Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break
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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
August 18, 2026
OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...
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Despite claims, Israel is not a colonial state
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Despite claims, Israel is not a colonial state
RICH LOWRY 
Oct 10, 2023
It doesn’t take long to read or listen to anti-Israel advocacy before the word “colonial” or “colonialism” is hurled at the Jewish state. After the sp...
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More infamy: Hamas’ sneak attack on Israel
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More infamy: Hamas’ sneak attack on Israel
Oct 09, 2023
Saturday’s Hamas terror onslaught from their stronghold in Gaza into Israel, murdering hundreds, was a sneak attack, just like the sneak attack by Egy...
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Yes, you can, if you’ll only try!
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Yes, you can, if you’ll only try!
DEB WUETHRICH 
Oct 06, 2023
I have an aversion to technology. This is no surprise to regular readers. It’s not that I dislike it. Inventions have brought wonderful marvels. Cell ...
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Trump’s courtroom campaign
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Trump’s courtroom campaign
RICH LOWRY 
Oct 06, 2023
Donald Trump is getting indicted and tried all the way into a third Republican presidential nomination, and perhaps a second term in office. Trump’s c...
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Do right by the refugees from Afghanistan
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Do right by the refugees from Afghanistan
Oct 06, 2023
America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan is one of many blights on the Biden administration’s spotty record. The fact that this nation since then...
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There’s still work to do
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There’s still work to do
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Oct 05, 2023
It’s hard to be positive about the state of the newspaper industry — or local journalism in general. It’s also hard to write a newspaper column about ...
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Where all roads lead to Trump
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Where all roads lead to Trump
Oct 05, 2023
Donald Trump’s stranglehold on many Republicans may be exceeded only by his stranglehold on many Democrats. On Tuesday, hard-line House members in the...
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Newspapers are made by and for your community
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Newspapers are made by and for your community
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Oct 05, 2023
It’s National Newspaper Week, and publications across the country are reminding readers why local newspapers are still important to have in your commu...
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The White House dog scandal
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The White House dog scandal
BYRON YORK 
Oct 04, 2023
Last week, President Joe Biden’s German shepherd Commander bit a Secret Service agent. That marked the 11th time — yes, the 11th time — that Commander...
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There’s nothing like working in a newsroom
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There’s nothing like working in a newsroom
SARA EDDY FURLONG 
Oct 04, 2023
Sometimes we can’t know what it is we want, until we know what it isn’t. A previous employer demonstrated to me in no uncertain terms exactly the sort...
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A bomb thrower targets his own
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A bomb thrower targets his own
RICH LOWRY 
Oct 03, 2023
The Matt Gaetz moment is upon us, and unless you enjoy politics as absurdist theater, you might want to skip it. The bomb-throwing Republican congress...
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‘Leaving destruction in their wake’
Oct 03, 2023
“Defund the police” may go down as the most misguided and foolish political slogan in American political history. After the events of the last week, i...
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Our View: Why support local newspapers?
Oct 02, 2023
The first week of October is National Newspaper Week. Communities that have a local newspaper are always better off than those without. Newspapers and...
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The joke’s on NY as tons of legal weed rot in storage
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The joke’s on NY as tons of legal weed rot in storage
TOM WROBLESKI Staten Island Advance 
Oct 02, 2023
NEW YORK (TNS) — Can’t anybody here play this game? We’ve gotten to the point in New York that legal weed grown by farmers is rotting away in storage ...
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