editorial

I spent a good deal of my youth on Cuba’s baseball fields with Brandon Elliott. Along with our teammates, we shared some of the greatest moments, in v...

I feel a thrill, both of revulsion and anticipation, when I think of these “Occupy-such-and-such-a-place” people and their coming symbolic self-destru...

Carbon monoxide detectors and fire alarms: So, you think you don’t need them? Think again. On Nov. 2, I wasn’t feeling right. Our furnace hadn’t sound...

He knows his name will likely never be permanently etched alongside the legendary ones that came before him. Few football coaches could ever keep that...

I do not understand the lack of American spirit regarding the issue of hydrofracking. It is a good thing the federal Environmental Protection Agency a...

The Cattaraugus County budget has been presented to the Legislature. We all know that New York state is a financial disaster. Why are the residents of...

There won’t be a Big 30 football team playing in the New York State semifinals this weekend, but that doesn’t mean the championship tournament will be...

Proposition 1 was about choosing the lesser of two evils. With the Election Day results behind us, I thought it my civic duty, as an American and the ...

Our thanks go to the many emergency responders (volunteers and professionals) for coming so quickly to help our neighbors and our neighborhood Oct. 30...

Although much of our work gets taken for granted, every day the 1,100 members of your CSEA Cattaraugus County Local 805 are working hard — in many cas...

Take back from New York state control of our county services. Norman Marsh, majority leader of the Cattaraugus County Legislature, says he won’t vote ...

Is it time to panic? Could be. All of that feel-good the Bills generated in winning five of their first seven games is long gone. Sunday’s 44-7 thrash...

ARLINGTON, Texas — It’s time for Bills’ fans to start worrying. This team that started 5-2 — the losses a pair of three-pointers on the road — is sudd...

Following the Muslim attack on America on Sept. 11, 2001, churches reported a surge in attendance on Sundays. Prayer meetings were held beseeching God...

I would like to publicly offer my congratulations to the Republican Legislative candidates of District 10 who were victorious in Tuesday's election. A...

It was back on a humid mid-August afternoon that Frank Brown laid out his vision for Wellsville’s football season. First, it would shake off any resid...

My first dealing with Joe Paterno came nearly 30 years ago. It was memorable, but not necessarily pleasant. Back then I was a fan of the Penn State fo...

Are you kidding me? Alumni, Buffalo lawyers, concerned citizens, local “hopeful” legislators. You know what they all have in common? They all have abs...