Editorial

“NINE! Nine meth labs! Ha, ha, ha,” I said in my best Sesame Street Count voice as soon as I checked my email Wednesday morning. Really, guys? Really?...

While wind-energy companies wait for the federal Production Tax Credit to be extended by Congress, there are thousands of local tax- and rate-paying c...

After a school day this past week, Alexander Peterson, our fifth-grader, was excited to know he finally earned enough money to buy an Android tablet a...

“Above all we mainly need your time and love.” So states the web site for the SPCA in Cattaraugus County. Until mid-September, my donations, work and ...

Olean High School administrators, staff and students joined counterparts from across the state to march on the Capitol in Albany Wednesday, arguing fo...

Allegany County is a pretty big place. With thousands of acres of state and county forest land — plus plenty of private property which hasn’t seen cut...

ALBANY — Count state Sen. Catharine M. Young, R-Olean, as a supporter of the bipartisan coalition of Republicans and Democrats that will control the S...

A coalition of nine state attorneys general and one attorney general-elect, led by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, urges the leadershi...

As the days are near to the closing of the Dal-Tile plant in Olean, I take a few moments to let everyone know what a great bunch of people I worked wi...

As much as the liberals and proponents of political correctness dislike it, this country was founded on Christian principles, the belief in God and th...

On behalf of the Independent Bankers Association of New York State, I am writing to express our strong opposition to legislation pending before Congre...

Let me just start by saying shame on the stores that just had to be open on Thanksgiving Day. The holiday is supposed to be a time to give thanks and ...

Often when a newspaper story reveals some of the worst in people, it also triggers something that brings out the best. A story I wrote earlier this mo...

Is the phrase “the right place at the right time” just that, a phrase, or is it something more? Is it faith, a universal pull that cannot be seen or e...

A study published on Issues & Controversies, a credible online database, finds that nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 because car accidents occurred wh...

I’ve tried to get away from it. But I like to read. And I watch the news, too. But, try as I might, I can’t get away from it. And neither can you. The...

The city of Olean’s firefighters say they are grateful for the support they received from the community while Common Council President Jim Brady was p...

After nearly 100 years of operation the Olean Tile Co. will close its doors on Dec. 12. Before that happens there are many who deserve our thanks. To ...