Editorial

Amputees count on Medicaid coverage
Editorial
Mar 05, 2012
I am writing to speak up for amputees and persons with chronic limb impairment. Several states have taken the extreme steps of trying to modify Medica...
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Is “pro-choice” really pro-choice?
Editorial
Pete Jermann Olean Times Herald 
Mar 05, 2012
The recent decision by the Obama administration to require religiously based institutions to underwrite policies that violate the free exercise of the...
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No question Bona belongs in tourney
Editorial, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 05, 2012
PHILADELPHIA — They’ve never made a secret of the expectation. After 67 wins and a trio of trips to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament over th...
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Jackson ready for full-speed return to Bills
Editorial, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 02, 2012
Fred Jackson is a terrific football player ... but he sure has lousy timing. The Bills’ feature running back was in the midst of a career campaign las...
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Title confusion in the nursing profession
Editorial
Tina Traber Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Mar 02, 2012
There is a great deal of confusion among the public with respect to the nursing profession and the various titles that are used in health care. ‘ Titl...
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Reading: Oh, the places you’ll go
Editorial
Brian Lothridge Olean Times Herald 
Mar 02, 2012
“From here to there, funny things are everywhere.” — From “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” by Dr. Seuss One of my favorite pictures of me is ...
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Editorial
PHYLLIS COUTURE, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Mar 02, 2012
The brighter, longer days of March signal the production of the first crop of the year — maple syrup. The North American Indians taught European settl...
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On schools, try to avoid myopia
Editorial
Maureen Sheahan Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Mar 01, 2012
The Olean City School District has begun the process of closing two elementary schools by the end of June, and closing the remaining two in a few year...
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Editorial, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 01, 2012
ST. BONAVENTURE — There are certain games at the Reilly Center that have burned their way into the memories of St. Bonaventure basketball fans. There ...
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Editorial
Feb 29, 2012
On Feb. 3 my husband had an accident on our property on Willow Brook Road, Little Genesee. The Bolivar Rescue Department responded quickly to the call...
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The ‘dog’ theory of politics
Editorial
Gary Pancio Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Feb 29, 2012
The “dog” theory of politics — I’d never heard of it before. But my buddy Stanley explained that it was how policy in Washington affected your dog, on...
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Nicholson to bid adieu to Reilly Center
Editorial, Sports
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 29, 2012
ST. BONAVENTURE — He walked into the consciousness of the St. Bonaventure basketball faithful, onto the golden-colored Reilly Center hardwood for the ...
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Pappas blood drive well supported
Editorial
Feb 28, 2012
My sincere appreciation to everyone who donated blood at the Red Cross blood drive, in memory of my sister, Rose Pappas, at the Elks Club on Feb. 13. ...
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Recognizing efforts of the Red Cross
Editorial
Bill Tucker Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Feb 28, 2012
March is Red Cross Month, a time when we recognize the work done by the American Red Cross in our communities throughout southwestern New York, across...
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Yes, there are stupid questions
Editorial
Feb 27, 2012
I am concerned for society. I was waiting to get my haircut the other day and overheard a conversation about food poisoning. Based on the conversation...
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With pressure on, Bona stays perfect in A-10
Editorial
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Feb 23, 2012
ST. BONAVENTURE — It could have been a mood wrecker. St. Bonaventure’s women’s basketball team, in the midst of what many feel is a once-in-a-lifetime...
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