Commentary

Poor Joe Biden. It was his misfortune to inherit one of the technological marvels of our time. Before President Biden took office, the Pfizer and Mode...

Several weeks ago, when national surveys suggested that a sizable portion of the U.S. population had no intention of getting vaccinated against COVID-...

NEW YORK — It's all crashing down around Gov.Andrew Cuomo. Third terms can be like that sometimes. But Cuomo shouldn't kid himself. This is all self-i...

ALBANY (TNS) — Andrew Cuomo’s decision to write a book about the coronavirus pandemic — while it was still raging — always seemed like a terrible idea...

President Joe Biden has signed what may well end up being the biggest accomplishment of his presidency, an enormous $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill. W...

There were front-page articles in the Olean Times Herald, on March 9 and 11, reporting on direct COVID-19 aid of about $30 million that Cattaraugus Co...

One of the best things I get to do all year is to review applications for the Gordy Wuethrich Memorial Scholarship which is presented each spring in o...

The leading theory about why renewable energy projects were not being built places the blame on rural opposition. The theory is that the projects are ...

I recently received a newsletter from Congressman Tom Reed extolling his efforts to stand up for “election integrity” by demanding voter IDs. This is ...

After watching Tuesday night’s Common Council meeting, I am very disappointed with the five members, who all claim they want what is best for our city...

We’re starting to see the outlines of President Joe Biden’s foreign policy, and you won’t be shocked to hear that it’s looking very different from Pre...

President Joe Biden is facing a critical test as a surge of migrants, emboldened by the end of the Trump era, is arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in...

On behalf of Jamestown Community College, I write to thank our partners and colleagues in county, city and state government for bringing a mass COVID-...

NEW YORK — New York is moving ever closer to legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Or, “adult use” marijuana, as advocates call it. Whatever. Leg...

It’s small comfort that New York state secured an extended warranty on portions of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge that may have an extraordinarily...

Things are looking worse by the hour for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Recently, a fourth, fifth and even a sixth, woman came forward to accuse him of i...

Earlier this month, I watched a discussion with the mayor and the Common Council take place in reference to the budget. While I realize that this is a...

It’d be fitting if Democrats undertook a radical procedural step to pass a radical piece of legislation. That’s what the left is pressuring Senate Dem...