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    Letter: Democracy wins with court decision
    Letters To Editor, Opinion
    Letter: Democracy wins with court decision
    Jun 29, 2022
    Does the Dobbs decision make abortions illegal? No. Despite the hysteria of the progressive elites and their media mouthpieces, the Dobbs decision doe...
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    Joe Curcio honored as Belfast Citizen of Year
    Allegany County News, News
    Joe Curcio honored as Belfast Citizen of Year
    KATHRYN ROSS 
    Jun 17, 2022
    BELFAST — Giving back to the community is what Joe Curcio is doing with his renovation of seven Main Street buildings and his ongoing efforts to purch...
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    Wiser than you know and ready to fly
    Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
    Wiser than you know and ready to fly
    May 15, 2022
    Dear Graduate: Look at you! All shined up, capped, gowned and ready to take on the world. Congratulations on reaching the finish line. Those four year...
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    Questions about Afghan refugees
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    Questions about Afghan refugees
    BYRON YORK 
    Sep 10, 2021
    Biden administration officials are proud of their effort to airlift about 118,000 Afghans, plus somewhere between 5,000 and 6,000 U.S. citizens, from ...
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    Schumer: US should unilaterally reopen border to vaccinated Canadians
    News, NY State News, Western New York
    Schumer: US should unilaterally reopen border to vaccinated Canadians
    MARK WEINER syracuse.com SYRACUSE (TNS) 
    Jul 06, 2021
    U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, in a visit Tuesday to a Lake Ontario tourist destination, called for the U.S. to take unilateral action that would immediat...
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    Honoring the efforts of police
    Letters To Editor, Local Columnists
    Honoring the efforts of police
    May 13, 2021
    In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that day falls as Pol...
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    Sunshine Week and the good of transparency
    Local Columnists, New York
    Sunshine Week and the good of transparency
    Mar 18, 2021
    Newspapers are celebrating Sunshine Week, an occasion revered by journalists across America but, more correctly, the gift to every American, whether t...
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    West Valley Citizen Task Force to meet Wednesday
    Cattaraugus County, Local News
    West Valley Citizen Task Force to meet Wednesday
    Oct 24, 2020
    WEST VALLEY — The West Valley Citizen Task Force will meet by Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Topics will include a project update, the Annual Site Envir...
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    A failed experiment in Minneapolis
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    A failed experiment in Minneapolis
    Oct 05, 2020
    Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender was one of the leading proponents of dismantling the city’s police force. In early June, she told CNN t...
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    Citizens United 10 years later
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    Citizens United 10 years later
    Aug 22, 2020
    American politics is the most expensive game in the world. You have to pay to play. Private interests with the means to pay are uniquely positioned to...
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    CCAC Bump the Dump 30th Anniversary events postponed
    Allegany County News, Coronavirus, Local News
    CCAC Bump the Dump 30th Anniversary events postponed
    Mar 19, 2020
    ANGELICA — The Concerned Citizens of Allegany County have postponed the 30th Anniversary weekend celebrating the citizen actions and non-violent resis...
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    SBU prof, organizations spark drive to aid Chinese medical personnel
    Local News, News
    SBU prof, organizations spark drive to aid Chinese medical personnel
    Feb 21, 2020
    ST. BONAVENTURE — A biology professor and two St. Bonaventure-based organizations are spearheading a campaign to raise money to protect medical person...
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    Honest talk about stop and frisk: The caricature of Bloomberg doesn’t jibe with the man I saw
    Commentary, Nation World
    Honest talk about stop and frisk: The caricature of Bloomberg doesn’t jibe with the man I saw
    MICHAEL FAULKNER Tribune News Service (TNS) 
    Feb 20, 2020
    Michael Bloomberg is coming under fire for many things, including his role in overseeing the New York City Police Department at the height of its stop...
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    Letter: DEC’s duty is to engage with, inform the public
    Leters to the Editor
    Letter: DEC’s duty is to engage with, inform the public
    Jan 09, 2020
    The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation has apparently forgotten, in its 50th anniversary year, that it is a public-service branch...
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    Commentary: Civil disobedience in Allegany County
    Allegany County News, Local News, News, ...
    Commentary: Civil disobedience in Allegany County
    THOMAS V. PETERSON Special to the Olean Times Herald 
    Jan 04, 2020
    EDITOR’S NOTE: In April 2020, Concerned Citizens of Allegany County will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the “Bump the Dump” protest, a multi-year c...
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    Allegany historical association books reissued for fundraiser
    Local News, News, Olean
    Allegany historical association books reissued for fundraiser
    KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald 
    Nov 05, 2019
    ALLEGANY — Local history buffs who want information on why the Franciscans came to Allegany, what the Hotel Bon Air in Rock City looked like back in t...
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    Salamanca Fire Department receives funds for air equipment
    Cattaraugus County
    Salamanca Fire Department receives funds for air equipment
    Sep 20, 2019
    SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Fire Department will receive $47,618.09 to replace much-needed air equipment. The federal funds will be used to replace the ...
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    Letter: ‘Tips’ were rights enjoyed by anyone in the US
    Commentary, Leters to the Editor
    Letter: ‘Tips’ were rights enjoyed by anyone in the US
    Jul 21, 2019
    Acknowledging that Olean Times Herald editor Jim Eckstrom has the right to an opinion, I take issue with the way he stated his position in his column ...
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    Letter: Crandall has served his community well
    Leters to the Editor
    Letter: Crandall has served his community well
    Jun 18, 2019
    Citizens of the 57th Senate District have a rare opportunity June 25 to put one of our own one step closer to filling the Senate seat that became vaca...
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    The ‘Honest Ads Act’ will hurt American citizens, not Russian trolls
    Commentary, Nation World
    The ‘Honest Ads Act’ will hurt American citizens, not Russian trolls
    JOHN W. YORK, Tribune News Service 
    May 30, 2019
    Few issues seem bipartisan in today’s toxic political atmosphere, but concern over Russian interference in the 2016 election is one of them. So it was...
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    Community Day: Big Brothers Big Sisters impacts lives of local youth
    Local News, News
    Community Day: Big Brothers Big Sisters impacts lives of local youth
    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...
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    Community Day: First Step Family Resource Center located in Wellsville
    Local News, News
    Community Day: First Step Family Resource Center located in Wellsville
    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...
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    June Star Award winners announced at Olean General, BRMC
    Local News
    June Star Award winners announced at Olean General, BRMC
    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...
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    Community Day: Allegany Senior Foundation helps seniors stay safe, independent at home
    Local News, News
    Community Day: Allegany Senior Foundation helps seniors stay safe, independent at home
    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...
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    Community Day: Allegany County Youth Compeer Program: Where love shows up
    Local News, News
    Community Day: Allegany County Youth Compeer Program: Where love shows up
    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...
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    What’s Cool in School: Students, teachers wrapping up eventful year
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, High School
    What’s Cool in School: Students, teachers wrapping up eventful year
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    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...
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