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August 18, 2026
OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 28, 2026
The Olean Times Herald reported Sept. 24 that a Catholic group, Catholics Vote Common Good, endorsed Aaron Gies for Congress. This group cited Gies fo...
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...
Commentary, Opinion
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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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...
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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Sep 24, 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced it has cut off payments to 11 providers suspected of fraudulently billing $3.4 billion to Medic...
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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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Sep 24, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — In 2024, Hispanic voters gave President Donald Trump an unexpected boost. In 2026, his policies are driving them back to their Demo...
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 23, 2026
Five construction projects at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Fayetteville, Arkansas nearly tripled in cost because of delays that ...
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 23, 2026
It took 10 minutes to erase Johnstown, Pennsylvania. On May 31, 1889, a wall of water tore down the Little Conemaugh Valley and killed more than 2,200...
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 23, 2026
My father, John H. Spako, spent much of his life caring for other people. He is a veteran, and after serving his country he proudly spent more than 20...
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 22, 2026
Gasoline prices aren’t the only thing California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to raise. Newsom recently put out a release touting California’s economic gro...
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 22, 2026
With U.S. midterm elections fast approaching, Americans of all political persuasions are newly questioning technology giants about the role of artific...
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 22, 2026
CHICAGO (TNS) — As of last Friday, a quarter century has elapsed since the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) became law. At the begi...
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 21, 2026
We hear a lot of talk these days about the relative merits of capitalism and socialism since, for some reason, Marxism is back in fashion in certain (...
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 21, 2026
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Father Dominic Monti; the Olean Times Herald had a very nice writeup on Thursday regarding his passing. The r...
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 21, 2026
The latest moves by Kaleida Health to eliminate long-term care and not negotiate in good faith with LECOM Health regarding the former Bradford (Pa.) R...
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 21, 2026
Not too long ago, Big Tech CEOs were in a high-speed race to be first to advance artificial intelligence. Now they are having second thoughts. The tec...
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August 18, 2026
OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...
