Salamanca man charged with murder in city
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Salamanca man charged with murder in city
September 27, 2025
SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...
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There’s worse ‘shifts’ to pull on Christmas
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There’s worse ‘shifts’ to pull on Christmas
Jim Orsini Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Dec 29, 2012
After reading Sam Wilson’s article in the Christmas Day edition of the Olean Times Herald, about people working on Christmas, I felt compelled to writ...
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Remembering Myra Burke
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Remembering Myra Burke
KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald 
Dec 29, 2012
After the waitress took our order for a juicy sirloin steak dinner that promised to be the best in the area, we waited for our salads to be brought ou...
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Many valuable lessons learned
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Many valuable lessons learned
Dec 25, 2012
This is for Hal Harmon of Bradford, Pa. — indeed the Grinch of the Twin Tiers. I think your heart is two sizes too small. You do not see the moral of ...
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Stop-gap measures not a viable solution
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Stop-gap measures not a viable solution
Isabelle Behen Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Dec 25, 2012
Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, John Boehner and a number of other American politicians hold great power. I would imagine that these individuals have acce...
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Sadly, it’s a Christmas day like no other
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Sadly, it’s a Christmas day like no other
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Dec 25, 2012
In this business, when a column is written using a holiday as a hook, we usually call them clichés. Hence I’ve never written one ... until today, and ...
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There is potential value in all life
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There is potential value in all life
Dec 24, 2012
Perhaps if a very angry man, on a beach on Staten Island after Hurricane Sandy, were to be seen looking up at the sky and shouting, “God, how could yo...
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Expressions of gratitude speak volumes
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Expressions of gratitude speak volumes
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 23, 2012
The unassuming envelope that landed on my desk held an even more unassuming mailer from the Olean Food Pantry. At first, I wasn’t sure what the mailer...
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Common-sense gun laws avoided for far too long
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Common-sense gun laws avoided for far too long
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Dec 22, 2012
Like millions of Americans, I watched the news reports from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and was horrified. There are no words to e...
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What lesson was learned?
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What lesson was learned?
Dec 21, 2012
Call me a Grinch if you want, but what does it teach to an irresponsible child if someone steps in and replaces money lost by carelessness? A valuable...
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Israel’s great dilemma
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Israel’s great dilemma
Joseph M. Loeschnig Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Dec 21, 2012
Israel not only has a right to defend her people from acts of terror, the nation has an inherent moral obligation to protect them from those who are h...
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Winter solstice reminds us of simpler holidays
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Winter solstice reminds us of simpler holidays
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 20, 2012
The winter solstice — the date at noon in the Northern Hemisphere at which the sun is at its lowest altitude above the horizon — is tomorrow. Perhaps ...
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Tipping point on gun control?
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Tipping point on gun control?
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 18, 2012
When a U.S. senator from West Virginia with an A-rating from the National Rifle Association says it’s time to again ban assault weapons, a tipping poi...
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