commentary

"Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?" That's the question Joseph N. Welch, special counsel to the U.S. Army, asked of Sen. Joe McCarthy i...

THUMBS UP: Police are easy targets for criticism these days as unrest still seethes in parts of the country over incidents involving poor decisions, e...

(TNS) “The issue of women in combat per se was no longer a question,” said Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter last week as he declared that all jobs i...

(TNS) Not only is Donald Trump’s call for banning all Muslims from entering the U.S. being widely condemned. It is also a losing campaign strategy, ev...

I am a resident of Allegany County, but I respectfully ask that Cattaraugus County legislators consider my opinion. The talking points expressed Thurs...

Generally, unless you’re a business owner or possibly an elected official, you are probably not aware of what a Chamber of Commerce is or does. Someti...

SPCA volunteer Jim Freitag, in describing why he has volunteered at the shelter for three years, says, “Our SPCA has a bold and forward thinking philo...

(TNS) GRAND TERRACE, Calif. — Around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Vanessa Nesic, a stay-at-home mom, walked into Get Loaded, a gun shop five miles south of th...

The 2002 film “Minority Report” postulates a future in which a special police unit can detect crimes before they occur and thereby both prevent the cr...

As the chief of the City of Olean Police Department, I feel that it is necessary and appropriate to address the unsubstantiated comments made by the C...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Four touchdown passes were not enough to satisfy Ben Roethlisberger. Neither, apparently, were his 364 yards passing. The Pittsburgh...

It’s been a few years now since I made the discovery, delving into the holiday totes, as I do each December. One Christmastime, there it was, buried i...

The Pew Research Center released a report in November on Mexican migration to the United States that should give us pause. It did not address Donald T...

Cultures create institutions that reflect their values and interests. But it works both ways. Institutions create cultures, as well. For example, the ...

Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, once one of New York’s most powerful politicians, was convicted Monday of charges that he traded favo...

With the parade and lighting season for Santa Claus Lane and the festive touches to storefronts, I can’t help but continue a conversation begun in the...

Finding the Olean Times Herald microfilm story from early December of 1995 was like hitting on a historical nugget. For the past several years, staff ...

THUMBS UP: The spirit of giving to those who are less fortunate, particularly around the time of the holidays, is shown to be strong in the region as ...