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Until recently, my brother’s calendar — and time — was totally penciled in with doctor appointments. Jim had 10 specialists to visit with as well as h...

The task was simple enough. Trim three double-sized plastic shoe boxes full of paperwork into just one. This was my “one thing” assignment a couple of...

Three recent Olean Times herald articles and a concert in the park inspired this desperate plea to reconsider modifying Lincoln Park to accommodate a ...

Another company wants to treat oil and gas waste and discharge it into the Allegheny River watershed. To make matters worse, a state representative ha...

For the record, I am against foreign interference in free elections. Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election is an assault on democracies everywher...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Editor’s note: Removing a president ...

The Olean Times Herald recently published a story about my experiences with illegal drugs in the 1970s. The story was based on a blog post written for...

When I think of my little girl, Michele, though she is in heaven now, I picture her planning birthday parties for everyone she knows. This week it wou...

The Democrats and the mainstream media have enjoyed spectacular success in convincing a large domestic and international audience that U.S. politics h...

Bolivar-Richburg pre-kindergarten has become quite a controversial issue within our community. I have heard many opinions about our Early Childhood Ce...

Bolivar-Richburg pre-kindergarten has become quite a controversial issue within our community. I have heard many opinions about our Early Childhood Ce...

Unless you’ve taken a course of two in economics, you’re probably feeling confused by all of the claims and counter-claims that you’re hearing about U...

I was never much of a coffee drinker until my early 20s. Work had something to do with that — when I joined the staff at The Bradford Era I had to tra...

Since last week’s tragic shootings at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md., others have written about how journalism is more than a career — it’s a c...

It might appear that sooner or later states legalizing the use of marijuana, contrary to federal law, will be crushed in federal courts. After all, fe...

Rarely do we have a human cross our path who leaves such an impact on us as has Charles Krauthammer. He interacted in our lives in two very significan...

The right to vote. The right to marry whomever you love. The right to go to a decent school regardless of the color of your skin. The right to represe...

Dear Sgt. Hosbrook, though you are my ancestor, I thought it only fitting and proper to address you by your rank and title in that great war for indep...