Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Dec 27, 2021
Christmas is a season, not just a day. And it only begins on Dec. 25. The Rockefeller Center tree and elves on shelves and all the rest can be deceivi...
Letters To Editor
Aug 06, 2021
In response to Steven Roberts’ column, “Would Jesus Get Jabbed?” in the July 26 edition of the Times Herald, Roberts transforms the Jesus of the Bible...
Local Columnists
Oct 22, 2020
Pat McCumiskey is a local legend. Anyone who played high-school or town-team sports during the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s in Allegany County knows his mythi...
Leters to the Editor
May 08, 2020
I saw a recent report that Pope Francis, in 2018, made an agreement with China’s communist government to allow it to appoint Catholic bishops in China...
Basketball, Big 30, High School, ...
Feb 03, 2020
ELMA — Pioneer had no answer for Iroquois’ Logan Streety and Emily McLaughlin in a 68-32 loss in a ECIC Division III league game. Streety led the Chie...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Aug 11, 2019
In two recent editorials I examined some of the reasons why so many (predominantly white) Evangelical Christians support Donald Trump and why other Ev...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Jul 29, 2019
This is an evangelical Christian’s response to “Why Do Evangelicals Back Trump?” by Chris Stanley, in the July 13 edition of the Olean Times Herald. I...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
Jul 27, 2019
In a previous column I explored why 80% of white Evangelical Christians voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, and why most of thos...
Local News, News, Olean
Jul 20, 2019
ALLEGANY — As Ward Near and his wife, Nancy, looked out the window of their modern hotel room in Tiberius, they could see an ancient abandoned mosque ...
Lifestyle
Jun 14, 2019
The history of the ecumenical movement has been written about in this space many times, so it is not necessary to repeat them now. For my Catholic com...
Commentary, Local Columnists
May 07, 2019
To our Muslim brothers and sisters throughout the world: As-salaamu ’alaykum! Peace be upon you! On behalf of the Special Commission for Dialogue with...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Dec 24, 2018
If you ask many children why we have Christmas, most answers will be to get presents from Santa Claus. This is a lovely — someone who goes around the ...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Nov 19, 2018
What extremist ideology has produced the most deadly attacks on American soil since 9/11? If you answered “radical Muslim terrorism,” you’re wrong. Ac...
News
Feb 21, 2018
MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presi...
Local News, News
St. Bonaventure’s Center for Arab and Islamic Studies aims to promote understanding amid tense world
Apr 06, 2017
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This story first appeared in the Times Herald's Outlook Edition on March 31.) ST. BONAVENTURE — Catholicism isn’t the only religion st...
News
Dec 25, 2016
OLEAN — Christmas is today, and while the day and season are commercialized to the hilt, the Christian faithful grasp its deeper meaning. It’s a day t...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Oct 27, 2016
I am a conservative, Bible-believing Christian who will vote my faith in the upcoming election. I am writing to Christians and to anyone who loves chi...
Local News, News
June 6, 2025
Children have incredible potential and having a mentor can empower them and support them as they strive to achieve their biggest possible futures. Big...
Local News, News
June 6, 2025
WELLSVILLE — Ardent Solutions, Inc.’s First Step Family Resource Center, located at 83 N. Main St., is open to families with children from prenatal to...
Local News
June 6, 2025
OLEAN — Sara Goff, a registered nurse, and Pamela Christjohn are this month’s Star Award recipients at Olean General Hospital and Bradford (Pa.) Regio...
Local News, News
June 6, 2025
For many older adults in Allegany County, living independently at home is a top priority — but it can come with challenges, especially for those manag...
Local News, News
June 6, 2025
The Allegany County Youth Compeer Program continues to make a lasting impact on children and families across the region, offering mentorship, social o...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, High School
June 6, 2025
With only a couple of weeks until final exams and three weeks until graduation for most area school districts, students and teachers alike are ready f...
