Local Columnists

( Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of op-eds by Olean Food Pantry board members in preparation for the Season of Giving.) As we approach t...

One thing that shocked me about this year’s presidential election campaign was how many of my fellow Republicans and conservatives expected to lose, b...

As a criminal defense attorney for more than 40 years, I am compelled to respond to the piece submitted to the Times Herald by state Sen. Tom O’Mara a...

It’s best to start this column with a memory. In the end, that’s what this week is all about: remembering. With that in mind, I’ll recall these words ...

( Editor’s note: The following is the third of a four-part series of op-eds by Olean Food Pantry board members in preparation for the Season of Giving...

Veterans, regardless of branch of service, enjoy time spent in collaboration with fellow veterans who get it. The “get it” part goes beyond the multit...

Hi Dad, I wish you were here. I miss you. I love you. You are buried with full military honors. At the age of 18, before Congress enacted the Universa...

You may have noticed a lack of bylines from me over the past few weeks. Some of you who emailed or called me might have noticed I didn’t get back to y...

When I was a kid, “DottieandSatch” was one word. If these family members visited us on Happy Hollow, we kids were told, “Go Play! The adults are going...

It’s just days before Election Day. There’s one thing people across the political divide can agree on: We’re stressed! About 70% of U.S. adults are si...

( Editor’s note: The following is the second in a four-part series of op-eds by Olean Food Pantry board members in preparation for the Season of Givin...

As we recognize National Hospice Month this November, it’s a time to reflect on the invaluable role hospice care plays in our community. Hospice provi...

As many of you know, I have retired from the Food Barn. Having worked at this Olean store for more than 47 years, and 51 years in this Food Barn busin...

It was just over a year ago, shortly after the enactment of a state budget that paid Albany Democrat lip service to the need to end New York’s failed ...

Across the country, people flock to states for forbidden activities, materials and procedures. For some it’s casinos, others marijuana, but for New Yo...

I was born in 1951 and lived the first 18 years of my life in a small housing development near Albany. I attended the local Catholic school from kinde...

While the circumstances were depressing, we were anxious to help — a few hundred American Red Cross volunteers descending on Baton Rouge/New Orleans, ...

Have you been watching the news reports from down South? Some individuals have faced the cameras and you can see the devastation on their faces, hear ...