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Lessons on globalization
ELIZABETH SHACKELFORD, Tribune News Service 
Apr 12, 2021
The Ever Given had been stuck in Suez sand for nearly a week when my neighbor asked if we were sure the giant container ship hadn’t been sabotaged. It...
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The good and the ugly of Trump
Local Columnists, Nation World
JAY AMBROSE Tribune News Service 
Mar 05, 2021
He walked out on the stage and the crowd was cheering, the music was blasting “I’m proud to be an American,” and former President Donald Trump did loo...
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COVID loss is more than a big number
Local Columnists, Nation World
Feb 25, 2021
There’s some debate over the ability of the human mind to really comprehend numbers, especially as they get bigger. Five is simple. One can easily pic...
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A longtime Democrat’s warning
Local Columnists, Nation World, New York
Feb 09, 2021
Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, Ohio is the longest-serving woman in the current Congress. She has also been in the U.S. House of Representatives longer than ...
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Toward an ‘intended’ America
Leters to the Editor
Jan 30, 2021
Regarding the letter to the editor, “Selective Punishment Against Trump,” in the Jan. 19 edition of the Times Herald, it is a sad reminder that some p...
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Unity, truth bring healing
Local Columnists, Nation World
Jan 25, 2021
President Joe Biden presents two essential values to the nation: unity and truth. Whether Americans accept them is, of course, another matter. Biden g...
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Why can’t we have unity?
Local Columnists, Nation World
Jan 23, 2021
President Joe Biden, in his inaugural address, talked about what ails us — divisiveness and demonization. He talked about the one great goal: Unity. T...
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Progressive Perspective: America is suffering from PTSD
Local Columnists, Nation World
CHRIS STANLEY Special to Olean Times Herald 
Jan 21, 2021
Whatever one thinks of the national news media, it seems clear that their insistence on reporting every detail of what President Trump has said or don...
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3 early goals for Joe Biden
Local Columnists, Nation World
GROMER JEFFERS JR. Tribune News Service 
Jan 20, 2021
When Joe Biden is inaugurated today as the 46th president of the United States, he’ll face a nation torn by deep political and social divisions, and a...
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Selective punishment against Trump
Leters to the Editor
Jan 15, 2021
The liberals (Democrats) are driving the last nails into President Donald Trump. The riot in Washington was very bad. President Trump’s speech may hav...
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A call for peace in our nation
Local Columnists, Nation World
Jan 09, 2021
Death and destruction did not stop Congress from its mission to certify the election of the next president of the United States. Shell-shocked by what...
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America’s center must step up
Local Columnists, Nation World
Jan 08, 2021
The mob that stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon handed a huge gift to the very forces it claims to oppose. And while the roots of this madnes...
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The wealthiest put Scrooge to shame
Local Columnists, Nation World
ALAN S. DAVIS Tribune News Service 
Dec 29, 2020
For most Americans, 2020 has been one long, terrifying nightmare — with a raging pandemic that’s claimed more than 315,000 lives, a devastating econom...
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Congratulations, Joe Biden!
Local Columnists, Nation World
NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
Dec 22, 2020
Now that the electoral college has spoken, it is high time that we Republicans salute and recognize the next president of these United States, Joseph ...
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Goodbye to ‘peace through strength’?
Local Columnists, Nation World
BYRON YORK 
Dec 03, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden named his national security team last week. Antony Blinken will be nominated for secretary of state; Jake Sullivan for natio...
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Victory for US democracy: The courts serve the law
Local Columnists, Nation World
TRUDY RUBIN Tribune News Service 
Dec 02, 2020
One good news story from election 2020 that has gotten insufficient attention is the continued independence of America’s courts. Across the country, s...
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