Editorial

As a society we have failed our companion animals. There are over 22,000 shelters in the United States, where more than five million companion animals...

Another summer has just about come to an end. Once again, the small community of Portville came together and showed that it cares about its people and...

Longtime Olean Times Herald sports editor Chuck Pollock first assisted me with writing opinion columns back in the summer of 2009, while an intern wit...

As justification for overthrowing the Libyan dictator Qaddafi, the Obama Administration relied upon a then-obscure United Nations mandate known as “th...

Working on my mother’s estate after her death, I noticed a problem with a survey on her house. I went to the assessor’s office and told them of my que...

ORCHARD PARK — When the Bills took Clemson running back C.J. Spiller with the first pick in the 2010 draft, the snickers started from Buffalo fans. It...

The SPCA does an amazing job with minimal help and funding. The reality is that the building is old, animals are messy, become ill and require a great...

We have some comments regarding the Cattaraugus County SPCA and the protesters and activists from Animal Allies of Western New York. First, the protes...

When I was growing up my family owned a cabin on 22 acres near Mount Jewett, Pa., in McKean County. Over the years my dad was sometimes annoyed by mot...

Kudos to Jim Eckstrom for his commentary on the SPCA in Tuesday’s edition of the Olean Times Herald. He states that staff and volunteers are often reb...

Administrators at Geneseo State College say they did all the right things. They conducted sessions on underage drinking during new student orientation...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed questioned Internal Revenue Service leaders at a committee meeting regarding Obamacare and says he “came away very concerned about ...

The response was immediate. After Mario Williams, the Bills $100 million defensive end’s one tackle, no sack, no pressure performance in Sunday’s 48-2...

I congratulate Katelyn Main on her letter, “Cigarettes in a pharmacy?” Over the weekend, several people brought up her letter to me at a local event. ...

I am getting sick of some calling people like me names. Because I currently pay no income taxes. I am 74 years old. I paid income and Social Security ...

I take issue with the Clint Eastwood presentation at the Republican National Convention. To pretend that the president of the United States was sittin...

ST. BONAVENTURE — There’s been an undeniable buzz about the Atlantic 10 since the league added Butler and Virginia Commonwealth back in the spring. Th...

The nation paused to remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Here are a few comments made by national and state political figures on the 11t...