Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break
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By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
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...

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The argument for ending wind and solar subsidies
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By DIANA FURCHTGOTT-ROTH and RYAN STRASSER 
Jul 24, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act signals a major shift in federal energy policy. Among its provisions, the law accele...
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Is it time to let go of the dress?
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By DDEB WUETHRICH 
Jul 23, 2025
It seems I come across the same items every time I pull things out of my closets — old photos, cards and stacks of NASCAR and Oak Ridge Boys memorabil...
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Jul 23, 2025
It is good news that 10 Americans and U.S. permanent residents held captive in Venezuela have been freed. It’s a welcome outcome after months of negot...
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You don’t know his name, but he shaped your life
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By DAVID MASTIO Kansas City Star 
Jul 23, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Last weekend, a guy you never heard of died. He has as much to do with the way you live your life as your parents. Ed Feulner, one ...
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Stop playing whac-a-mole with forever chemicals
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Jul 22, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — The more you learn about PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — the worse it gets. Though improvements in monitoring and remedi...
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Jeffrey Epstein’s tangled web is conspiratorial catnip
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By MARK Z. BARABAK Los Angeles Times 
Jul 22, 2025
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — These are salad days for the likes of Joseph Uscinski, who spends his time peering down rabbit holes and poking in the dark spaces...
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Jul 22, 2025
In 2024, only one White House staffer made more than $195,000 in the Biden administration. Now, there are 35 people making more than $195,000 in Presi...
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By E.J. ANTONI 
Jul 21, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Despite losing $235 billion, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell somehow still has a job—for now. His mismanagement of the Fed h...
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Social Security is a promise made
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Jul 21, 2025
Social Security is more than a government program. It’s not an “entitlement.” It’s a promise — a promise made to generations of Americans that after d...
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A kiss cam catches a cuddle — and ruins lives
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Jul 21, 2025
CHICAGO (TNS) — If only the couple caught canoodling Wednesday night on the Jumbotron at the Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts, had simply...
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The flash-flood era is here, and we’re not ready
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By MARK GONGLOFF Bloomberg Opinion 
Jul 18, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — New York City’s subway system is mainly known for moving millions of riders every day and scaring the U.S. transportation secretary. ...
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A warning for New York’s energy policy
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Jul 18, 2025
On June 24, New York’s electricity grid nearly blew a fuse. That day was extremely hot, and air conditioning was working overtime. The New York Indepe...
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Pricing teenagers out of the job market
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Jul 17, 2025
The summer job, for decades a stepping stone toward adulthood and independence, may be going the way of the VCR for a great many teens. Progressive ef...
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TSA does away with silly shoes-off rule
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Jul 17, 2025
Every now and then we just have to find a little bit of good news to celebrate. Today, we’re happy about shoes. Specifically, shoes you no longer have...
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By MICHAEL CATANZARO and SAM GEDULDIG InsideSources.com/TNS 
Jul 17, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill is not what you think it is. It’s not a stunt. It’s not a meme. It’s the most unmi...
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By DAVID MASTIO Kansas City Star 
Jul 15, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — “Bring in the clowns” is a great motto for a circus but a bad one for a political party. I know because I was there when the Republ...
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