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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A First Amendment lesson
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A First Amendment lesson
Aug 16, 2024
While Kamala Harris hides from unscripted events, Donald Trump can’t stop talking off the cuff. On Monday, the former president gave an interview to E...
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Oldest Olympians might hold key to slowing aging
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Oldest Olympians might hold key to slowing aging
F.D. FLAM Bloomberg Opinion 
Aug 16, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — Olympic competitors over 40 are inspiring — and less of a rarity than they used to be. Scientists say athletes with extreme staying p...
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The plan to cut federal red ink
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The plan to cut federal red ink
Aug 15, 2024
Kamala Harris is hiding from tough questions, and Donald Trump appears wholly uninterested in the topic. As both major presidential candidates ignore ...
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Trump’s state of mind should be under debate
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Trump’s state of mind should be under debate
JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
Aug 15, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — It’s way past time to talk seriously about Trump Derangement Syndrome — his, not his critics’. For years it’s been clear to mental ...
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Maybe legalizing weed wasn’t such a great idea
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Maybe legalizing weed wasn’t such a great idea
TYLER COWEN Bloomberg Opinion 
Aug 14, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — Depending on where you live and how you want to use it, it is pretty easy to get marijuana in the U.S. At first medical marijuana, wh...
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How would Harris pay for policies that voters want?
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How would Harris pay for policies that voters want?
LZ GRANDERSON Los Angeles Times 
Aug 13, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign plans to shift its economic message this week from breadth to depth, articulating some of t...
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Universal basic income fails universally
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Universal basic income fails universally
Aug 12, 2024
Free money makes people less likely to work. If common sense doesn’t convince you of that, a new study should. In July, a National Bureau of Economic ...
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The costly truth about government ‘spending’
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The costly truth about government ‘spending’
PAUL MULLEN and RICHARD STERN 
Aug 12, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Government spending is stealing your future. Each year, the federal government takes and spends nearly one-quarter of every dollar ...
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Trouble paying your bills? Meet the culprit
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Trouble paying your bills? Meet the culprit
E.J. ANTONI 
Aug 09, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you’re having trouble paying your bills today — much less saving any money — you’re not alone. The average savings rate in June ...
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The presidential debate two-step
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The presidential debate two-step
Aug 09, 2024
With President Joe Biden now truly locked in the basement, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are engaged in a two-step ov...
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The unbearable weirdness of RFK Jr.
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The unbearable weirdness of RFK Jr.
ROBIN ABCARIAN Los Angeles Times 
Aug 08, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — It took a decade, but the man who left a dead bear cub in Central Park finally fessed up in a social media post Sunday. Why now? B...
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Family links and legacies
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Family links and legacies
DEB WUETHRICH 
Aug 07, 2024
There’s an ad on TV that shows a guy making some crazy dance moves. A voiceover reminds viewers that maybe their own reaction to music has been passed...
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