Editorial

Everyone seems to say their summer is hectic and the time is flying by. For the Eckstroms, the summer seems to be flying by at warp speed. Because of ...

If you want to find a good place to eat while driving on the road, see where the truckers eat. If you want to find a good nursing home to care for you...

One of the blessings of living here in this valley are the beautiful hills. They change daily, with the light, with the seasons. They accent storms co...

We appreciated the Olean Times Herald’s coverage of the Machias pool reopening. We thought the article did a great job covering the history of the poo...

There are an estimated 23,000 “gun-control” laws on the books across America. They range from mandatory ownership of a gun (Kennesaw, Ga.) to restrict...

Barry Gan does us a service by noting the logical problems involved in trying to relate economic policy to economic performance. It is true, as Linda ...

Our community was provided with the opportunity to comment to the state Department of Environmental Conservation and federal Environmental Protection ...

I can understand Sandra Sheldon’s frustration with conservative finger-pointing (“Just in Case We Forgot...” in Saturday’s edition), but saving Americ...

I finished shopping with my sister in Walmart and was checking out when fear rushed into the pit of my stomach. I told my sister that I had lost my wa...

I want to thank the Olean Times Herald for its continued encouragement to senior citizens. Your edition for seniors is read by many in our area and ap...

A “Repeal NY Safe Act” sign was stolen from my property on Route 305 while I was in Gettysburg, Pa. This does provide yet another example of the funda...

The Board of Genesis House of Olean and I would like to thank all the donors and participants who supported the Re-Use Auction on June 15. A special t...

A recent op-ed piece (Saturday, July 6, “America Drowns in Debt, Dependency”) blames the level of poverty in the U.S. on government spending, especial...

The November 2011 town of Allegany elections made clear that the majority of the electorate disapproved of the Allegany Wind LLC turbine farm. Every a...

“In the shadow of the Fourth of July and the 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg, the winds of freedom are blowing…” is how Reg Henry, a col...

January 2002, Calcutta, India: U.S. Consulate attacked, five killed. June 2002, Karachi, Pakistan: U.S. consulate attacked, 12 killed. October 2002, D...

Our government has a spending problem. The projected federal revenue for 2013 is $2.712 trillion — the highest amount in our history — so it’s not an ...

As the fog lifted around 7:30 Friday morning, I was driving around the city of Olean, running errands after a quiet day of meditation. What was I medi...