commentary

Regarding the letter to the editor in Sunday’s edition about the Olean YMCA, yes, there are always things to complain about. Yes, it’s true some machi...

This regards Jay Ambrose’s commentary in Sunday’s edition of the Olean Times Herald concerning medical errors killing about 250,000 Americans each yea...

Last week, Robert Gates, the former secretary of defense and director of the CIA, criticized Donald Trump's lack of discipline and judgment during an ...

(TNS) It was a good story while it lasted: A 15-year-old boy discovered a lost city by theorizing that a modern star map would correlate with ancient ...

The programs at the Olean Family YMCA are good ones, but as in any organization, there are issues. Upstairs in the wellness area many of the machines ...

Many Christians are being martyred in the Middle East for refusing to deny their faith. The persecution is being done by radical Islamic terrorists, a...

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela. If history is any indication, Olean City School Distr...

(TNS) What seemed impossible only a few months ago now seems at least feasible: Donald Trump could become the next president of the United States. Who...

My niece was swimming alone in a hotel pool Sunday night in Toledo as I sat reading nearby when a fellow came in. He asked Miranda her name, then poin...

(TNS) Given America’s long-running battle with Islamist terrorists — a battle that won’t end soon — we need to know which countries support terrorists...

(TNS) At this point, the best thing Bernie Sanders supporters can probably do for his reputation is to vote against him in the remaining primaries and...

I would like to thank all who took part in Hinsdale’s townwide cleanup effort on April 30. We collected one dump truck and two pickup truck loads of t...

ALBANY — The New York state Senate’s Republican majority has released a list of 35 recommendations for addressing the state’s heroin and opioid epidem...

(TNS) The political earthquake now shaking the pillars of the Republican Party throws into stark relief what is unique about campaign 2016 — that the ...

In most of the developed world, criminal "hate speech" laws are common and frequently applied. People are routinely arrested, prosecuted and even impr...

It’s kind of weird to have essentially lived away for four decades and then to come home again, suddenly exposed to people, memories and experiences f...

(TNS) You may not like President Obama’s political philosophy or leadership style, but you have to admit that he is one cool president. If you’re unco...

The Cornerstone Medical Loan Closet appeared to be closed when I stopped in last week, but as I turned to leave I saw Rev. John Lounsbury hurrying dow...