Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Mar 31, 2025
I read the commentary by retired U.S. Army Brigadier Gen. Arthur G. Austin Jr. in Saturday's edition of the Times Herald ( "So what are you doing to m...
Commentary, Nation World, New York
Mar 31, 2025
From a market-based perspective, user fees that pay for public roads should be based on the amount that drivers use them. Instead, states assess such ...
Leters to the Editor
Mar 28, 2025
I have been involved in four different protests in downtown Olean and each time both the number of protesters and the number of passing motorists in a...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Mar 28, 2025
As I am writing this, I’m crossing the Canadian prairie. I’ve learned a lot about our country in the last week from the prospective of Irish, French, ...
Commentary, New York
Mar 27, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — Five years ago,Andrew Cuomo'sadministration quietly issued the nursing home order that changed everything for the former governor. At t...
Commentary, New York
Mar 27, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul has further delayed what amounts to a tax on energy until after the next general election. Almost six years after the state adopted ...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Mar 27, 2025
In response to Christine Van Horn’s Readers' Turn to Write commentary in the March 22 edition of the Times Herald ( "The sky is falling indeed — on fr...
Commentary, Nation World
Mar 27, 2025
As someone who firmly believes in libertarian/conservative values and principles, I fully understand that compulsory national service could seem like ...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Mar 26, 2025
In the wake of two major pieces of news recently, it has become more clear than ever that Congressman Nick Langworthy had better step up and start doi...
Commentary, Nation World
Mar 26, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Over the past 48 hours, President Donald Trump’s national security team has looked like a pack of amateurs. On Monday, The Atlantic...
Commentary, Nation World
Mar 26, 2025
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — My young friends told me the same story as the novelist: People don’t see them when they’re behind the counter. They might greet th...
Commentary, Nation World, New York
Mar 25, 2025
Democrats were against the filibuster before they were for it. The left continues to rage against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for casting a v...
Commentary, Nation World
Mar 25, 2025
Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping has defiantly declared that technological innovation is the “main battlefield” in China’s quest for global...
Leters to the Editor
Mar 24, 2025
The last three Tuesdays have seen midday protests in downtown Olean that numbered 12, 34 and 56, respectively. Protesters are united in their oppositi...
Commentary, Nation World
Mar 24, 2025
Another column about Donald Trump. I would feel guilty for being repetitive, but really what else is there to write about these days? President Trump ...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Mar 23, 2025
The warning signs on New York’s dashboard keep flashing “Pay Attention.” Pay attention to the financial industry, an industry on which the state’s fis...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Mar 21, 2025
Kathy Hardiman’s commentary in the March 6 edition of the Olean Times Herald is a typical example of the progressive left's unthinking overreaction to...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Mar 20, 2025
The country’s political and economic instability, combined with its citizens’ anger and dissatisfaction with the state of the country, enables a chari...
Local News, News
July 5, 2025
OLEAN — Demonstrators returned to Lincoln Park on Saturday afternoon, using the Fourth of July weekend to draw focus on their opposition to the polici...
Local News, National News, News
July 5, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed the tax and spending cut bill Republicans muscled through Congress this week, turning it into law...
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
July 5, 2025
Mother Nature is an all-prevailing force. We exist at her fancy. In her mercy crops are grown, the earth cleaves together, the sun gives life. In her ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
July 5, 2025
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds will be buzzing with activity July 11 and 12 as knife dealers and collectors across North America a...
Gallery, Local News, News, ...
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...
National Sports, NY State Sports, Sports
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...
