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The frustrated anger over another killing of a black man at the hands of police officers is real — the sustained protests this past week in dozens of ...

Sometimes I forget where I am. Driving into Olean the other day, I almost stopped to say hello to a man I thought I recognized. Then I remembered the ...

Folks, on a recent evening I rode my bike around the Henley Street/St. Bonaventure loop. I passed at least 50 people, none of whom had masks. It was k...

Memorial Day 2020 may be celebrated differently than in years past. Parades will be minimal, if held at all, picnics will be limited to those at home ...

Has anyone else who lives alone been talking to themselves? Oh. Me neither. Wait. I’ll be honest — when you live alone there are times you want to hea...

They don’t know what they are doing. That’s what President Barack Obama said about U.S. leaders in charge of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. He wa...

We can do this. We who live in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties have already done a lot of great work in keeping the coronavirus from spreading to da...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — To hear public health experts describe it, defeating the coronavirus is a massive but straightforward problem, difficult but not im...

There is a persistent myth in American politics that a superb running mate can push a presidential candidate over the top, either in terms of the popu...

With more than 1 in 5 Americans filing for unemployment benefits over the past eight weeks, policymakers’ top priority is clear: restoring conditions ...

We have been relegated to our homes for over two months. We have followed the CDC-recommended precautions — maintaining a safe social distance of at l...

Many years ago, but not really so long, somebody surely looked up and said, “I wonder if man could ever fly like a bird?” I think 17th century Galileo...

ALBANY (TNS) — If there was anything reassuring about the ghastly sickness that’s ravaging families, destroying our economy and causing so much suffer...

Last week, the world got a preview of how Google and Apple’s contact tracing project might look and function. Some privacy and security experts have e...

These are strange times. It may seem that the entire social structure and normal ways of life are unraveling as a result of this novel COVID-19 viral ...

Years ago, a friend once said to me, “It’s the little things in life that count,” which I promptly blew off because of my younger outlook on life. Tha...

For most of us the countdown to spring’s arrival brings joyful thoughts of awakening after a long winter. Gardening, outdoor walks, bicycling, fishing...

Like most Americans, Julie Buckles, the owner of Honest Dog Books in tiny Bayfield, Wis., has had to be flexible in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic....