Commentary

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — "It's true that if you venture out onto the street, the same thing could happen to you as could happen to anyone: you could have an...

Last month, Olean Food Pantry received the kind of news that keeps me up at night: a projected 13% federal funding cut to our food distribution capaci...

On Friday, the Olean Business Development Corporation (OBDC) graciously opened its doors and invited our family and friends to celebrate and commemora...

If there’s one thing investors have learned in recent days, it’s that there’s no way to guess what America will do next. With its on-again, off-again ...

"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." The quote attributed to Joseph Stalin has become the modus operandi for attacks on Pre...

New York’s volunteer firefighters have long demonstrated an unwavering commitment to protecting our communities. Whether responding to a fire, natural...

Writers always hope for readers and for columnists, that hope is someone will identify with what they offer. This is known as “the universal element,”...

If the federal government wants to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for the next 75 years, it will need an extra $78.2 trillion in cash that i...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Congress has a decision to make. Hang American small business owners out to dry, or lock in a tax system that allows America’s entr...

NEW YORK (TNS) — The new Bloomberg Originals documentary "Can’t Look Away," which follows parents suing tech companies after the deaths of their child...

ALBANY (TNS) — Last week, a group planning to bring professional soccer to Buffalo said it would build a 7,600-seat stadium. Construction is set to be...

There’s no denying that the federal government needs to sell many of its buildings. It would cost $370 billion to repair all of them, while they were ...

It’s been a challenging year for many in our community facing price increases, tighter budgets, and job cuts — and the need for Catholic Charities’ se...

In March, President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on imports of steel, aluminum, automobiles, and certain automobile parts. European Union (EU) me...

Protestors lined up April 5 by Olean's Lincoln Park for protest number six. Despite the cold, this determined group assembled, waving flags and carryi...

ALBANY (TNS) — Elise Stefanik suffered a significant disappointment with the world watching. That couldn't have been easy. The Republican congresswoma...

U.S. intelligence predicts a Chinese invasion of Taiwan by 2027 , just two short years away. The fall of Taiwan would ensure China corners the world’s...

The Trump administration’s tariff policies — and the market fallout — have overshadowed one of the president’s most prominent successes: The chaos at ...