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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

August 18, 2026

OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...

Commentary, Nation World, New York

Arrest of Khalil as anti-American as anything he could have said

CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany

Mar 17, 2025

ALBANY (TNS) — The email arrived with a question: "Is this Nazi enough for you?" Attached was a story about the arrest ofMahmoud Khalil, the formerCol...

Commentary, Nation World

Live, from New York and Washington, it’s liberal media bias

DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal

Feb 19, 2025

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Sunday night’s “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” celebrated the long-running NBC show as you knew it would — with the soothing reass...

Commentary, Nation World

Americans love free speech — until they realize everyone else has it, too

JOHN G. GEER and JACOB MCHANGAMA The Conversation

Aug 14, 2024

Americans’ views on free speech change directions every so often. One of those times was during the protests at U.S. universities about the Israel-Ham...

Commentary, Nation World

Beware ‘good government’ reforms

May 22, 2024

A recent court ruling highlights the dangers of forcing taxpayers to fund political campaigns. Progressives pushing such schemes under the guise of el...

Commentary, Nation World

Put suspension, expulsion back on table for violent college students

JONATHAN BUTCHER The Heritage Foundation

May 17, 2024

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Colleges are considering suspensions and expulsions for students who vandalized campuses and committed violence over the last month...

Leters to the Editor

Government, private industry not the same

Jan 21, 2021

I find it interesting that people are complaining about social media platforms that stopped Donald Trump from posting. The First Amendment of the U.S....

Leters to the Editor

Selective punishment against Trump

Jan 15, 2021

The liberals (Democrats) are driving the last nails into President Donald Trump. The riot in Washington was very bad. President Trump’s speech may hav...

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Reed supports ‘travel pause’

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Jan 31, 2017

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, said Monday he agreed with President Donald Trump’s temporary “travel pause” from seven Muslim-majority countries he de...

Commentary

Sounding Off: Paladino triggers SBU comments

Dec 29, 2016

Real estate mogul and arch conservative Carl Paladino — a 1968 graduate of St. Bonaventure University and the university’s 1993 Alumnus of the Year — ...