Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break
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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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Most in US don’t believe Biden is fit to serve
Daily Headlines, Local Columnists, Nation World, ...
BYRON YORK 
May 10, 2023
President Joe Biden was born Nov. 20, 1942. That has been a well-known fact, or at least a widely available fact, since Biden entered national politic...
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Young men’s mental health and weed
New York, Opinion
May 09, 2023
Oops: A massive new study proves the normalization of cannabis use is an ongoing social disaster. You’ve got to be under the influence — of toxic ideo...
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The ringing sound of silencing
Nation World, Opinion
May 08, 2023
Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr can vote but no longer participate in debates or even walk the chamber floor after a party-line vote to bar the Democr...
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AI is helping us read minds, but should we?
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
FAYE FLAM 
May 08, 2023
Since mind reading has only existed in the realms of fantasy and fiction, it seems fair to apply the phrase to a system that uses brain scan data to d...
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Chokehold death on NYC subway an avoidable tragedy
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
TOM WROBLESKI Staten Island Advance 
May 07, 2023
NEW YORK (TNS) — New Yorkers should be able to ride mass transit in safety. New Yorkers with mental health problems should get the help they need. New...
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FBI’s lawless spying on America
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
May 07, 2023
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush secretly ordered a warrantless wiretapping program that was against the law. The progra...
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More bad news from nation’s report card
Nation World, Opinion
May 05, 2023
Those well-steeped in our nation’s history long ago learned the inspiring story of how President George Washington delivered his stirring Gettysburg A...
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Andrew Cuomo’s cruel broken promise
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
May 04, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — Six years ago, Andrew Cuomo and Hillary Clinton came together for a self-congratulatory event that felt and sounded suspiciously like a...
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Give Alzheimer’s sufferers more time
Letters To Editor
May 04, 2023
Those who are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and their loved ones have been waiting on a cure or even just more time before they decline further i...
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End of Title 42 means end to secure border
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
SIMON HANKINSON 
May 04, 2023
Nearly every headline about the expected surge in migrants mentions something called Title 42 — and with good reason. On May 11, this U.S. law expires...
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Reality TV not real, but a fun fling
Daily Headlines, Local Columnists, Opinion
DEB WUETHRICH 
May 03, 2023
When so-called reality shows first came to the screen, I told myself I’d never watch people expressing fake emotions for cameras. As talent platforms ...
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Recession and the 2024 campaign
Daily Headlines, Local Columnists, Nation World, ...
BYRON YORK 
May 03, 2023
For more than two years now, Republicans have been predicting that President Joe Biden’s big-spending policies will crash the U.S. economy into recess...
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RTW: A new Walsh/STCS, a new future
Local Columnists, Opinion, Readers Turn To Write
DR. COLLEEN TAGGERTY 
May 02, 2023
Retired after decades as a teacher and administrator in the public school system, my move to become President at Archbishop Walsh/Southern Tier Cathol...
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Our government must rein in spending
Letters To Editor
May 02, 2023
If I maxed out my credit cards, I would pay interest through the nose. Clawing back debt is a financial crisis many families face, but none I know hav...
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Pick up phone on debt ceiling
Nation World, Opinion
May 02, 2023
Barack Obama once said that “elections have consequences.” President Joe Biden would be wise to recognize the wisdom of his old boss’s observation. De...
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A state budget process that blindfolds the public
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
SEN. TOM O'MARA 
May 01, 2023
Early last week, when it became increasingly clear that Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature’s Democrat leaders were not going to stick around at the...
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