Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Sep 29, 2021
How does a stupid and ridiculous lie come to be embraced and promulgated by top officials of the United States government? Well, as it turns out, it's...
News
Jul 24, 2021
ALBANY — The Justice Department has decided not to open a civil rights investigation into government-run nursing homes in New York over their COVID-19...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Sep 15, 2020
Editor’s Note: This commentary, the result of a collaboration between the Olean Times Herald and interviewer Marcia Kelly, gives voice to area residen...
Local Columnists, Nation World
Jul 30, 2020
CHICAGO (TNS) — We should thank Donald Trump for skipping Congressman John Lewis’ farewell ceremony. While his absence from the memorial in the Capito...
Commentary, Local Columnists
May 10, 2019
Editor’s Note: While studying human and civil rights in Cari Matejka’s fifth-grade class at Olean Intermediate Middle School, students wrote comprehen...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Feb 10, 2019
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...
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...
Nov 27, 2018
BUFFALO — Salamanca police settled a civil rights lawsuit filed by a Salamanca man who claimed officers unlawfully arrested and questioned him about h...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Jul 30, 2018
We can fill our heads with all manner of ideas as to when that spark from the Hand of God has put into the motion the continuance of the very miracle ...
News
Apr 04, 2018
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — In the spring of 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had won victories on desegregation and voting rights and had been plannin...
Commentary, Nation World
Mar 09, 2018
President Obama did a lot of bad things, but pound for pound, one of the worst was the January 2014 "Dear Colleague" letter sent jointly by his Educat...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Feb 15, 2018
OLEAN — The Olean City School District Board of Education plans to further review policy updates to their sexual harassment and other Office for Civil...
Local News, News, Western New York
Feb 27, 2017
OLEAN — Whether it is called prejudice, racism, implicit bias or white privilege, treating people differently because of race, religion or culture sti...
Cattaraugus County, Crime, News
Jan 28, 2017
BUFFALO — A 22-year-old Salamanca man convicted last year of misdemeanor assault in a 2013 incident has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Salamanca...
Commentary, Readers Turn To Write
Jan 23, 2017
One would think that 53 years after the passage of of the landmark Civil Rights Act, and years of civil rights promotion, bigotry and racism would be ...
Here And Now, News
Jan 17, 2017
OLEAN — Several dozen teachers and community members marched together to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday morning and vow their commitmen...
Crime, Local News, News
Nov 02, 2016
ISCHUA — Lawyers for a man accused of growing almost 700 marijuana plants a year ago tried to claim the drug’s legal classification violated his civil...
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...
