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OLEAN — For two construction seasons three years ago I found many of my stories sounding like a scratched CD. In the springs, summers and falls of 201...

Y et again, a New York state politician has resigned a post in the wake of being charged with corruption. Ho, hum, just another week in Albany ... For...

Having watched the unfolding of events surrounding the levying of criminal charges against state Sen. Dean Skelos, I believe it was best for the Repub...

Data has been collected and analyzed. Now it is time to present the issue in hand: police gun safety. Not just New York state, but the whole country n...

“Tax Freedom Day” in New York state — the day when individuals have earned enough money to pay off their total tax bill — was Friday (May 8), accordin...

Editor’s Note: This editorial on whether state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos should resign after his indictment this past week appeared in The Gl...

NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio's political vision — and his political travels — have increasingly reached far beyond the borders of New York Cit...

(TNS) In 1987, Andres Serrano submerged a crucifix in a glass of his own urine and took a picture. Titled “P--s Christ,” the photograph won first plac...

(TNS) I’m thinking of inviting Pam Geller over to my house on July 4th to burn an American flag in the backyard. Geller is the head of the American Fr...

This is shaping up as the "Why not me?" election. As more candidates declare for president — three Republicans joined the fray just this week — they e...

I t is with sadness that we learned of Jack Murphy’s passing May 1. Since then we have seen several written tributes to him, which are so well stated ...

As we head into Mother’s Day weekend, I recently became aware that today marks the end of National Teacher Appreciation Week and that we are in the mi...

O ur congressman, Rep. Tom Reed, frequently refers to himself as a champion of district residents, a defender of our liberty who works on our behalf t...

A pril showers bring May flowers … and after this long, cold, snowy winter they are welcome indeed. One of the pleasures of owning a greenhouse is bei...

W hy all the flap about Common Core standards and curriculum being introduced in the majority of the nation’s schools? Its development and implementat...

Day after day, correctional officers throughout Cattaraugus County enter places where most citizens never want to go — the county jail. Behind those l...

The first full week in May is designated as National Teacher Appreciation Week. Today is Teacher Appreciation Day. It must be stated that retired teac...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Piece by piece, President Barack Obama is trying to build the foundation for the legacy he wants to leave, putting in place decision...