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The March 30 front-page story that the Common Council is considering cutting the city historian, the Olean Museum and historic Bartlett House from the...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The recent deaths of a woman struck ...

As a professional historian I take issue with Alderman John Crawford’s suggestion that the Common Council eliminate the position of city historian and...

(TNS) The competition for Amazon’s second headquarters is only getting fiercer. The politicking that goes with it ranges from subtle and behind the sc...

(TNS) Two top Democrats made dangerous blunders over the past few weeks that should serve as a warning for politicians opposing Donald Trump. Former V...

ALBANY — Lawmakers passed a $168.3 billion state budget in the early hours Saturday that includes surcharges on taxi, Uber and Lyft rides in Manhattan...

I picked up new glasses this week. The frames have more glass space than my previous ones so it’s like seeing more of the world now. That’s a good thi...

BOSTON (AP) — Jonathan Garland's fascination with architecture started early: He spent much of his childhood designing Lego houses and gazing at Bosto...

When President Trump announced new tariffs of $50 billion to $60 billion on Chinese exports to punish China for stealing United States intellectual pr...

I have seen many musicals at Olean High School, and loved all of them. This past weekend, however, a 75-year-old musical, celebrating its milestone ye...

A recent commentary in the Olean Times Herald asserted that obstructing federal immigration officials represents a nullification of the “rule of law.”...

(TNS) As Americans consider Stormy Daniels’ story of her alleged 2006 affair with President Trump, we might want to acknowledge that she isn’t the fir...

(TNS) Perhaps you missed President Donald Trump’s shifty little political move last week on that massive congressional spending bill. Be assured thoug...

While the rest of the country has recovered from the Great Recession, much of Western New York has been left behind. Nonprofits play a critical role i...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking to get ahead in President Donald Trump's Washington? Borrow his media playbook. With suggestive statements, cryptic tweets, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) While federal workers were breathing...

My sister has been without service for TV programs for about a month now. So far, she’s had unsuccessful interactions with a satellite provider regard...

Prof. Nicholas Waddy continues to distort with his biases. Take his bias against the mainstream media. This newspaper subscribes to the Associated Pre...