Editorial

The promise of a first term turns hollow
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Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Oct 21, 2012
I remember watching coverage of a President Obama speech about four months after his inauguration. It sounded like he was still campaigning, talking a...
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Obama deserves criticism many are heaping on him
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LEON HILLYARD, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Oct 20, 2012
While I am not prepared to dub President Obama a communist, I am prepared to agree with comments from others who are appalled to have to suggest that ...
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Fooled by Obama in ’08
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George Pancio Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Oct 19, 2012
Like so many others in 2008, I voted for President Obama. Well, that’s one mistake I will not make again. There’s an old saying, “Fool me once — shame...
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Tammy Gardiner Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Oct 18, 2012
We all have different opinions of what the city should do in terms of the fire department. As a taxpayer in the city of Olean, my opinion is to leave ...
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Violence a harbinger of things to come?
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KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald 
Oct 18, 2012
The bright yellow tape containing the black “POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS” lettering looked strange and out of place stretched in front of the gold letter...
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Shinagawa gets backing
Editorial
Oct 17, 2012
I strongly support Nate Shinagawa — the candidate that I lost to in last summer’s Democratic primary — to represent us in U.S. Congress. I am one of t...
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‘Bath salts’ clarification
Editorial
Oct 17, 2012
“Bath salts” have become a repeated headline in the Times Herald this year. In a Sept. 5 article, the public health director of Cattaraugus County, Dr...
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Think STEM for potentially brighter future
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KELSEY BOUDIN, Olean Times Herald 
Oct 17, 2012
Each year, college graduates take their philosophy, English and, yes, journalism degrees into the workforce to end up unemployed, underemployed or set...
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One-judge court would hurt town of Franklinville
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Wayne Holden Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Oct 16, 2012
The Franklinville Town Board voted unanimously to downsize the Franklinville Town Court to one judge. The resolution will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot....
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Not all residents opposed to wind farm
Editorial
Oct 16, 2012
Pardon me but I must object. At the Oct. 10 meeting of the Allegany Town Board, a member of the Concerned Citizens stated that the last election of bo...
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Olean lucky to have its firefighters
Editorial
Oct 16, 2012
With all of the news articles about the Olean Fire Department, I feel very strongly that I should express my opinion on the subject. Deep in my heart,...
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Volunteer FD is not for us
Editorial
Oct 15, 2012
The idea of a volunteer fire department in the city of Olean is ludicrous. On any given day, Olean has thousands of people in it, people who live here...
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Honoring the First Amendment
Editorial
Oct 15, 2012
A recent letter by Barry Gan, published in Wednesday’s edition of the Olean Times Herald, continues local discussion concerning the presidential race,...
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