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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...

Readers’ Turn to Write: Climate alarmists shift arguments while New Yorkers pay

Commentary, Opinion

Readers’ Turn to Write: Climate alarmists shift arguments while New Yorkers pay

By GARY ABRAHAM

Jul 15, 2026

Cattaraugus County Legislator Brenda Hanson has commented on the failure of the Alle-Catt wind project to provide any public benefits. I’d like to off...

Waste of the Day: ‘Super cereal’ rots in storage

Commentary, Opinion

Waste of the Day: ‘Super cereal’ rots in storage

Jul 15, 2026

As of June 2025, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was paying to store $2.9 million of rotten “super cereal” and $10 million of fo...

Just say no to gerrymandering NY districts

Commentary, Opinion

Just say no to gerrymandering NY districts

Jul 14, 2026

The nation has been consumed by gerrymandering madness, and New York lawmakers, sadly, are eager to join in. Gerrymandering, the drawing of districts ...

When health care becomes a choice, something is broken

Commentary, Opinion

When health care becomes a choice, something is broken

By CAROLYN GOODE The Fulcrum/TNS

Jul 14, 2026

Recently, a nurse told me she had to choose between paying for her husband’s surgery and putting a new roof on their home. “We’re praying for no rain,...

What Ronald Reagan would do today for the people of Ukraine

Commentary, Opinion

What Ronald Reagan would do today for the people of Ukraine

By BOB KUSTRA Chicago Tribune

Jul 14, 2026

CHICAGO (TNS) — If we want to consider what’s possible for Ukraine, the people of Poland are living proof. They gained freedom from communist rule at ...

Outdoor recreation a key part of New York’s economy

Commentary, Opinion

Outdoor recreation a key part of New York’s economy

By SEN. TOM O'MARA

Jul 13, 2026

The month of July is recognized as National Park and Recreation Month and it’s a designation certainly worthy of attention in Western New York and the...

Letter to the Editor: Critical test for energy sources is reliability

Commentary, Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Critical test for energy sources is reliability

Jul 13, 2026

Ideas have consequences. Bad ideas have victims. The idea that fossil fuels are destroying the planet and wind and solar will save it is a bad idea — ...

The global reading crisis that started with smartphones

Commentary, Opinion

The global reading crisis that started with smartphones

By DAVID SHELLEY Los Angeles Times

Jul 13, 2026

LONDON (TNS) — There’s a simple statistic that often stops people in their tracks. It is this: Reading for pleasure as a child is the factor that stud...

A senator’s ‘big idea’ would be an economic disaster

Commentary, Opinion

A senator’s ‘big idea’ would be an economic disaster

Jul 09, 2026

Modern politics in many quarters is more performance art than serious policy, a never-ending quest to generate votes rather than address substantive i...

Guest Commentary: How ‘running government like a business’ can result in extraction

Columns, Commentary, Opinion

Guest Commentary: How ‘running government like a business’ can result in extraction

By MIKE BLUMENTHAL

Jul 09, 2026

There is a version of “running government like a business” that appeals to the average American. Lean operations. Accountable managers. No waste. Resu...

Is this socialist wave the left’s Tea Party moment?

Commentary, Opinion

Is this socialist wave the left’s Tea Party moment?

By DAVID M. DRUCKER Bloomberg Opinion

Jul 09, 2026

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The Democratic establishment, shaken by the rise of progressive socialists, is right to wonder where this wave might lead. The simi...

Time to enforce the MOU with Iran

Columns, Commentary, Opinion

Time to enforce the MOU with Iran

By LANCE GORDON RealClearPolitics

Jul 08, 2026

Iran has broken the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, attacking Gulf shipping, refusing to grant IAEA access to nuclear sites, and stating it wil...

Presidential scandals occur like clockwork every 50 years

Columns, Commentary, Opinion

Presidential scandals occur like clockwork every 50 years

By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News

Jul 08, 2026

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Every 50 years, it’s become traditional for the United States to celebrate the survival of its democracy for another half century, ...

Waste of the Day: A double-duty public employee

Commentary, Opinion

Waste of the Day: A double-duty public employee

Jul 08, 2026

A Texas woman simultaneously held full-time jobs with the state government and the City of Austin without disclosing the conflict to either employer, ...

Commentary, Opinion

Why teens need summer jobs — and why they are harder to find

Jul 08, 2026

Ask almost any adult about their first summer job, and they’ll remember it instantly. Usually with a smile on their face. Maybe you scooped ice cream ...

Let the market reward what keeps the lights on

Commentary, Opinion

Let the market reward what keeps the lights on

By BRENDA HANSON

Jul 07, 2026

Ideas have consequences. Bad ideas have victims. The idea that fossil fuels are destroying the planet and wind and solar will save it is a bad idea — ...

Things do tend to work out

Commentary, Opinion

Things do tend to work out

By DEB WUETHRICH

Jul 07, 2026

I’ve heard there were some pretty impressive fireworks displays (and other celebrations) in our area to mark our nation’s 250th birthday. I can hear t...

Commentary, Opinion

Congress moves toward making college more affordable

Jul 06, 2026

As children make their way through school, they are often reminded college is the path toward a successful career and stability. However, for many stu...

Thanks to social media, tanning makes an unfortunate comeback among teen girls

Commentary, Opinion

Thanks to social media, tanning makes an unfortunate comeback among teen girls

By ROBIN ABCARIAN Los Angeles Times

Jul 06, 2026

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — What in the actual Stage 4 melanoma is going on around here? "Auntie, look at my tan lines!" my 16-year-old niece commanded after ...

Centrist Democrats must not let ‘democratic socialists’ take over

Commentary, Opinion

Centrist Democrats must not let ‘democratic socialists’ take over

Jul 06, 2026

Donald Trump remade the Republican Party in his own image, and those GOP incumbents who’ve attempted to stand in his way or haven’t been exuberantly s...