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...
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It’s electricity realism, not climate denialism
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It’s electricity realism, not climate denialism
JAVIER BLAS Bloomberg Opinion 
Apr 28, 2025
LONDON (TNS) — The electrification of everything is the biggest shake up the global energy system has seen in decades. Unfortunately, the route to the...
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New York staircase costs nearly $1M per step
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New York staircase costs nearly $1M per step
Apr 25, 2025
Every journey starts with a single step, but the cost of each step isn’t usually $935,000. That’s how much New York state will spend to repair each of...
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DOGE isn’t enough to tame big government
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DOGE isn’t enough to tame big government
Apr 24, 2025
Elon Musk is reportedly planning to spend less time tending to the budget-cutting DOGE project and more time on his businesses, according to Politico,...
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New York is Uncle Sam’s piggy bank
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New York is Uncle Sam’s piggy bank
Apr 24, 2025
Thank you to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for publishing an analysis of the balance of payments between the 50 states and the federal government . T...
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Bumbling Hegseth a huge liability for Trump
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Bumbling Hegseth a huge liability for Trump
JOE BATTENFELD Boston Herald 
Apr 23, 2025
BOSTON (TNS) — Donald Trump can’t get rid of Pete Hegseth fast enough as the tough talking former Fox News host looks more and more like a huge liabil...
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Of all figures, the Democrats drag out Joe Biden
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Of all figures, the Democrats drag out Joe Biden
FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
Apr 22, 2025
Joe Biden was resurrected — for at least one night — when he delivered a paid speech last week to a conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representa...
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Francis was the right pope for a declining church
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Francis was the right pope for a declining church
DAVID MILLS Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Apr 22, 2025
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — "It's true that if you venture out onto the street, the same thing could happen to you as could happen to anyone: you could have an...
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End of the world as we know it, but was it all good?
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End of the world as we know it, but was it all good?
BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Apr 21, 2025
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Earlier this month, sharp declines in the stock market wiped out $5 trillion in value. Which raises the question: If $5 trillion ca...
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Financial crisis of ’25? Better to be ready
Commentary, Nation World, New York
Financial crisis of ’25? Better to be ready
Apr 18, 2025
If there’s one thing investors have learned in recent days, it’s that there’s no way to guess what America will do next. With its on-again, off-again ...
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Trump versus the meteor
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Trump versus the meteor
J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
Apr 18, 2025
"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." The quote attributed to Joseph Stalin has become the modus operandi for attacks on Pre...
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Strong communities start with volunteer firefighters
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Strong communities start with volunteer firefighters
ASSEMBLYMAN WILL BARCLAY 
Apr 18, 2025
New York’s volunteer firefighters have long demonstrated an unwavering commitment to protecting our communities. Whether responding to a fire, natural...
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