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(TNS) October has been a clarifying month. The first Democratic debate exhibited Hillary Clinton’s competence and reassured the Democratic Party elite...

(TNS) While the candidates debated, a jury decided. Despite a federal immunity statute for gun manufacturers and sellers, Wisconsin jurors held accoun...

"Marco Rubio scares me," wrote Steve Schale, a Democratic strategist in Florida. "If you're a Democrat, he should be the one you don't want to face." ...

THUMBS UP: The local Pink Pumpkin Project, a fundraiser to benefit breast cancer survivors, sold more than 1,000 decorated pumpkins, which were delive...

The National Rifle Association sent out a press release Friday in response to an exchange between Hillary Clinton at a New Hampshire town hall meeting...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made an impromptu phone call to the Brian Lehrer talk radio show on WNYC Wednesday morning to weigh in on Tuesday night’s Democratic...

As a member of the Sunday school generation, and as a person who has always been interested in world affairs, I must speak my opinion on something I h...

(TNS) In noting its decision to drop nude photos of women after 62 years of publication, Playboy magazine gave itself a giant pat on the back this wee...

(TNS) Twenty years ago, I participated in the Million Man March. Last week, the marchers gathered again, still fighting for the same things. Minister ...

On Dec. 10, 2014, the Cuban government marked the 64th anniversary of international Human Rights Day with sweeping nationwide arrests of pro-democracy...

EDITOR'S NOTE: An occasional look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don't tell the full story. WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodha...

(TNS) If you had asked any oddsmaker in January to pick the most likely next U.S. president, Hillary Clinton would have been the overwhelming choice. ...

The Associated Press released a video last week displaying the destruction of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. The city has been under siege at t...

THUMBS UP: Common Council President Adam Jester was thinking ahead in proposing changes to the city of Olean’s codes in regard to the operation of sid...

(TNS) We insist on all-natural products in our baby food and household cleaners; why don’t we demand natural moods for ourselves? Americans suffer fro...

The heck with rain on your wedding day. Some call it bad luck. Others say it’s good luck, a sign of fertility, renewal and growth. Still, others symbo...

Computer software now governs virtually every aspect of our lives, from cars to kitchen appliances; the human element has been removed from most machi...

Stagnant wages are a key issue in the presidential election, and they should be. Lawmakers in both parties currently have a chance to go beyond campai...