Editorial

Webster defines ignorant as “lacking knowledge or education.” Why then do we have so many people with formal education who appear to be ignorant of th...

I have been increasingly concerned lately by the mindset of many gun owners and concerned citizens. It appears the constant negative reporting by the ...

This election season is drawing to a close, and yet we have had little opportunity to hear or question U.S. Rep. Tom Reed on any issue of importance. ...

Every season at the farmers’ market in Olean we hope to offer a large variety of vegetables from our small farm, keep prices reasonable and have such ...

Regarding Proposition 1, to eliminate a town justice position in Franklinville, I served as town supervisor from January 1996 to December 2011 and at ...

As a Tea Party member who attended the New York State Environmental Research and Development Authority meeting Oct. 25 at Moonwink’s Restaurant in Cub...

Editor’s note: U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, chose not to directly answer a series of questions posed by the Health Care Access Coalition of the Sout...

While fundraising in California, President Obama apologized to Hollywood stars for his first debate performance on the economy, saying that he was dis...

Nate Shinagawa takes no money from corporations, which means he’ll be loyal to my interests as a citizen. He wants to continue and expand Medicare rat...

From Chautauqua County all the way over to Tompkins County, we’re all part of the new 23rd District now and we need to carefully choose our next repre...

Today’s national media all too often hesitates to criticize the Obama administration. A talk show host called an opponent of the administration an ext...

I strongly support Mike “Smitty” Smith’s candidacy for re-election as Ward 4 alderman in Salamanca. His “git ‘r’ done” spirit and attitude has been pr...

An unidentified sponsor ran a full-page ad in the Oct. 21 edition of the Olean Times Herald, accusing Allegany Town Board member David Koebelin of not...

Oct. 7-13 was Fire Prevention/Education Week, when Olean City Fire Department personnel spoke to children of the Olean City School District, from prek...

I have read with great interest several articles and letters to the editor that have appeared in local newspapers over the last two or three weeks, an...

In response to a letter to the editor in the Oct. 17 edition of the Olean Times Herald, “‘Bath Salts’ Clarification,” we welcome the writer to refer t...

There is a qualified candidate for Humphrey town highway superintendent: Donald Prentice. He is now filling the vacancy created by the retirement of o...

I am writing about something that I have seen this election season that I feel cuts at the core principles of this country. The many yard signs that r...