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(TNS) Americans believe in free markets almost as fervently as they do in God. Faith in Adam Smith cuts across religions and denominations. That is wh...

(TNS) A couple of weeks ago, right after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that one faulty sentence in the Affordable Care Act shouldn’t be used to throw t...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Who yelled "everybody into the pool?" After all the candidate announcements, after all the speculation about who'd go first and who'...

As co-chairs of the 29th Annual Strawberry Festival we thank and show our appreciation to Olean General Hospital staff and volunteers who helped make ...

I t’s not easy to take care of 200 animals. Just ask any of the excellent, hardworking SPCA in Cattaraugus County staff members. Calls come in night a...

There are several occasions during the year in which the city of Olean showcases itself with special community events, and among the best continues to...

I have no problem with folks buying fireworks, but we apparently need some rules about setting them off. Beginning Saturday night in my neighborhood, ...

(TNS) American criminal codes are a mess, and every year they become more convoluted, more likely to foster injustice. States across the nation are tr...

(TNS) The world isn’t coming to an end now that same-sex marriage is legal in all states. But the way that the U.S. Supreme Court forced this historic...

(TNS) Forget the debate over whether the Supreme Court has taken a liberal turn. It is not a liberal court or a conservative court. It’s a Kennedy cou...

(TNS) Should we feel proud of our rebellious Confederate ancestors? Or should we be embarrassed by them? Actor and progressive activist Ben Affleck wa...

A new garden club, th e Enchanted Mountain Garden Club of Allegany, has been formed with the goals of helping to beautify the village of Allegany, inc...

Every year in June, the Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau hosts a banquet to honor the high school seniors named as Youth of the Week, featured every Tu...

W ith one escaped murderer shot dead and the other under guard in a hospital bed, officials in New York can now focus full attention on the probe of j...

Thank you to the organizers of the Southern Tier Symphony’s Walkable Concert on Sunday. What an absolute delight. I wasn’t sure what to expect but tho...

(TNS) In King v. Burwell, the Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act permits individuals who purchase insurance on the federal exchange to r...

(TNS) With the Supreme Court’s marriage decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, one might think that equality for gay families has arrived. But that would b...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Across the South, Confederate symbols are toppling, teetering or at least getting critical new looks. But is it a sign of real...