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Boudin: Debate spectacle will trump common sense
Commentary, Local Columnists
KELSEY BOUDIN, Olean Times Herald 
Sep 26, 2016
Some may see tomorrow night as marking the beginning of the end. Yes, each election cycle sends media types spiraling out of control — Democrat, Repub...
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Home Again: Encounters offer lessons in humility
Commentary, Local Columnists
DEB WUETHRICH Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Sep 26, 2016
Definitions of the word “humility” include “a quality of being humble” and “a modest sense of one’s own significance.” To be humble is to be “modest, ...
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Letter: Walkable Olean planning was poor
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Sep 23, 2016
About 15 to 20 years ago the U.S. Postal Service wanted to build a new facility in Olean, handicapped-accessible and with room for a garage, on Wayne ...
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He deserves a pardon
Commentary, Nation World
ANTHONY ROMERO 
Sep 21, 2016
(TNS) Cases like Edward Snowden’s are precisely the reason the president’s constitutional pardon power exists. Historically, outgoing presidents have ...
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Letter: Celebrating our county sheriffs
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Sep 21, 2016
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proclaimed Sept. 18-24 Sheriff’s Week in New York state. This celebration is in honor of the significant traditional and contemp...
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Here’s why Trump could win
Commentary, Nation World
JOHN M. CRISP Tribune News Service 
Sep 20, 2016
(TNS) Here’s an anecdote from last week that indicates that Donald Trump has a credible chance to become the next president of the United States: I at...
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RTW: How long does it take to learn?
Commentary, Readers Turn To Write
ART SIMMONS Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Sep 20, 2016
I like to say wisdom is a combination of intelligence and experience. Some things you learn quickly, similar to touching a hot stove, when you become ...
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Letter: 9/11 Poker Run given great support
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Sep 19, 2016
On Sunday a motorcycle poker run was held, launching and ending at Good Times of Olean and making stops in Eldred, Coudersport and Galeton in Pennsylv...
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RTW: Catt Co. lauded for raising age on tobacco sales
Commentary, Readers Turn To Write
JACKIE MANGIONE Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Sep 19, 2016
By prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21, the Cattaraugus County Legislature has acted to save lives and improve the ...
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RTW: HUD’s Section 8 fosters blighted neighborhoods
Commentary, Readers Turn To Write
ALFRED EADE Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Sep 19, 2016
The article in Monday’s edition of the Olean Times Herald regarding property inspections “in some form before permitting new occupancies” raises a com...
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Home Again: Dear me, Relax!
Commentary, Local Columnists
DEB WUETHRICH Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Sep 19, 2016
I’ve been sensing a trend. People tend to be taking backwards looks, reflecting on their lives and trying to figure out what they did right, acknowled...
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Patience, understanding needed for North Union
Commentary, Local Columnists
KELSEY BOUDIN, Olean Times Herald 
Sep 18, 2016
The North Union Street reconstruction project — so very close to completion — didn’t need another blow in the court of public opinion. It’ll get done....
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