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The arrival of COVID-19 has provided a nuclear-level stress test to the American health care system, and our grade isn’t pretty: at least 73,000 dead,...

It was in my sophomore year of high school at Portville Central that I had my first inkling I might be a writer. My English teacher, Miss Toohey, who ...

Americans can’t seem to agree about much these days, but one thing crosses all political persuasions: gratitude for our health care professionals, esp...

NEW YORK (TNS) — In his briefing Tuesday, Gov. Cuomo spoke about Trump administration infection projections and the itchiness around the country to lo...

Stand up, get out, defy this illegal, unconstitutional lockdowns of our country, our states and our lives. From the beginning, I did not believe the C...

Farmers dump milk in Upstate New York, plow fresh vegetables into the ground in Idaho and Florida, and talk of euthanizing pigs rather than slaughteri...

These days, consumers of the news could easily be forgiven for experiencing pandemic fatigue. The body count, the travails of the first responders, th...

Coronovirus has dominated the news and conversation and likely will for quite some time. I’ve rarely been at a loss for things to write about as a col...

For many Americans, one of the toughest things about dealing with the coronavirus pandemic is that they just don’t like to be told what to do. You can...

DIY (do it yourself) is quite the popular acronym, almost as popular as COVID (coronavirus disease). From DIY PPE (personal protective equipment) such...

I am kind of amazed at the way most Americans have willingly complied with the coronovirus mitigation orders. The first couple weeks, for many, surely...

Much has been reported, broadcast and written about the coronavirus pandemic. It is very difficult to process all the information available about stay...

While it’s hard to imagine, life is still going on. People are still getting sick from “normal” diseases. Kids are still driving their parents crazy. ...

Comparisons between the current coronavirus pandemic and the 1918 flu that similarly swept the world are inevitable, and there are some striking paral...

Editor’s Note: The following was originally written for Houghton College’s “Houghton is There,” which highlights the activities of notable graduates o...

Until now, a virus was an unpleasant but accepted part of life. Most of us have experienced one or several variations of the viruses that cause the co...

OLEAN — Earth Day is soon. The city of Olean has always benefited from the good will of our residents, as April 22 was the unofficial start of the cit...

I just followed another school bus delivering lunches to our community’s children. This time it was on my street and I got a close look at how they we...