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Waiting not for the faint of heart
Commentary, Local Columnists
DEB WUETHRICH 
Mar 12, 2025
I hate waiting. That isn’t an especially healthy attitude, I know. The funny thing is those who are impatient about waiting seem to find themselves wi...
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Address safety, but keep schools open
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Dec 18, 2021
All the emotions and fears that have followed the deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan are completely understandable. But copycat threats...
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The source of salvation
Local Columnists, Nation World
KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ 
Dec 16, 2020
Remember that ‘80s song “I Need a Hero”? This whole year has me singing the chorus quite a bit. That’s why Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are Time magazi...
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Appreciative of support
Leters to the Editor
Oct 21, 2020
I would just like to say a huge thank you to all the Cattaraugus County nurses and workers for all their kindness and caring during my recent experien...
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Trump all in on crime, riots
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service 
Aug 31, 2020
There were several striking things about this week’s mostly virtual Republican National Convention: the prominence of Black prime-time speakers; the e...
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The real reason we’re afraid of robots
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
IRIS BERENT, Los Angeles Times (TNS) 
Jul 29, 2020
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. It helps drive your car, recognizes your face at the airport’s immigration checkpoint, interprets your CT scans...
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‘Burden’ fosters fear and mistrust
Leters to the Editor
Jun 11, 2020
Nicholas Waddy’s column in the Times Herald on June 6 (“Racial Grievance is the Lifeblood of the American Left”) states, “The burden is on each and ev...
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‘How are you today?’
Jason Hladik 
Apr 30, 2020
How many times have we been asked, “How are you today?” How many times have we answered, “I’m fine.” It doesn’t matter if we are fine or not, unless t...
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Home Again: Least likely dog-sitter gets the call
Commentary, Local Columnists
DEB WUETHRICH Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Jun 02, 2019
Some people are cat people. Others are dog people. A few are mixed saying they keep both around the house or farm. I am very squarely in the cat lover...
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Folks missed out on Celtic festival
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
KAREN AUSTIN Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Jun 17, 2018
I’ve heard so many people over the years say, “There’s nothing to do around here.” But I beg to differ. I find there are many different things to do w...
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