Local Columnists

I remember the excitement I felt as a kid when the family made plans to go somewhere. We were quite impoverished when we lived in Rock City, so I don’...

It is with great sadness that we watched the tragic case of baby Charlie Gard play out to its awful conclusion. The infant with a rare disease died in...

The intersection of music and current events has interested me since junior high school, when I went from playing Bill Cosby albums to listening to so...

If success in life means getting to do something you want to do, my brother-in-law Gary Wuethrich was very successful. He wasn’t famous—at least not i...

The Supreme Court ruled this week against a federal law that banned offensive trademarks. The ruling revived the debate about the NFL’s Washington Red...

The City’s Parks and Recreation Program offers a wide array of programming for all ages. The seven- week Youth Recreation Program is back this year an...

I’ve spent time in “hospital world” throughout my life. Having a child who had spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) meant becoming well-versed in the ways of...

As I set down my clubs on the sixth tee at the St. Bonaventure golf course, I looked at the scorecard and smiled. I had taken many, many strokes, but ...

There has been a lot of public discussion recently regarding an article in the May 25 edition of the Olean Times Herald, “City of Olean Talks Resident...

Some people hate to wait. There are times I’m not especially happy about it, like standing in a line at a restaurant if I’m really hungry and things a...

The media continues to fixate on President Donald Trump’s imaginary “ties with Russia” — strangely enough, the Clintons’ very real “ties with everywhe...

It is one of the very few human-service organizations around that does not turn someone away because of an inability to pay. I’m talking about Catholi...

You know you need help: you have personal issues that cry for immediate attention, for mental health care. But, where do you go? There are no billboar...

Government doesn’t always work as it’s intended to, and there’s columns in newspapers across the country every day addressing it. But it’s worth point...

I was flipping channels the other night and noticed “the Brothers Gibb,” also known as the Bee Gees, performing on a program. There are times I don’t ...

A reader who is a decided political conservative emailed me this past week, suggesting that the Olean Times Herald’s Commentary page wasn’t reflecting...

If it’s May, it’s time for a trip to Michigan. That’s exactly what I did last weekend. It was a tough drive in rain that didn’t stop. I love visits wi...

I remember my mom doubling over with laughter years ago when she shared the story of a door-to-door salesman who was in my childhood neighborhood, try...