Opinion

Donald Trump is a corrupt, ego-driven individual who will go down as the worst president in U.S. history. He’s a serial liar, bully, braggart, sexual ...

Editor’s note: October is National Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month. Learn more about the SPCA in Cattaraugus County at spcacattco.org , the SPCA Serving All...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — With Republicans already facing an uphill battle in next month’s elections, President Donald Trump is further handicapping them by ...

There is legalism, and there is faith. Legalism is strict adherence to doctrine. Faith is harder to define. I’ve heard that even a trace amount (plus ...

Radical greens and other cheerleaders for central planning are mewling about the Trump administration’s new fuel economy standards for automakers. Yet...

Columnists always seem to have something to say. I should know. I’ve been writing columns for 35 years, sometimes weekly and sometimes every other wee...

It’s no wonder that California’s infamous high-speed rail line has more than tripled in cost and been delayed by 20 years. The consultants working on ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Russian President Vladimir Putin, frustrated by his bogged-down war in Ukraine, is trying to intimidate the European nations that —...

Shortly after President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on a slew of Canadian imports, aiming to cripple its economy unless it bends to his will, Can...

The Olean Times Herald reported Sept. 24 that a Catholic group, Catholics Vote Common Good, endorsed Aaron Gies for Congress. This group cited Gies fo...

Americans underpaid their taxes by an estimated $696 billion in 2022, according to new data released by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Adminis...

NEW YORK (TNS) — The U.S. deficit has reached $1.97 trillion and is on track to pass 6% of gross domestic product this fiscal year, the latest milesto...

Editor's note: Richard Reilly is president of the Olean Meditation Center and founder of the Center of Solitude. His column is the third of six articl...

ALBANY — In 2024, the New York state Legislature decided the state needed some money — $75 billion, to be exact — for “comprehensive adaptation to the...

ALBANY (TNS) — I spoke with Paula DiPerna on her cellphone, which is probably ironic, because she wanted to talk about landlines. For the kids out the...

President Donald Trump has often sparred effectively with the mainstream media outlets. His latest skirmish, however, is a misstep. Late last week, Tr...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced it has cut off payments to 11 providers suspected of fraudulently billing $3.4 billion to Medic...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Sam Forstag recently joined a text chain to better keep up with a few friends. There’s nothing unusual about that, except Forstag’s t...