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Nations at war. We can go back to ancient times and watch how it happens. An aggressive tribe or nation attacks and pillages another. Sometimes the ta...

OLEAN — “You’re a good man, Charlie Brown!” On Friday, the French government named Olean’s Charlie Brown, a World War II veteran, a chevalier of the L...

Recently, a fine report by USA Today Network writer Jeff Platsky detailed what daily life confirms — “The Graying of New York State,” sadly and especi...

Americans were rightly bewildered to learn that, in the eyes of Colin Kaepernick and the Nike Corp., the “Betsy Ross flag” that flew over the young Un...

As Americans enjoy Memorial Day weekend and gear up for summer, we want to remember the real reason we celebrate — to honor members of the military wh...

More and more Democrats have begun to call for the establishment of a “single-payer” healthcare system in the U.S. to replace the flawed Affordable Ca...

Anchor Bar, home of the original Buffalo chicken wing since 1964, has expanded its world-famous franchise with its 16th restaurant opening in Frederic...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Dr. Andrew Roth, who served as interim president of St. Bonaventure University during the 2016-2017 academic year, will return to th...

In the last six months we have witnessed two high-profile stories about public figures who were accused of engaging in inappropriate or even illegal a...

Am I the only American who feels like I’m watching a bad Three Stooges movie when I read about the battle in Washington over Donald Trump’s demand for...

Remember Pearl Harbor? Americans today still certainly mark the fateful day when, 77 years ago, Japanese dive and torpedo bombers and fighters swooped...

Many Americans, who appear to know — or care — less and less about our nation’s history, nevertheless are likely to have at least a vague understandin...

Timely and effective medical care is key to having a good quality of life, yet according to a Kaiser Family Foundation and New York Times survey condu...

PENN YAN — Democratic congressional candidate Tracy Mitrano shot back at the incumbent’s charge earlier this week that her support of “Medicare For Al...

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...

(TNS) Sometimes the test of a person’s character can come down to a single moment. For Sen. John McCain, his moment very well may have occurred in the...

(TNS) Maybe you have an idea of when you’d like to buy your first home or retire from the workforce. But just how realistic are your expectations? We ...

An opinion piece a while back gave us a laundry list of supposed successes of President Trump, and all just this year. Nicholas Waddy is so pleased wi...