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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NY’s cannabis industry future dims
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NY’s cannabis industry future dims
Sep 01, 2023
New legal cannabis stores are in deep freeze again after Albany state Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bryant reversed a decision, issued just days earlier...
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Vivek Ramaswamy’s Jan. 6 charade
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Vivek Ramaswamy’s Jan. 6 charade
RICH LOWRY 
Sep 01, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy thinks Mike Pence failed. The former vice president is a MAGA villain for doing his constitutional duty on Jan. 6, so Ramaswamy has to...
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Bidenomics robs from poor, gives to donor class
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Bidenomics robs from poor, gives to donor class
E.J. ANTONI 
Aug 31, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The radical disconnect between Washington’s ruling elites and working-class folks is perhaps best illustrated by President Joe Bide...
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Keep the US military north of border
Commentary, Nation World
Keep the US military north of border
Aug 31, 2023
Military intervention in another country always should be an extraordinary last resort. But to hear most Republican presidential candidates during the...
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Long overdue medicine for US health care
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Long overdue medicine for US health care
Aug 30, 2023
Congress and President George W. Bush sold out to the pharmaceutical industry when they created the Medicare Part D drug benefit in 2003. They created...
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Hiding NY horse deaths conceals truth about sport
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Hiding NY horse deaths conceals truth about sport
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Aug 30, 2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS (TNS) — Faced with growing criticism over the toll of its sport on horses, the New York Racing Association is more aggressively count...
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The Dream is still unfolding
Commentary, Nation World
The Dream is still unfolding
Aug 29, 2023
The March on Washington 60 years ago this week displayed the energy of the civil rights movement and enshrined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s soaring rh...
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Yes, a President Harris is a legitimate issue
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Yes, a President Harris is a legitimate issue
RICH LOWRY 
Aug 29, 2023
Kamala Harris is one of the most prominent people in the United States, with the potential that at any moment she could inherit some of the most fears...
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Pot roll-out delays an opportunity for NY?
Commentary, Daily Headlines, New York
Pot roll-out delays an opportunity for NY?
Aug 28, 2023
If you don’t see hundreds of cannabis dispensaries popping up around the state, there are a few good reasons why. Most of the problem is due to the fa...
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Republicans divided over foreign policy
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Republicans divided over foreign policy
DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times 
Aug 28, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Last week, eight Republican presidential candidates did something unusual: They held a serious debate about foreign policy, focused...
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Cultivate clean agriculture
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Cultivate clean agriculture
Aug 27, 2023
At 89, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa probably isn’t considering a second career. But if he should, his recent comments point to a future in s...
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No labels challenges Dems’ embrace of democracy
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No labels challenges Dems’ embrace of democracy
GREG ORMAN 
Aug 27, 2023
No Labels, the centrist group looking to field a 2024 presidential ticket, just announced that they’ve earned ballot access in 10 states. As someone w...
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Trump creates a spin-off
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Trump creates a spin-off
RICH LOWRY 
Aug 25, 2023
Just how dominant is Donald Trump in the Republican Party? He’s so far ahead in the polls that he felt comfortable skipping the first GOP presidential...
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