editorial

Americans love catchy phrases and buzzwords, but sometimes such marketing tactics are nothing more than putting lipstick on a pig. That is exactly wha...

On Wednesday’s Commentary page in the Olean Times Herald, Rychelle Weseman’s Readers’ Turn to Write column took issue with a sign I displayed that rea...

To the legislators, administrators and people of Cattaraugus County, and the descendants and friends of Cattaraugus County’s Civil War soldiers and sa...

My great-grandfather, Allen Williams, and his wife, Mary Jane Day Williams, stood with 19 other Civil War veterans of the 154th Regiment of New York V...

It’s been an amazing couple of weeks for the SPCA in Cattaraugus County and we want to thank everyone who has been responsible for making some wonderf...

Four years ago, the city of Olean elected its first woman mayor. It always hasn’t been easy, but look at what she has accomplished so far: ® Total rec...

I wrote Sen. Catharine Young urging her to do whatever she could to stop what I consider to be a travesty and potential crisis. Time and again, shooti...

It’s not just happening in Albany and Washington — it’s happening right here in the town of Humphrey. The town board is just like so many arms of gove...

A recent letter to the Olean Times Herald pointed out that the Big Wind lobby continues to do everything possible to denigrate and deny reports of neg...

I am writing to express my disbelief over a recent vote by the Cattaraugus County Legislature in regard to the demolition of the Cattaraugus County Hi...

The former Allegany town supervisor was quoted in the May 15, 2009, Olean Times Herald: “There is a lot of money out there for wind turbines but you d...

Youth love to trick-or-treat on Halloween. Unfortunately, there is one product that is more trick than treat: e-cigarettes look and taste like a treat...

I was pleased to be able to listen to the mayoral debate online thanks to the Olean Times Herald. What really concerned me was Bill Aiello’s opening s...

On behalf of the Genesis House Luminaria Committee, I thank everyone who participated in the first stage of the luminaria kit process for this year’s ...

It’s hard to believe 14 miles can create such separation. Formerly from Cuba, a post-college move to Olean — but more likely a busy and frequently unp...

Our children are under stress from a variety of sources. In school, students endure high-stakes testing and are working to meet rigorous new academic ...

The Potter County (Pa.) Department of Emergency Services has a simple but powerful reminder for all members of our community. When you change your clo...

I am responding to recent letters to the editor that appeared in the Olean Times Herald. Regarding the Oct. 19 letter by Kathy Martin (“Wind of Change...