donald trump

Calmly moving forward with wide-open eyes
Local Columnists, Opinion
KELSEY BOUDIN, Olean Times Herald 
Nov 11, 2016
I’m not mad. I’m calm and more watchful. Donald Trump beat the system he repeatedly alleged was “rigged” — despite flaws that would’ve crushed any oth...
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The day after a big election loss
Commentary, Local Columnists
Danielle Gamble/Olean Times Herald 
Nov 10, 2016
As a football fan, I’ve found the worst way to lose is for your team to be the predicted champion — no question, 90 percent chance of pure domination ...
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Will Trump be able to walk the walk?
Commentary, Nation World
CARL P. LEUBSDORF 
Nov 10, 2016
(TNS) Washington may never be the same again. And neither will American politics after billionaire businessman Donald Trump stunned the nation’s finan...
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Area voters back GOP’s Trump, Reed
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Nov 09, 2016
Local voters overwhelmingly chose Republicans for national offices Tuesday. In both Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, Donald Trump led in unofficial ...
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Trump wins White House in astonishing victory
News
JULIE PACE, Associated Press ROBERT FURLOW, Associated Press 
Nov 09, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected America's 45th president Tuesday, an astonishing victory for a celebrity businessman and political novice w...
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Elections and media through sports writers’ eyes
Local Columnists, Opinion
KELSEY BOUDIN, Olean Times Herald 
Nov 08, 2016
Leave it to sports writers to put this election season in perspective. While they’re entrenched in a culture apart from politics — though you could ar...
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RTW: The moral moment
Commentary, Readers Turn To Write
THOMAS MEHMEL SR., Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Nov 05, 2016
Are you tired or spent from the ads, charades and escapades of political corruption? Is this a campaign or circus to elect the president of the United...
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Vecchio: In the throes of confirmation bias
Commentary, Local Columnists
PATRICK VECCHIO, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Nov 05, 2016
The musician Frank Zappa once said, “Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe.” He...
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Letter: Amo Houghton rejects Trump
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Nov 05, 2016
I am a 90-year-old, dyed-in-the-wool Republican. The first party convention I attended was in 1948. I have been a card-carrying member of the party fo...
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RTW: The politics of fortune-telling
Commentary, Readers Turn To Write
THOMAS KRAMPF Olean Times Herald 
Nov 02, 2016
There are so many reasons why I wouldn’t vote for Donald Trump. I can hardly pick one. But on careful consideration I think I have found the answer. A...
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Houghton’s letter to editor rejects Trump
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 02, 2016
Retired congressman Amo Houghton — “a 90-year-old, dyed-in-the-wool Republican” — continues something of a campaign of his own against Republican pres...
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One thing that the email bombshell doesn’t change
Commentary, Nation World
JOHN M. CRISP Tribune News Service 
Oct 31, 2016
(TNS) The enigmatic letter sent to Congress last Friday by FBI Director James Comey churned up an already unsettled presidential campaign, but it brou...
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