Commentary, Local Columnists
Mar 28, 2025
As I am writing this, I’m crossing the Canadian prairie. I’ve learned a lot about our country in the last week from the prospective of Irish, French, ...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Mar 26, 2025
In the wake of two major pieces of news recently, it has become more clear than ever that Congressman Nick Langworthy had better step up and start doi...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Mar 20, 2025
The country’s political and economic instability, combined with its citizens’ anger and dissatisfaction with the state of the country, enables a chari...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Mar 19, 2025
Person Centered Services and six other care coordination organizations (CCO) are the only entities that address the comprehensive care needs of people...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Mar 19, 2025
In our culture and society, certain words, phrases and ideas come and go. One I’ve been noticing lately is the notion of being seen or feeling seen. I...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Mar 14, 2025
Spurred by advocacy, President Ronald Reagan declared March to be Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in 1987. The deinstitutionalization movem...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Mar 14, 2025
Republicanshave rightfully criticizedDemocratsin recent years for leaning on theSupreme Courtin an effort to intimidate the justices into supporting a...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Mar 14, 2025
When the county is in turmoil and awash in frustration, suspicion and anger it may help to think about basic principles — to think about those ideas t...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Mar 12, 2025
This is a followup to an earlier article that was published in the Olean Times Herald on Feb. 21. Bishop Michael W. Fisher of the Diocese of Buffalo i...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Mar 12, 2025
I am writing to share highlights from a peaceful protest held Tuesday outside Congressman Nick Langworthy's office in Olean, which saw participation i...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Mar 12, 2025
I hate waiting. That isn’t an especially healthy attitude, I know. The funny thing is those who are impatient about waiting seem to find themselves wi...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Mar 05, 2025
On Tuesday, 12 of us met in front of U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy's office in Olean for a peaceful protest against his support of the Trump administratio...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Mar 04, 2025
Recent statements put out by our elected representatives have left me feeling disheartened, as it seems that our representatives in Albany are upset t...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Mar 04, 2025
Just about two years ago, Allegany County Legislature Chairman W. Brooke Harris and Legislator Janice Burdick vocally opposed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s atte...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Mar 03, 2025
I am writing regarding a press release that was shared in the Olean Times Herald regarding Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski's town hall meeting on Feb. 27....
Commentary, Local Columnists
Mar 03, 2025
Thanks to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court decision to grant him untethered carte blanche to do whatever he wishes without repercussions, he has...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Feb 26, 2025
Rep. Nick Langworthy is sworn to uphold the U.S. Constitution, the laws of our country and to serve his constituents. He is doing none of these things...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Feb 21, 2025
Let’s be honest with ourselves. The current political climate is toxic for both sides of the aisle. For some time now, though, it has been extreme and...
Local Sports, Sports
July 19, 2025
Jon Beardsley described it as having “a really good mindset for improvement.” In just its third game of the season, his Fillmore softball team held a ...
Local Sports, Sports
July 19, 2025
Their high school softball careers are over, but the sport isn’t done with them yet. Before Makenna Dunbar and Emma Edwards go on to play collegiate s...
Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
July 19, 2025
Big 30 baseball player of the year Landon Barkley has been great for Bolivar-Richburg, and he also knows that sports are about fun and opportunities t...
Local News, News, NY State News
July 18, 2025
WELLSVILLE — The sky filled with twirls and checks of red, blue, yellow and green, creating a kaleidoscope of color, when more than 30 hot air balloon...
Crime, Local News, News
July 18, 2025
An Olean man is in McKean County (Pa.) Jail for allegedly trying to start a fight while wielding a bat in an East Bradford bar early Friday, and being...
Local News, News
July 18, 2025
ALLEGANY — The Allegany 60-Plus Club will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Author and pilot Steve Jackson will be the featured guest speaker.
