Opinion

NEW YORK (TNS) — Ultra-processed foods, or UPFs for short, are suddenly the hot health concept — the new antihero in global diets. The topic is explod...

I have been involved in four different protests in downtown Olean and each time both the number of protesters and the number of passing motorists in a...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has further delayed what amounts to a tax on energy until after the next general election. Almost six years after the state adopted ...

In response to Christine Van Horn’s Readers' Turn to Write commentary in the March 22 edition of the Times Herald ( "The sky is falling indeed — on fr...

As someone who firmly believes in libertarian/conservative values and principles, I fully understand that compulsory national service could seem like ...

In the wake of two major pieces of news recently, it has become more clear than ever that Congressman Nick Langworthy had better step up and start doi...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Over the past 48 hours, President Donald Trump’s national security team has looked like a pack of amateurs. On Monday, The Atlantic...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — My young friends told me the same story as the novelist: People don’t see them when they’re behind the counter. They might greet th...

Democrats were against the filibuster before they were for it. The left continues to rage against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for casting a v...

Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping has defiantly declared that technological innovation is the “main battlefield” in China’s quest for global...

The last three Tuesdays have seen midday protests in downtown Olean that numbered 12, 34 and 56, respectively. Protesters are united in their oppositi...

Another column about Donald Trump. I would feel guilty for being repetitive, but really what else is there to write about these days? President Trump ...

The warning signs on New York’s dashboard keep flashing “Pay Attention.” Pay attention to the financial industry, an industry on which the state’s fis...

Kathy Hardiman’s commentary in the March 6 edition of the Olean Times Herald is a typical example of the progressive left's unthinking overreaction to...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — When Tesla cars first hit the streets, they sparked a revolution, taking electric vehicles from the laughable Toyota Prius to the s...

ALBANY — As Washington contemplates cutbacks to federal funding for Medicaid, officials in Albany have reacted in two self-contradictory ways. On one ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Despite increasing pressure on Pennsylvania lawmakers to legalize recreational marijuana, adult residents likely won't be purchasin...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, in a rare interview, denounced the idea of impeaching judges when political leaders disagree with their rulin...