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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Trump’s EPA pick challenges the status quo
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Trump’s EPA pick challenges the status quo
Nov 12, 2024
Donald Trump has quickly begun selecting members of his governing team. On Monday, he tabbed former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to run the EPA. No...
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The election: Four good things and one bad
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The election: Four good things and one bad
JOHN M. CRISP Tribune News Service 
Nov 12, 2024
Full disclosure: In 2016 I voted for Hillary Clinton; in 2020 I voted for Joe Biden; last week I voted for Kamala Harris. If you’re gathering that I w...
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Paying millions for soap dispensers
Commentary, Nation World
Paying millions for soap dispensers
Nov 11, 2024
The Air Force has been building its C-17 cargo planes since 2011, but officials are not taking enough steps to keep prices fair and reasonable, accord...
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Veterans seeking higher education and connection
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Veterans seeking higher education and connection
ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. 
Nov 10, 2024
Veterans, regardless of branch of service, enjoy time spent in collaboration with fellow veterans who get it. The “get it” part goes beyond the multit...
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Readers’ Turn to Write: A letter to Dad for Veterans Day
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Readers’ Turn to Write: A letter to Dad for Veterans Day
LINDA DODD-NAGEL Special to Olean Times Herald 
Nov 08, 2024
Hi Dad, I wish you were here. I miss you. I love you. You are buried with full military honors. At the age of 18, before Congress enacted the Universa...
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GOP won. Time to prove it was deserved
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GOP won. Time to prove it was deserved
MATT WYLIE The Charlotte Observer/TNS 
Nov 08, 2024
The Republican victories were resounding and unmistakable — so decisive that Donald Trump’s win was projected in less than 12 hours after the polls cl...
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Trump wins because he’s just better
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Trump wins because he’s just better
RICHARD PORTER RealClearPolitics 
Nov 07, 2024
It’s a comeback story for the ages: Despite two impeachments, two assassination attempts, four criminal indictments, 34 felony convictions and coverag...
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Killing of Peanut shows state’s warped priorities
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Killing of Peanut shows state’s warped priorities
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Nov 07, 2024
ALBANY (TNS) — The state Department of Environmental Conservation is, as many of you will know, the agency that allowed a massive dump for constructio...
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The calm between the storms
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The calm between the storms
BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 05, 2024
You may have noticed a lack of bylines from me over the past few weeks. Some of you who emailed or called me might have noticed I didn’t get back to y...
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North Korea troop deal exposes Putin’s weakness
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North Korea troop deal exposes Putin’s weakness
JAMES STAVRIDIS Bloomberg Opinion 
Nov 05, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is suffering grievous manpower losses as a result of his illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine. He...
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Declare war on fentanyl
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Declare war on fentanyl
JOEY LESTORTI, DAVID KASTEN and JOE BUCCINO RealClearPolitics 
Nov 05, 2024
America’s deadliest threat isn’t a foreign army or terrorist cell — it’s a synthetic opioid devastating communities across the nation. Fentanyl is the...
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