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As representatives of our community, members of the Olean City School District School Board are faced with many difficult decisions — both academic an...

There’s a part of far-eastern Cattaraugus County where it is beautiful and reminds me of the “big sky country” often referred to in places like Montan...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — At 90 years old and not traveling much, Jack Greenberg didn’t make the NAACP’s symposium here commemorating the 60th anniversa...

After listening to Lisa Christiansen and Jodi Kohli talk about Common Core at the John Ash Community Center on April 21, I’m convinced that Common Cor...

It’s graduation week at George Washington University, where Steve has taught for the last 23 years. After the final exam in his class, a student quiet...

“Dad loves #scifi because it’s such a great way to explore the things that matter most.” “Themes of #hope, #courage, good conquering evil — why dad lo...

I was so saddened when reading the April 29 edition of the Olean Times Herald. I was sitting on the floor with the newspaper when one of my chihuahaus...

Weeks after the abduction of more than 300 Nigerian schoolgirls taken in a case of mass sex trafficking, the global media finally took note of the cri...

Editor's Note: The writer is addressing the question, “Should Congress work to combat climate change?” GREEN BAY, Wis. — Scientific evidence of climat...

Editor's note: The writer is addressing the question, “Should Congress work to combat climate change?” WASHINGTON — Here are the top 10 reasons Congre...

Recent announcements by several leading U.S. consumer products companies that they will purchase palm oil only from growers who are taking steps to pr...

As despicable as Boko Haram’s leader is, he gets something: Schooling girls can transform a culture Millions of people around the world have tweeted i...

Americans haven’t had much good news about their privacy since Edward Snowden launched his soap opera of NSA revelations last June. True, the presiden...

Future American historians will marvel at how long the CIA engaged in such utter unconstitutional lawlessness as the torture of its captives and drone...

Why exactly did Secretary of State John F. Kerry’s well-intentioned effort to reach an Israeli-Palestinian agreement fail? In a fascinating postmortem...

Another litter season is upon us and our volunteers with the City of Olean Neighborhood Preservation Committee have once again committed themselves in...

I would like to thank everyone for their hard work on May 3 for our raodside cleanup effort in the town of Hinsdale. On Sherlock Hollow Road, Tom Hoop...

When taking a recent Obamacare victory lap, the president said, “We didn’t make a hard sell. We didn’t have billions of dollars to spend on commercial...