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If you pay too much attention to opinion polls, as most people do, doubtless you've heard that a plurality of voters has judged Barack Obama the worst...

An estimated 5 million elderly are victims of abuse in America each year, according to the 2010 National Elder Mistreatment Study. These are crimes th...

“Ability, ‘work ethic’ and ‘a team player attitude’ are the qualities most desirable of its employees. The common council therefore concludes that res...

As Americans head off on summer vacations this year, federal health authorities are keeping a wary eye out for an unwanted traveler: one of the most c...

Here’s a quiz: Which politician favors reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, which aids American companies that compete in world markets and last year...

Fanning the firestorm over Common Core State Standards is the fear that by adopting common standards, states are signing onto a national curriculum an...

As rarely as I celebrate decisions of the Roberts Supreme Court, I certainly agree with its unanimous ruling last week that protects the privacy right...

Did anyone notice the buzz going on around town on June 26? The Greater Olean Chamber of Commerce held its annual Corporate Challenge walk/run event. ...

This letter is in response to an article regarding Allen Town Board (in Allegany County) rejecting the use of Consolidated Local Street and Highway Im...

The nationally best-selling book “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption” on Louis Zamperini’s life had been on the sta...

In the 1945 film version of “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” sister and brother Francie and Neeley Nolan are shown reaching what for many young Americans i...

Let me tell you what it’s like to work for St. Bonaventure University. It’s great. No, scratch that. It’s extraordinary. That is their slogan, after a...

Hopefully, this will be the last time I have to address the city plan of reducing from four lanes to two driving lanes on West State Street. I know th...

The impending opening of the Seneca casino on July 4 has many of us worried about safety on Cuba Lake roads. In attempting to increase police patrols ...

China and Russia are fighting a heated war with the United States. It is an intense battle of words and ideas fought between state-sponsored broadcast...

Commenting recently about seeing the play “War Horse,” one of my 11th-grade students expressed surprise that “even some of the Nazis had humane feelin...

(Editors Note: This is the last in a series on expanded, joyful learning for students.) A key demonstrator of part of the potential future of American...

There are no good options in Iraq right now. But some are worse than others. Three of the worst, unfortunately, are also the most popularly debated in...