editorial

I really don’t know anyone on the city block in Olean where the woman says she received an anonymous letter, presumably from a neighbor, chiding her f...

I read the article about former Allegany town supervisor Patrick Eaton in the Olean Times Herald on Dec. 30. Mr. Eaton has devoted a lot of time to th...

Two generations ago the discovery of retrievable gas from the Marcellus Shale would have been greeted with, “It’s there, we need it, let’s get it.” To...

It was nice of the NFL to schedule the best game of wild-card playoff weekend for last ... Pittsburgh and Denver salvaged a pretty motley trio that op...

ST. BONAVENTURE — This wasn’t the St. Bonaventure/Mansfield exhibition game ... it just appeared to be. Fans expecting the Bonnies and George Washingt...

We would like to extend a most heartfelt thank you to everyone that made St. Mary’s Community Christmas dinner possible. The annual dinner was once ag...

ST. BONAVENTURE — If there was any doubt about the increasing relevance of the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball program, it was answered Tuesday aft...

On New Year’s Day, countless Americans made resolutions to quit smoking in 2012. While quitting smoking is extremely difficult, six out of 10 smokers ...

One of the oddities of covering a pro football team is that if it closes on the road, often the media is not back for the ritual season-ending locker ...

FOXBORO, Mass. — Five weeks ago, after a column blasting Bills’ wide receiver Stevie Johnson for his ridiculous, penalty-inducing post-touchdown celeb...

The names are synonymous with Big 30 basketball ... twofold. When one thinks of the McMahons and Schollas, the first thought that comes to mind is of ...

On Nov. 22, the Olean Times Herald published my “Modest Proposal,” in which I suggested, somewhat ironically, that the “Occupiers” be offered the use ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — It won’t stand out among all the wild finishes, the indigestable collapses ... even the four double-digit victories. That’s just the...

Mike Vaccaro, the former Times Herald beat reporter for St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, circa the Tom Chapman years, remains an unflappably pro...

On behalf of the Genesis House Luminaria Committee, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s project, including the Genesis Hous...

I want to thank all those who have supported me through the many years of my tenure as a county legislator. It has been a pleasure and an honor to ser...

BUFFALO — This isn’t the only NHL locale that detests Dale Hunter. No way. The new Washington Capitals coach, a supreme pest in the 1980s and 90s, mad...

ORCHARD PARK — All of the Bills’ defenders had heard it ... or at least read the criticism. After a 5-2 start when a league-leading 18 takeaways and a...