Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break
Breaking News
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
August 18, 2026
OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...

Opinion

Uniform doesn’t come with First Amendment waiver
Commentary, Opinion
By JAY ROGERS RealClearDefense  
Sep 08, 2026
A U.S. Air Force major stands on the Capitol steps in his service uniform, ribbons and all, calling for the president and vice president to be impeach...
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Thanks for a great 250th celebration in Wellsville
Commentary, Opinion
By KATHRYN ROSS 
Sep 08, 2026
The David A. Howe Library is the beneficiary of funds left over from the town of Wellsville's 250th anniversary celebration. The sunny afternoon of Au...
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Guest Comment: The peace is in the pudding
Commentary, Opinion
By KATIE McMULLEN 
Sep 06, 2026
Nonviolence educator Miki Kashtan writes about the necessity of “risking our significance” as we yearn for a more collaborative world.  She asks: What...
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Democratic leader lashes out at moderates
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 06, 2026
To determine a political party’s priorities, see what makes it upset. The rise of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is one of the biggest ong...
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Joyful spending is America’s guilty pleasure
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 06, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Americans like to spend money, and they’re good at it. But they also feel kind of bad about it. According to a survey from Ally Bank,...
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We are cannibalizing our history
Commentary, Opinion
By SARA EDDY FURLONG 
Sep 04, 2026
There is considerable interest in — and concern about — what will happen as artificial intelligence consumes more of its own output. AI produces somet...
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Florida is the epicenter of the GOP’s vaccine problem
Commentary, Opinion
By MARY ELLEN KLAS Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 03, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Republicans have painted themselves into a corner by undermining vaccines. Nowhere is this clearer than Florida, where the outgoing R...
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At 6 months, there is no clear winner in the Iran war
Commentary, Opinion
By DANIEL DePETRIS Chicago Tribune 
Sep 03, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The war in Iran, the “little excursion” that was supposed to be over in four to six weeks, passed its six-month mark on Friday. And...
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Commentary, Opinion
By MARI WOODLIEF The Dallas Morning News 
Sep 02, 2026
DALLAS (TNS) — In November 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took more than 50 Americans hostage. Six American d...
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Waste of the Day: HUD funds had little impact
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 02, 2026
The Department of Housing and Urban Development spent $460 billion funding its 18 largest affordable housing and homelessness programs over a decade, ...
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9/11 stories still resonate
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Sep 02, 2026
The images were horrifying. Shock spread like an oppressive cloud that stretched across the country — the world. And those who lived through it will n...
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Waste of the Day: Chips are down in Ohio
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 01, 2026
Federal money meant to help Ohio manufacturers was spent on ghostwritten articles, golf outings, poker chips, T-shirts and a celebrity who was paid al...
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What ‘affordability’ really means to working-class voters
Commentary, Opinion
By JOAN C. WILLIAMS and JARED ABBOTT Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 01, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (TNS) — Democrats’ obsession with “affordability” is right on target, given that American workers’ share of GDP is near the lowest ever ...
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