Opinion

I am writing to encourage both working adults and retirees in the greater Olean area to consider becoming volunteer members of one of our many service...

Have you ever noticed periods in life when certain words keep coming to mind? Sometimes, they are terms that have become popular in our culture. At th...

In the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession in October 2009, the Rev. Jesse Jackson addressed at the National Conference of Black Mayors in Las ...

We got a kick out of an old chestnut among conspiracy theorists — whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe and whether any of those a...

AUBURN (TNS) — Growing up in rural Western New York, we saw industries leave and good-paying jobs go with them. If you wanted to stay, you didn't have...

Nearly half of Americans now refuse to identify as either Democrat or Republican. According to a recent Gallup poll, independents make up a record 45%...

It should be obvious by now that Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing for time. His negotiators are dragging out peace talks, making enough con...

ALBANY — At a hearing in Albany last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lobbied state lawmakers to help him balance the city’s finances with a 2...

Most New York public school lunches consist of room-temperature chicken nuggets or reheated pizza. But at Wyandanch Memorial High School on Long Islan...

If 2026 is the year of affordability, energy cost is the most important driving force. Consumers rightfully want to know that the energy they need wil...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Billionaires are now Public Enemy No. 1 in America. Majorities of voters, in both parties, think the gap between the rich and poor is...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TNS) — Attorney General Pam Bondi took one of the most radioactive political issues in the country — the Epstein files — and detonate...

Enough already! It should beggar belief that the PRESIDENT of the United States would share a racist video targeting the Obamas. It should alarm every...

We’re one year in, and President Donald Trump’s second term has already produced a parade of problematic historical analogies. Critics have invoked Ki...

It’s already been decided that the 2026 midterm elections will be won or lost on the issue of “affordability.” Just turn on any political podcast or c...

President Donald Trump ran on a platform that included downsizing the bloated federal administrative state. He has more than delivered. In January 202...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — I can't recall another time when my grown kids have called their mom the political journalist to talk about political news. But my ...

Five years after Democrats pushed to nationalize election law, they’re up in arms that Republican President Donald Trump is talking about nationalizin...