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Spectrum cable TV rates are on the rise
News
RICK KARLIN Times Union 
Mar 22, 2022
ALBANY (TNS) — Spectrum cable service is raising several of its fees next month, with the cost for most consumers increasing about $5, according to th...
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The lockdowns didn’t work
Local Columnists, Opinion
Feb 11, 2022
A study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that extended shutdowns had almost no effect on public health, while coming at tremendous c...
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The Russia sanction effect
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Feb 08, 2022
President Joe Biden is promising severe economic consequences for Russia should it invade Ukraine. Make no mistake, those consequences will be felt by...
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No, inflation is not a corporate conspiracy
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
RICH LOWRY 
Dec 18, 2021
President Joe Biden has the misfortune to be president at the moment when corporate America has decided to get together and gouge American consumers. ...
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The Biden and Buttigieg pitch: It’s all free!
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
BYRON YORK 
Dec 02, 2021
The 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign was essentially a bidding war in which each candidate pledged to spend trillions of dollars beyond w...
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With inflation, Congress must end spending spree
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
DAVID DITCH Tribune News Service 
Nov 27, 2021
If you’re worried about the direction of the nation, the state of the economy or the sharp rise of price inflation, you’re not alone. A recent Associa...
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Inflation’s destructive toll
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union 
Nov 24, 2021
ALBANY (TNS) — Inflation came for the tortilla chips. Oh, no! The particular brand my family buys, certainly to the detriment of our health, is availa...
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Let NY farms weather the storm
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
WILL BARCLAY 
Nov 20, 2021
In the coming weeks, the Farm Laborers Wage Board will make a determination with respect to the state’s overtime rules governing New York farms. Depen...
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Biden had better get the ports back to work
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
LZ GRANDERSON Tribune News Service 
Nov 19, 2021
Port logjams and freight costs may sound like speakeasies in Silver Lake, but the pain in our wallets has forced us to brush up on these and other glo...
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Learn to Skate at Olean Rec Center
News
Nov 17, 2021
OLEAN — Learn to skate classes will be held in December at the William O. Smith Recreation Center. The classes, set for noon-1 p.m. Dec. 4, 11 and 18 ...
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Letter: We need better dementia care
Letters To Editor
Nov 15, 2021
It is estimated that nearly 13 million Americans will have Alzheimer’s by 2050, making it critical we find better ways to provide care. By enhancing t...
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City to host Veterans Day open skating
News
Bob Clark 
Nov 10, 2021
OLEAN — The William O. Smith Recreation Center will be open on Veterans Day on Thursday for ice skating. Open skating will be held in two sessions — f...
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Natural gas prices increasing as furnaces are firing up
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Oct 31, 2021
With temperatures having dropped enough for furnaces to kick on, natural gas customers can expect to see higher bills this heating season. National Fu...
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