collar voters?
Commentary, Opinion
By RONALD BROWNSTEIN Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 24, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Sam Forstag recently joined a text chain to better keep up with a few friends. There’s nothing unusual about that, except Forstag’s t...
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