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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Improper federal payments go unchecked
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Improper federal payments go unchecked
Feb 06, 2025
Every November, OpenTheBooks’ auditors head to PaymentAccuracy.gov to review annual data about improper payments: money the government sends to the wr...
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Gratitude for gadgets and innovations
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Gratitude for gadgets and innovations
DEB WUETHRICH 
Feb 06, 2025
Have you ever thought about the innovations and gadgets surrounding us? I know, my mind slips down some strange alleys, but think about it. We take a ...
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Don’t eliminate FEMA. Reform it
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Don’t eliminate FEMA. Reform it
MARY ELLEN KLAS Bloomberg Opinion 
Feb 05, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — While touring the flood-ravaged areas ofNorth Carolinarecently, PresidentDonald Trumpdeclared: “I think we’re going to recommend that...
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Drop drops hammer on US’s fair-weather friends
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Drop drops hammer on US’s fair-weather friends
NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Feb 05, 2025
President Trump's shock and awe tactics against Democrats and the Deep State appear to be bearing fruit, but equally impressive has been his strong, u...
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NY’s road to electric school buses gets bumpy
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NY’s road to electric school buses gets bumpy
KEN GIRARDIN Empire Center 
Feb 04, 2025
New York in 2022 told school districts they’d be barred from purchasing gasoline- or diesel-powered buses after 2027, and instead have to buy electric...
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This NY city is proof a refugee system can work
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This NY city is proof a refugee system can work
KIP HARGRAVE Syracuse 
Feb 04, 2025
SYRACUSE (TNS) — OnJan. 20, 1945, PresidentFranklin Rooseveltgave his fourth and last inaugural address. He told the audience: “We have learned to be ...
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What happened to Phil’s Philly wife?
STEPHANIE FARR, The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Feb 03, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Punxsutawney Phil's legend as the world's foremost weather prognosticating groundhog is unparalleled, so it seems unlikely he woo...
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How Trump’s health care disruption could pay off
Commentary, Nation World
How Trump’s health care disruption could pay off
ERIC REINHART Los Angeles Times 
Jan 31, 2025
CHICAGO (TNS) — President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reflects anger and frustration at the wanton greed underlying America’s h...
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Learn from this week’s air tragedy
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Learn from this week’s air tragedy
Jan 31, 2025
America’s commercial aviation industry has enjoyed a remarkable safety record over the past two decades, moving nearly 3 million passengers around the...
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Why New Yorkers will start moving south again
Commentary, Nation World, New York
Why New Yorkers will start moving south again
CONOR SEN Bloomberg Opinion 
Jan 30, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — The housing market appears to be starting 2025 in much the same way as it started 2024, with elevated mortgage rates, low levels of t...
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Is Trump pushing powers beyond the Constitution?
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Is Trump pushing powers beyond the Constitution?
DAVID G. SAVAGE Los Angeles Times 
Jan 29, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Trump has begun his second term pressing his power to reshape the government by firing federal officials, ending diversit...
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