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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

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...

Dems only hate ‘tyranny’ when they’re not in power

Commentary, Opinion

Dems only hate ‘tyranny’ when they’re not in power

By CONNOR VASILE RealClearPolitics

Jun 19, 2025

This past weekend, some 2,000 “No Kings” protests visited American cities in opposition of President Trump’s deportation efforts after violent riots e...

Commentary, Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Public opinion and the law In Allegany

Jun 19, 2025

In small towns across America, such as ours here in Western New York, public opinion holds immense sway over local government. Close-knit communities ...

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No need to flinch at protesters

Jun 17, 2025

Protests staged across the country over the weekend — coordinated with similarly scripted anti-President Trump rallies and marches — proceeded mostly ...

Commentary, Opinion

Readers’ Turn to Write: I have one small idea for how to MAGA. What’s yours?

By KATIE McMULLEN

Jun 17, 2025

Earlier this year, I read someone’s post online that said whenever she felt tempted to complain about everything that’s wrong with the world, instead,...

Another NY legislative session of missed opportunities, misplaced priorities

Commentary, Opinion

Another NY legislative session of missed opportunities, misplaced priorities

By SEN. GEORGE BORRELLO

Jun 16, 2025

Sometimes I feel like a broken record when I talk about what’s happening in Albany — but the failures keep repeating. This year was no different. Whil...

Commentary, Opinion

Iran can’t have nuclear weapons

Jun 16, 2025

Promising an apocalypse by the ayatollahs who were getting ever closer to obtaining a nuclear weapon to carry out that diabolical wish, Israel had eve...

Commentary, Opinion

Readers’ Turn to Write: Americans face a choice at the ballot box

Jun 16, 2025

Growing up, my family was destitute. If not for food stamps, we would have had little food — even so, there were times when our refrigerator was empty...

What’s wrong with enforcing the law?

Commentary, Opinion

What’s wrong with enforcing the law?

By SUSAN SHELLEY Los Angeles Daily News

Jun 16, 2025

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — President Donald Trump is enforcing immigration law, and for the first time in many decades immigration enforcement does not resem...

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Readers’ Turn To Write: Olean Library project would make a great institution even better

By DARLENE CONNELLY

Jun 13, 2025

The Olean Public Library is a tremendous community asset that is bursting at the seams. Our wonderful library is meeting the needs of so many segments...

Yet another tale from the ‘wilds’ of Portville

Commentary, Opinion

Yet another tale from the ‘wilds’ of Portville

By DEB WUETHRICH

Jun 13, 2025

I thought I had the perfect setup for summer — until the birds came. And the stray cat. And the squirrel. Since last fall, I have been giving my cats,...

There’s a better way to honor our veterans

Commentary, Opinion

There’s a better way to honor our veterans

Jun 12, 2025

WASHINGTON (TNS) — On Saturday, there will be a military parade in Washington in honor of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. Coincidentally, the ...

Commentary, Opinion

Can’t criminalize flag-burning without trampling Constitution

Jun 12, 2025

Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri has apparently heeded President Donald Trump’s call for a ban on flag burning. The senator is reportedly working on legis...

Crime is down, but chaos is up

Commentary, Opinion

Crime is down, but chaos is up

By JILLIAN E. SNIDER Tribune News Service

Jun 12, 2025

NEW YORK (TNS) — Protests erupted in Los Angeles and other cities, with streets filled with demonstrators clashing with police, National Guard troops ...

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Police cruisers ‘crushed’ in ‘mostly peaceful’ protests

Jun 11, 2025

Violence broke out in Los Angeles over the weekend in protest of federal immigration raids. The response highlights the need for a more functional Ame...

NYC Democrats set sights on dairy industry

Commentary, Opinion

NYC Democrats set sights on dairy industry

By SEN. TOM O'MARA

Jun 11, 2025

"To say that I’m a frustrated dairy farmer in New York state would be an understatement. I don’t understand how a bill like this even gets remotely th...

Trump-Musk breakup: Unserious governance isn’t funny

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Trump-Musk breakup: Unserious governance isn’t funny

By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jun 11, 2025

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — In one of the most perceptive gags in one of the best television comedies of all time, "Arrested Development," the effete therapist...

Ignore Greta Thunberg, there’s a real path to help Gaza

Commentary, Opinion

Ignore Greta Thunberg, there’s a real path to help Gaza

By MARC CHAMPION Bloomberg Opinion

Jun 10, 2025

NEW YORK (TNS) — Sometimes it takes a self-indulgent public-relations stunt to remind us of what’s important. Monday’s inevitably intercepted aid flot...

James Madison’s appeal to reasonable discourse

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James Madison’s appeal to reasonable discourse

By SUSAN BRYNNE LONG RealClearPolitics

Jun 10, 2025

On June 8, 1789, James Madison rose before Congress and performed an about-face. The founder who had opposed the addition of a bill of rights to the C...

Commentary, Opinion

Improper fed payments waste billions

Jun 10, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense and Office of Personnel Management violated the Payment Integrity Information Act by publis...

Celtic artists strike back at AI

Commentary, Opinion

Celtic artists strike back at AI

By STEPHEN WALKER

Jun 09, 2025

ANDOVER — Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has crashed the Irish Festival — drunk, pushy and getting in everyone’s face with some of the most obnoxious...