Editorial

With the 23rd District Congressional election only a month away, I’m amazed at how little attention has been given in the media to informing the publi...

Contrary to its claim to be a no-kill shelter, the Cattaraugus County SPCA is a perversion of no kill. The organization defends its practice of confin...

The Olean Gus Macker Committee would like to thank everyone for their help and support in making Olean’s 5th Annual Gus Macker Tournament a success. T...

I read with interest the article in the Olean Times Herald (Sept. 16 edition, page A-4) on town of Carrollton leaders discussing proposed demolition o...

I have lived in Olean for more than 40 years. I graduated from Olean High School and am employed by the Olean City Police Department. Over the past ye...

Hinsdale Superintendent Judi McCarthy kindly showed me out after our interview at the school a couple weeks ago. We spoke in her office for a good 45 ...

It was great to see that an African American could be elected president of the United States. It shows that many of the old prejudices have been overc...

Going to bed on Monday night, I was angry. My mood hadn’t changed the next morning. And no, it wasn’t because I had picked the Packers to beat the Sea...

It is is sad to see that the Olean Times Herald feels it necessary to print “specials” on its pages that defend the 2012 America vs. Obama signs appea...

News that a military helicopter manufacturer is closing its operations near Elmira — meaning the loss of 570 jobs — spilled into the congressional cam...

The Bills would have been a lot better off if Stephen Gostkowski had made that 42-yard field goal nine days ago ... or if Justin Tucker had missed his...

Gas prices: I am in shock again at our state’s gas prices. From what I have read the barrel price of oil is down, but good, old New York state prices ...

The Olean Common Council has had a good contract with the SPCA for over 20 years. We haven’t killed city animals nor have we taken perfectly healthy a...

The coming of fall brings the end of another enjoyable season of events at the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds in Little Valley. The Fair Board of Dire...

CLEVELAND — It would be easy to dismiss the Bills’ 24-14 victory over the Browns on Sunday afternoon in Cleveland as a predictable triumph over a winl...

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are implicitly blaming Americans for inciting the well-planned military-style attack in ...

One never has to search hard to find evidence of how messed up this country can be, but a couple examples this past week really stood out. The first w...

Picture this: A crowded Catholic Chapel on Cape Cod on Sunday morning following the Fourth of July. It’s incredibly hot, but there is a gentle breeze ...