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Congress should reinstate net neutrality
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Jul 21, 2022
One of the COVID-19 pandemic’s ancillary effects was the proof it provided that broadband internet service is an essential public utility rather than ...
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Level the field for local news
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Jul 19, 2022
Fewer Americans read printed newspapers each year, but they still have an appetite for news. According to the News Media Alliance, paid newspaper circ...
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Portville Memorial Day Parade Monday at 2 p.m.
News
RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
May 26, 2022
PORTVILLE — After two years without a Memorial Day parade, the 2022 parade will start at 2 p.m. Monday on Elm Street in front of Portville Central Sch...
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Time to audit Twitter censorship
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
BYRON YORK 
Apr 27, 2022
New Twitter owner Elon Musk is vowing to reform the social media platform. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the ...
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Woman from Olean has been missing for more than 2 weeks
Cattaraugus County News, News, Western New York
RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 01, 2022
OLEAN — An Olean native who has been missing for more than two weeks remains the subject of a search by law enforcement and her family and friends. Da...
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Trump’s new Truth Social joins the fray
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Feb 26, 2022
President Donald Trump’s social media competitor to Twitter — called Truth Social — has gone public. The app proclaims itself to be “America’s ‘Big Te...
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Feb 18, 2022
The Michigan Farmers Market Association has an online tool to help local residents connect to more markets in their area. Find a Farmers Market can be...
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Betty White Challenge leads to thousands for local SPCAs
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, News
CINDY WAGNER Olean Times Herald 
Jan 27, 2022
OLEAN — Animal shelters across the country were helped this month with dollars donated through the Betty White Challenge, and local animal rescue and ...
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Highs and lows of municipal websites
News
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Jan 18, 2022
Reviewing local municipal websites highlighted the various ways local governments use to inform their residents and visitors. However, some were more ...
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Area libraries get creative to bring patrons back
Cattaraugus County News, News
DEB EVERTS Special to Olean Times Herald 
Jan 03, 2022
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to keep many patrons away from their local libraries, but staff are finding creative ways to draw people ba...
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