Editorial

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...

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 ...

CLEVELAND — Ryan Fitzpatrick knows how it usually works. Quarterbacks invariably get too much credit in victory ... and too much blame in defeat. The ...

Here’s a quick memo to those area high school teams who were looking toward the second half of their schedules to turn their seasons around and make t...

I know that the Obama administration is very big on electric and hybrid cars and President Obama has spent at least millions of our tax dollars promot...

The south and west boundaries of my property are the city lines. I am a townie. Many things have changed since I arrived in Olean in July 1970. The po...

Recently, a woman contacted the local paper wanting an explanation of the “America vs. Obama” signs that she had seen in the area. America, in this ca...

During the early days of spring, Uncle Lawrence can always be seen making his way along forest trails dotted with snow and mud to check maple trees th...

It was one of the biggest questions following the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team’s surprising, and memorable, run to the NCAA Tournament last M...

The world today is a very dangerous place. Russia and China are engaged in massive build-ups of their military stockpiles. Estimates state their weapo...

Their histories seem inexorably tied. At various times, both have been condescendingly referred to as the “Mistake by the Lake” ... as in Erie. Then t...