Editorial

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has delivered his annual State of the State address. As usual, it is long on words, promises and rhetoric and short on details and s...

Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio, R-Gowanda, recently took his oath to represent Western New York’s 148th Assembly District. At a ceremony at the State Ca...

Folks who are concerned about our gun rights (and we should be with this bunch in office) can do something about it by joining the National Rifle Asso...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has posted 59 pages of revised regulations regarding hydrofracking, along with other previously pos...

The push for gun control in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., massacre will take greater shape this month for New York state residents as both Gov. Andr...

Thirty-one years ago (and it seems like yesterday), I was elected district attorney of Cattaraugus County. After the election, I wrote a letter saying...

A warning to those who have a Medco-Express Script prescription card. The literature that comes with your card gives you a huge list of all the stores...

I’ve been reading media quotes these past few days from our political leaders as they rail against the House of Representatives for not passing a Hurr...

OLEAN — In delivering her annual “State of the City” address Wednesday, Mayor Linda Witte reported the city is on solid financial ground at the end of...

Based on experience of covering school closings in the past, I have to say that I am surprised at the good fortune of the Olean City School District a...

Negative actions receive too much attention. Many events in 2012 left bleakness. I feel compelled to share my experience which affirms the existence o...

The New York State Index of Consumer Sentiment decreased 2.1 points in December, while the nation’s index decreased 9.8 points, according to the lates...

I’m writing regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s Upward Bound program. In practice, Upward Bound is a very good program which provides a pathw...

The mental health issues surrounding the gun-control debate has recalled painful memories of Brandon Elliott, a dearly departed friend. Diagnosed with...

The Genesis House Luminaria Committee thanks everyone who participated in this year’s project, including the Genesis House staff. A major goal of this...

For many, the year 2012 couldn’t have ended soon enough. Even as the troubled year closed out, negative watchwords of the last several weeks and days ...

There are 300 people in Allegany County who, as I write this Monday, are on extended unemployment insurance benefits. But as of today, they may or may...

Social Security and Medicare are far too important to be considered part of an end-of-the-year budget deal. Without these programs, millions of New Yo...