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    President Trump’s greatest test yet
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    President Trump’s greatest test yet
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
    Jun 05, 2019
    In April I suggested that President Trump consider gradually escalating tariffs against Mexico to compel that country to end the flow of illegal immig...
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    The flag of Massachusetts is ‘racist’? Who knew?
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    The flag of Massachusetts is ‘racist’? Who knew?
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
    May 31, 2019
    A new front has opened up in America’s culture wars, and specifically in the Left's ongoing effort to stigmatize even the most innocuous elements of o...
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    Democrats look at South Africa, and they like what they see
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    Democrats look at South Africa, and they like what they see
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
    May 19, 2019
    Even in the wake of its latest free election, held May 8, South Africa is not, on the face of it, a model of vibrant democracy. The country suffers fr...
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    Dr. Andrew Roth to speak on ‘The American Story’ April 3 at Bona
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Dr. Andrew Roth to speak on ‘The American Story’ April 3 at Bona
    Mar 26, 2019
    ST. BONAVENTURE — Dr. Andrew Roth, who served as interim president of St. Bonaventure University during the 2016-2017 academic year, will return to th...
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    The reparations boondoggle
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    The reparations boondoggle
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
    Mar 02, 2019
    Incredibly, three major Democratic candidates for president have voiced their support for reparations, compensation to the descendants of slaves and t...
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    From the Right: Will petty Democrats spurn Trump’s call to ‘greatness’?
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    From the Right: Will petty Democrats spurn Trump’s call to ‘greatness’?
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
    Feb 11, 2019
    The State of the Union addresses that President Donald Trump has delivered have two things in common: first, Trump struck a conciliatory, bipartisan, ...
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    Letter: Celebrating Black History Month
    Commentary, Leters to the Editor
    Letter: Celebrating Black History Month
    Feb 11, 2019
    In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, an educator, originated “Negro History Week.” Fifty years later it became “Black History Month.” Dr. Woodson chose Feb...
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    Cuomo vows New York will lead nation with progressive agenda
    News, Western New York
    Cuomo vows New York will lead nation with progressive agenda
    STEPHEN R. GROVES, Associated Press 
    Jan 02, 2019
    NEW YORK (AP) — Sounding like the presidential candidate he insists he is not, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo unleashed an energetic attack against Presid...
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    Letter: Is it time for Trump to go?
    Commentary, Leters to the Editor
    Letter: Is it time for Trump to go?
    Dec 27, 2018
    Regardless of political party, President Donald Trump is no longer suited to lead our nation. The economy is on track for the worst December since the...
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    Letter: Thankful for turnout at memorial
    Commentary, Leters to the Editor
    Letter: Thankful for turnout at memorial
    Nov 12, 2018
    I thank the outpouring of support we received at the program last Friday at Temple B'nai Israel, honoring the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shoo...
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    Remembering 100 years since end of World War I
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Remembering 100 years since end of World War I
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Nov 11, 2018
    Following the end of World War I — called at the time the “war to end all wars” — and the Allied nations’ victory over the Central Powers, President W...
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    From the Right: Space, the next great American frontier, is within reach
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    From the Right: Space, the next great American frontier, is within reach
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
    Oct 02, 2018
    When Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently opined that America “was never that great,” presumably he wasn't thinking of the stunning achievements of the Apollo s...
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    Progressive Perspective: Boom times for the rich, peanuts for the rest
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Progressive Perspective: Boom times for the rich, peanuts for the rest
    KRISTIN CHAMBERS Special to the Olean Times Herald 
    Sep 27, 2018
    I cherish a small, grainy photograph of my grandfather standing in front of a cook shack with five other young men, all in shabby overalls, who compri...
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    RTW: The dangers of self-righteousness
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
    RTW: The dangers of self-righteousness
    BARBARA CASEY, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
    Sep 26, 2018
    I was glad to see psychological “projection” mentioned in Dr. Nicholas Waddy’s column (Aug. 7, 2018), “Is Trump the grown-up in the room?” Another phe...
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    US marks 9/11 with somber tributes; Trump speaks at PA site
    News
    US marks 9/11 with somber tributes; Trump speaks at PA site
    JENNIFER PELTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press 
    Sep 11, 2018
    NEW YORK (AP) — Americans looked back on 9/11 Tuesday with tears and somber tributes as President Donald Trump hailed "the moment when America fought ...
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    Finger Lakes wine region makes big ‘Boom!’
    News, Western New York
    Finger Lakes wine region makes big ‘Boom!’
    Julie Sherwood, Daily Messenger/TNS 
    Sep 07, 2018
    CANANDAIGUA — Just in time for the fall grape harvest and one of the region's busiest seasons for visitors, a nationwide poll ranked the Finger Lakes ...
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    Aretha Franklin dies at 76: ‘Queen of Soul’ transformed American music
    News
    Aretha Franklin dies at 76: ‘Queen of Soul’ transformed American music
    BRIAN McCOLLUM, Detroit Free Press 
    Aug 16, 2018
    (TNS) DETROIT — Aretha Franklin, whose impassioned, riveting voice made her a titan of American music, has died after a battle with advanced pancreati...
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    America was ‘never that great’: Cuomo remark ignites firestorm
    News
    America was ‘never that great’: Cuomo remark ignites firestorm
    MARK WEINER Syracuse Media Group 
    Aug 15, 2018
    (TNS) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo set off a firestorm Wednesday when he took direct aim at President Donald Trump and his "Make America Great Again" ca...
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    Putin cannot be blamed for Trump’s base
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    Putin cannot be blamed for Trump’s base
    GEORGE PAYNE, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
    Jul 30, 2018
    For the record, I am against foreign interference in free elections. Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election is an assault on democracies everywher...
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    Letter: Abortion is America’s genocide
    Commentary, Leters to the Editor
    Letter: Abortion is America’s genocide
    Jul 23, 2018
    For 45 years, nine unelected men and women on the U.S. Supreme Court have played God with innocent human lives. They have invented laws that condemned...
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    Ellicottville’s Courtney Marsh wins CCAA 4 softball player of the year
    Connor Jackson 
    June 17, 2025
    Ellicottville softball senior Courtney Marsh got some hardware to cap off her career with the CCAA 4 Player of the Year, while freshman teammate Katie...
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    Four set to join Olean Wall of Fame
    Local Sports, Sports
    Four set to join Olean Wall of Fame
    June 17, 2025
    OLEAN — Four more individuals will be added to the Olean High School Athletics Wall of Fame this weekend. The Class of 2025 includes Paul Barber (1985...
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    Napoleon takes the podium: A-L grad places third in steeple final at NCAAs
    Local Sports, Sports
    Napoleon takes the podium: A-L grad places third in steeple final at NCAAs
    June 17, 2025
    EUGENE, Oregon — Angelina Napoleon entered famed Hayward Field last Saturday afternoon with a clear-cut goal: She wanted to reach the podium at the 20...
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    Police reports 6/17/25: Traffic stop leads to pair of drug arrests
    Crime, Local News, News
    Police reports 6/17/25: Traffic stop leads to pair of drug arrests
    June 17, 2025
    OLEAN — Two men were arrested on felony drug-related charges following a traffic stop in the city Sunday night, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Offic...
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    OGH names second quarter Nightingale Award winner
    Local News, News
    OGH names second quarter Nightingale Award winner
    June 17, 2025
    OLEAN — Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center announce Rachal Lundy, RN, float pool, OGH, has been awarded the second quarter Ni...
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    Local News, News
    No OTH edition Thursday on Juneteenth holiday
    June 17, 2025
    Due to the Juneteenth federal holiday on Thursday, the Olean Times Herald will not publish an edition for that day. The Times Herald offices will be o...
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