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    Traveling brings challenges and opportunities
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Traveling brings challenges and opportunities
    DEB WUETHRICH 
    May 15, 2025
    I am so tired! But it is a good tired. Yesterday on the road, I wanted to call it “exhaustion,” but that’s such a negative word, especially where ther...
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    Biden 2.0: Dems throw Fetterman under the bus
    Commentary, Nation World
    Biden 2.0: Dems throw Fetterman under the bus
    GUY CIARROCCHI RealClearPennsylvania 
    May 14, 2025
    “Truth is not a left-wing value.” Sadly, Dennis Prager’s teaching is correct. He could even consider a corollary: Integrity is not a left-wing value. ...
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    Strengthening my resolve to serve veterans and their families
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Strengthening my resolve to serve veterans and their families
    ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. 
    May 13, 2025
    There is much to do in regard to veteran support initiatives. My wife and I fully support our veterans and their families and will continue in our eff...
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    Taxpayers haven’t reached finish line under new state budget
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Taxpayers haven’t reached finish line under new state budget
    SEN. TOM O'MARA 
    May 12, 2025
    Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature’s Democrat majorities may be touting that they’ve finally finished work on a new state budget. Make no mistake, ...
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    Selling public lands to highest bidder an American tragedy
    Commentary, Nation World
    Selling public lands to highest bidder an American tragedy
    KARL BROOKS The Idaho Statesman 
    May 12, 2025
    LAWRENCE, Kan. (TNS) — Drive west onInterstate 70from theMississippi RiveratSt. Louis. As you crossMissouriandKansas, you’ll traverse 750 miles of pri...
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    Pope Leo offers hope as ‘bridge builder’ to continue Francis’ leadership
    Commentary, Nation World
    Pope Leo offers hope as ‘bridge builder’ to continue Francis’ leadership
    May 09, 2025
    The selection of Pope Leo XIV — the former CardinalRobert Prevost— as the firstU.S.-born leader of theCatholic Churchhas great potential to energize C...
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    Trump and ‘The Rock’
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Trump and ‘The Rock’
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
    May 09, 2025
    President Trump made headlines recently for suggesting that Alcatraz, the infamous prison in San Francisco Bay, should be reopened to house the worst ...
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    Every move NY government makes comes with a cost
    Commentary, Nation World
    Every move NY government makes comes with a cost
    SEN. TOM O'MARA 
    May 08, 2025
    New York state finally has a budget. Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Democrat-led State Legislature were running state government on a series of emergency e...
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    RFK Jr. must stop his anti-vaccine actions
    Commentary, Nation World
    RFK Jr. must stop his anti-vaccine actions
    May 07, 2025
    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing whatever he can to undermine public health. Last week, he ordered his department to...
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    (None dare call it) treason of the judiciary
    Commentary, Nation World
    (None dare call it) treason of the judiciary
    FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
    May 06, 2025
    Thursday, April 24, was a day like any other day — the sun came up, the sun went down, and Donald Trump was hit with at least three nationwide injunct...
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    No need for Trump’s Hollywood protectionism
    Commentary, Nation World
    No need for Trump’s Hollywood protectionism
    DAVID MASTIO Kansas City Star 
    May 06, 2025
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — On a typical day, Donald Trump’s word is about as good as Gollum’s claim he wouldn’t try to steal back his “precious” in Lord of th...
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    Can they keep the lights on?
    Commentary, Nation World
    Can they keep the lights on?
    SUSAN SHELLEY Los Angeles Daily News 
    May 05, 2025
    LOS ANGELES (TNS) —In January, former Vice President Al Gore listed hisArlington, Virginia, mansion for rent, asking $9,000 a month. Reportedly Gore i...
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    George Santos gets a well-deserved sentence
    Commentary, New York
    George Santos gets a well-deserved sentence
    May 01, 2025
    Less than 2½ years after George Santos rocketed from obscurity to being presented as the face of a young new GOP, the now-former Long Island con(gress...
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    We practice ‘wasteful spending’ too
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    We practice ‘wasteful spending’ too
    DEB WUETHRICH 
    May 01, 2025
    The term “wasteful spending” is bandied about a lot today. I don’t want to talk about underlying controversies, or who should or should not be the one...
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    Impeachment, really? Hack Democrat goes to the well again
    Commentary, Nation World
    Impeachment, really? Hack Democrat goes to the well again
    NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
    May 01, 2025
    DETROIT (TNS) — Americans knew exactly what they would get when they electedDonald Trumppresident last November. And now, to quote Mencken, they're ge...
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    In 100 days, Trump cabinet members confirm concerns
    Commentary, Nation World
    In 100 days, Trump cabinet members confirm concerns
    CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
    Apr 30, 2025
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Donald Trump’s first 100 days have confirmed the initial concerns about some of his most high-profile appointees. Another...
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    Tax relief remains a winning issue
    Commentary, Nation World
    Tax relief remains a winning issue
    Apr 30, 2025
    Markets have stabilized somewhat as President Donald Trump’s team negotiates trade deals with various nations and theWhite Housetempers its more extre...
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    AI chatbots want you hooked — maybe too hooked
    Commentary, Nation World, New York
    AI chatbots want you hooked — maybe too hooked
    PARMY OLSON Bloomberg Opinion 
    Apr 30, 2025
    NEW YORK (TNS) — AI companions programmed to forge emotional bonds are no longer confined to movie scripts. They are here, operating in a regulatory W...
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    Schools must treat parents, kids with more respect
    Commentary, Nation World
    Schools must treat parents, kids with more respect
    DAVID MASTIO Kansas City Star 
    Apr 29, 2025
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — The “queens” and “queers” of the kindergarten alphabet book “Pride Puppy” finally had their day before theSupreme Court. Predictabl...
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    Taxpayer-funded exhibit lionized Fauci
    Commentary, Nation World
    Taxpayer-funded exhibit lionized Fauci
    Apr 29, 2025
    The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History spent $18 million on its “Entertainment Nation” exhibit, which displayed a mask supposedly worn ...
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    Fireworks a blast over Bradner Stadium Friday night
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    Fireworks a blast over Bradner Stadium Friday night
    July 4, 2025
    OLEAN — The tradition of fireworks over Bradner Stadium to celebrate Independence Day continued Friday night as the Olean Oilers treated the area to b...
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    McNeil’s 2-run homer in 7th off Weaver lifts Mets over Yankees 6-5 in Subway Series opener
    National Sports, NY State Sports, Sports
    McNeil’s 2-run homer in 7th off Weaver lifts Mets over Yankees 6-5 in Subway Series opener
    July 4, 2025
    NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff McNeil hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Luke Weaver in the seventh inning, leading the New York Mets over the Yankees 6-5 on Fri...
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    Strolling on the Allegheny River Valley Trail
    Local News, News
    Strolling on the Allegheny River Valley Trail
    Jim Eckstrom 
    July 4, 2025
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    Ex-Bills, Steelers WR Chase Claypool explains year-long absence from league
    Local Sports, Sports
    Ex-Bills, Steelers WR Chase Claypool explains year-long absence from league
    By Ryan Talbot - Syracuse.com (TNS) 
    July 4, 2025
    Chase Claypool was the talk of the spring with the Buffalo Bills, in 2024. The Bills signed the wide receiver to a one-year contract on May 3 after tr...
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    Olean YMCA reaches 80% of Annual Campaign goal
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    Olean YMCA reaches 80% of Annual Campaign goal
    By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    July 4, 2025
    OLEAN — The Olean YMCA announced Wednesday that it has reached 80% of its Annual Campaign fundraising goal of $200,000, a major milestone that brings ...
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    Ellicottville, Allegany County receive combined $1.5 million for infrastructure projects
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    Ellicottville, Allegany County receive combined $1.5 million for infrastructure projects
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    July 4, 2025
    ELLICOTTVILLE — The village of Ellicottville and the Allegany County Tourism and Culture department have been awarded a combined $1.5 million in grant...
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