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    Social Security Matters: How do I apply for benefits?
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    Social Security Matters: How do I apply for benefits?
    RUSSELL GLOOR 
    May 23, 2025
    DEAR RUSTY: I just turned 65 years old in February. I need to sign up for Social Security but don’t even know where to start. — Seeking Assistance DEA...
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    Social Security Matters: Must I take Medicare Part A even if I have VA or Medicaid coverage?
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    Social Security Matters: Must I take Medicare Part A even if I have VA or Medicaid coverage?
    RUSSELL GLOOR 
    May 09, 2025
    DEAR RUSTY: Does everyone need to sign up for Medicare Part A, even if you are ex-military? Or only on Medicaid, regardless of whether you are eligibl...
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    A doomsday clock is ticking
    Opinion, opinion/columns
    A doomsday clock is ticking
    Apr 17, 2025
    If the federal government wants to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for the next 75 years, it will need an extra $78.2 trillion in cash that i...
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    A Social Security doomsday clock is ticking
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    A Social Security doomsday clock is ticking
    Apr 17, 2025
    If the federal government wants to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for the next 75 years, it will need an extra $78.2 trillion in cash that i...
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    Social Security Matters: Will benefit increase if I keep working after applying
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    Social Security Matters: Will benefit increase if I keep working after applying
    RUSSELL GLOOR 
    Apr 11, 2025
    DEAR RUSTY: I am going to be 67 in a few weeks and I plan on working for another year or two. According to Social Security, they count the best 35 yea...
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    Social Security Matters: Can wife and I get spouse benefits from each other?
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    Social Security Matters: Can wife and I get spouse benefits from each other?
    RUSSELL GLOOR 
    Mar 28, 2025
    DEAR RUSTY: My wife and I are collecting Social Security. We both started receiving SS at 62 years old. That said, we get by on a tight budget. A reti...
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    3 NY Social Security offices listed for closing — not Olean’s
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    3 NY Social Security offices listed for closing — not Olean’s
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Mar 12, 2025
    Elon Musk’sDepartment of Government Efficiency(DOGE) is set to shut down 47 Social Security Administrationfield offices nationwide — and three in New ...
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    Free showing of ‘Sing’ Saturday at JCC’s Cutco Theater
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    Free showing of ‘Sing’ Saturday at JCC’s Cutco Theater
    July 23, 2025
    OLEAN — The Jamestown Community College Cattaraugus County Campus will host a free movie night, featuring the animated film “Sing,” at 6:30 p.m. Satur...
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    Is it time to let go of the dress?
    Commentary, Opinion
    Is it time to let go of the dress?
    By DDEB WUETHRICH 
    July 23, 2025
    It seems I come across the same items every time I pull things out of my closets — old photos, cards and stacks of NASCAR and Oak Ridge Boys memorabil...
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    St. Bonaventure men’s basketball announces 11 nonconference games
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    St. Bonaventure men’s basketball announces 11 nonconference games
    July 23, 2025
    ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure's Reilly Center will soon have its familiar roar with the calendar moving toward the start of the 2025-26 basketball...
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    GOP congressman Lawler says he won’t run for NY governor
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    GOP congressman Lawler says he won’t run for NY governor
    By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press 
    July 23, 2025
    ALBANY — Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler on Wednesday announced he will run for reelection in his suburban New York swing district rather than launch...
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    Calif.’s Newsom drills for primary voters
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    Calif.’s Newsom drills for primary voters
    July 23, 2025
    It’s funny how a presidential run changes a politician. Gov. Gavin Newsom, obviously aiming at the Oval Office in 2028, has flipped on oil drilling in...
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    Letter to the Editor: Omissions in recent op-ed by lobbyists
    July 23, 2025
    I was disappointed to see the Olean Times Herald give space — without context or scrutiny — to the recent opinion piece by Michael Catanzaro and Sam G...
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