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(TNS) Twenty years ago, drug dealers were seen for what they were — criminal and dangerous elements in our society. They were shunned by the mainstrea...

Brittany Maynard, 29, died on Nov. 1. To be more accurate, she killed herself. Earlier that year, she was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma, a malig...

It was with great interest that I read the story on educator Terry Stanley Monday’s edition of the Olean Times Herald. Such recognition was a tribute ...

“S o, what do you think is your risk of getting colon cancer?” The bravos among my patients laugh carelessly and say, “Fifty-fifty?” Others, more thou...

ATLANTA (AP) — With budget deadlines looming for nearly all states, disagreements over closing deficits or expanding Medicaid are forcing several legi...

The construction on Prospect Avenue that caused so much inconvenience for the residents last fall and winter is finished — sort of. At least the major...

Since our country was founded, private property has served as a cornerstone of our freedoms. The fundamental right to private property, guaranteed by ...

At one point, there were upward of 50 gender options available for users to choose on Facebook. Things must have changed, because when I checked this ...

(TNS) Is it all over for centrism — a failed and discredited doctrine? Some people seem to think so. They’re mostly wrong, but I’m a centrist, so I’ll...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drought has killed about 12 million trees in California's national forests. In the Rocky Mountain region, an epidemic of pine beetle...

(TNS) Three recent events provide an occasion to consider our use of capital punishment in the United States. On May 27, Nebraska became the 19th stat...

(TNS) When the Department of Energy released a report last month championing the construction of larger, more-powerful wind turbines, the wind industr...

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. — If Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman president, she'll have to do it with the votes of fellow females, particularly young...

NEW YORK (AP) — If you want an income, or you're an employer looking for help, it may be time to scrap the idea of the traditional 9-to-5 arrangement....

(TNS) I’m not buying an Apple Watch. It’s not because I’m cheap, or a Luddite or not fully initiated into the Cult of Steve. I’m not buying one becaus...

(TNS) If you followed Sunday night’s stalled Senate effort to reauthorize the Patriot Act, and the standoff over the reform-oriented USA Freedom Act, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says a new federal rule regulating small streams and wetlands will protect the drinking water of more than ...

(TNS) We treat political campaigns like slow-moving athletic competitions and like to pretend that every last gaffe could determine the next president...