Editorial

Mayor Linda Witte said, “The consultant team has developed four concepts that reallocate the existing street width to improve pedestrian and bicyclist...

The fabric of our society is unraveling. Marriage is on the decline in America, while child abuse is at an all-time high. Many studies show that the s...

Freedom of religion is one of the core principles upon which our system of government was founded. The freedom to live and speak in accordance with on...

Glenn Wahl’s objections to hydrofracking (“We Can Do Better Than Fracking,” in Wednesday’s edition of the Olean Times Herald) clearly illustrate why s...

I am writing this to state my opposition to the city of Olean creating single lanes on North Union Street. This may make uptown more attractive but th...

In Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012, the United States was attacked at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, by terrorists. That attack was on U.S. soil — ...

Although I never found my cat, Grace, I still remember the kindness of all the Olean Times Herald readers who reached out to me every time they saw a ...

There is no link between meat consumption and heart disease in humans. Orlando Tessler wants us to believe there is a link between meat consumption (m...

A nice wide main street. Over the years, this four-lane street has changed drastically. Prior to the 1970s, it was the main shopping center in Olean. ...

In the 1960s the tobacco industry tried to counter evidence that smoking had serious health impacts by making false statements about smoking’s safety....

The great “American Experiment in Democracy” is unraveling. Today, all across this once great country, ordinary people — not just small fringe groups ...

The members of the Islamic Society of the Southern Tier are saddened by the tragedy that took place at the Boston Marathon. We condemn all and any kin...

As we at Jones Memorial Hospital join other facilities around the country celebrating National Hospital Week, I’d like to thank those who work here fo...

On Mother’s Day we celebrate the sacrifices our mothers make for us and the unconditional love they give us every day. The Tobacco Cessation Center at...

The New York State Index of Consumer Sentiment decreased 0.6 points in April, while the nation’s Index decreased 2.2 points, according to the latest p...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed has started a local Medicaid task force to advise ways to save tax dollars and root out waste, fraud and abuse within the Medicaid ...

If it walks like a duck, if it quacks like a duck and if it looks like a duck, what is it? President Obama would call it a catastrophe of nature. How ...

Post traumatic stress disorder exists not only in military but among those traumatized by violence. Having had the privilege and honor to be called to...