Commentary

The federal deficit will be $2.1 trillion when fiscal year 2026 ends on Sept. 30, the Congressional Budget Office projected in its monthly budget revi...

Wouldn't it be nice if your memories had an index? I think this often as I search for something in my phone or my laptop. When did I send that email? ...

SUWANEE, Georgia (TNS) — The national debt now exceeds $40 trillion. That equals roughly $117,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States....

Earlier this year, the state Senate adopted a resolution I co-sponsored once again proclaiming the month of May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month across...

My husband and I were driving from Maryland up to Canada. We had stayed all night in Olean and were on our way to a food festival in Ellicottville. Ar...

Parents often worry that obsessive video game playing will keep their sons from finding productive careers. The Federal Aviation Administration has a ...

New York’s ethics enforcement mechanisms are far more effective than they used to be. A decade ago, state watchdogs pretty much left it up to federal ...

Every August, store shelves fill with backpacks, notebooks and lunchboxes as families prepare for another school year. But back-to-school season isn't...

Socialism gets rebranded every generation. New faces, a new hashtag and a catchy slogan, but the pitch stays the same: This time will be different. It...

NEW YORK (TNS) — If the bad news is that members of Generation Z can’t afford to buy a house until they are middle-aged — which isn’t really bad news,...

The number 40 trillion — 40 followed by 12 zeros — is largely incomprehensible as it pertains to everyday life. But for context, consider that 40 tril...

A theater in downtown Denver has defaulted on its $400,000 taxpayer-backed loan without opening for a single show. The loan included $52,000 earmarked...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — On Fox News, they’re still talking about the "socialist takeover" of the Democratic Party — so are President Donald Trump and top R...

Francesca Hong was supposed to win the Democratic Party nomination for governor of Wisconsin by 20 points — she lost by 0.4%. The Polymarket trading s...

An Olean Times Herald article in July on the Right Thinkers panel discussion touched on the reason immigrants came to America, as well as perceived th...

Our Senate Republican conference began this year by unveiling a comprehensive legislative agenda known as “Save New York.” We hoped to set the stage f...

Invasion of the yellow jackets. Sounds like a Revolutionary War battle, doesn’t it? It was definitely war between these flying insects and me these pa...

State Attorney General Tish James should be digging into the $100 million pit of waste, lost opportunities and likely self-dealing that is the West Ha...