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    Letter to the Editor: Selective outrage on Medicaid cuts
    Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
    Letter to the Editor: Selective outrage on Medicaid cuts
    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...
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    Readers’ Turn to Write: Recapping discussions at assemblyman’s town hall
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
    Readers’ Turn to Write: Recapping discussions at assemblyman’s town hall
    JULIE HALL 
    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....
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    Guest Comment: Trump brings shame upon America
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Guest Comment: Trump brings shame upon America
    MARTHA TILLINGER 
    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...
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    Readers’ Turn to Write: Langworthy must address concerns about DOGE
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
    Readers’ Turn to Write: Langworthy must address concerns about DOGE
    KATIE GIES 
    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...
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    Guest Comment: Cattaraugus County ill-served by single-party rule
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Guest Comment: Cattaraugus County ill-served by single-party rule
    MANDY BUSHNELL 
    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...
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    Letter to the Editor: St. John Parish members not giving up
    Commentary, Leters to the Editor, Local Columnists
    Letter to the Editor: St. John Parish members not giving up
    Feb 19, 2025
    I am writing this to make our community aware that St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Olean remains a parish and is not currently design...
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    Some rare diseases not as rare as you think
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Some rare diseases not as rare as you think
    DEB WUETHRICH 
    Feb 19, 2025
    February is Rare Disease Awareness month. The upcoming week has been declared Rare Disease Awareness week, with Rare Disease Day being Feb. 28. My hus...
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    Appeal 2025 provides hope for all with help from all
    Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
    Appeal 2025 provides hope for all with help from all
    STEVE SCHUMER 
    Feb 18, 2025
    After more than 100 years, the work of Catholic Charities is deeply woven into the fabric of our community, providing hope for all neighbors in every ...
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    NY’s all-electric school bus mandate still ignoring STOP signs
    Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
    NY’s all-electric school bus mandate still ignoring STOP signs
    SEN. TOM O'MARA 
    Feb 17, 2025
    It was a year ago this week when I joined legislative colleagues and school district representatives in Albany for a “Pump the Brakes” news conference...
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    Readers’ Turn to Write: It’s time to stand up for democracy
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    Readers’ Turn to Write: It’s time to stand up for democracy
    DAVID FITZ Special to Olean Times Herald 
    Feb 17, 2025
    An authoritarian coup is happening in the United States. And “we the people” are the only ones who can stop it. We must preserve and restore our democ...
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    What’s best for America and its military
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    What’s best for America and its military
    ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. Special to Olean Times Herald 
    Feb 14, 2025
    My military service saw my allegiance to six different presidents over almost 40 years in uniform. I didn’t always agree with them or align with any p...
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    Albany has never kept its promise on mandate relief
    Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
    Albany has never kept its promise on mandate relief
    SEN. TOM O'MARA 
    Feb 13, 2025
    A newly proposed state mandate causes yet more consternation out of Albany under which the state Fire Prevention and Building Code Council would requi...
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    Letter to the Editor: Farmersville consigned to being industrial wasteland
    Commentary, Leters to the Editor, Local Columnists
    Letter to the Editor: Farmersville consigned to being industrial wasteland
    Feb 10, 2025
    I am a Farmersville resident and a non-participating landowner in the Alle-Catt Wind Project. On Dec. 30, the Cattaraugus County Industrial Developmen...
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    Trump continues to be a threat to our democracy
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
    Trump continues to be a threat to our democracy
    MARTHA TILLINGER 
    Feb 07, 2025
    President Donald Trump, his unelected co-president Elon Musk and the Project 2025 proponents never had a goal of making America great; their real goal...
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    How we win the war for our children’s attention
    Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
    How we win the war for our children’s attention
    GOV. KATHY HOCHUL 
    Feb 06, 2025
    When I became New York’s first-ever mom governor, I vowed to fight for our state’s children as if they were my own. I’m taking those efforts to our sc...
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    Drop drops hammer on US’s fair-weather friends
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Drop drops hammer on US’s fair-weather friends
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
    Feb 05, 2025
    President Trump's shock and awe tactics against Democrats and the Deep State appear to be bearing fruit, but equally impressive has been his strong, u...
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    Readers’ Turn to Write: ‘Unnecessary confusion, fear and harm to the public’
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
    Readers’ Turn to Write: ‘Unnecessary confusion, fear and harm to the public’
    JOYCE ERMER 
    Jan 31, 2025
    In Thursday's Olean Times Herald there are two articles: one includes information about President Donald Trump’s memo freezing federal money, and the ...
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    Guest Comment: $3M per wind turbine should be required for decommissioning
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Guest Comment: $3M per wind turbine should be required for decommissioning
    MARSHA NORTH and WILLIAM SNYDER 
    Jan 27, 2025
    The Alle-Catt Wind Project has stalled due to Alle-Catt’s failure to fulfill two certificate conditions: noise compliance and an accepted decommission...
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    Ban smartphones in NY schools to break tech’s hold over kids
    Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
    Ban smartphones in NY schools to break tech’s hold over kids
    Jan 27, 2025
    We support Gov. Kathy Hochul’s legislation to ban students from using smartphones and other internet-connected devices during the school day and urge ...
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    Tune in to state budget adoption process
    Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
    Tune in to state budget adoption process
    SEN. TOM O'MARA 
    Jan 27, 2025
    Budget adoption season is underway at the State Capitol, which means, first, that joint Senate-Assembly public hearings on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2025-26...
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    June 2, 2025
    (StatePoint) Modern contraception has transformed women’s lives over the past century. Since the birth control pill was introduced nearly 60 years ago...
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    Behind the scenes: The making of the ‘world’s best peanut butter’
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    Brandpoint (BPT) 
    June 2, 2025
    (BPT) - Peanut butter is one of those foods that evokes sensory memories baked in from childhood: classic peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, that "an...
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