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    Caution: Sharp left turn ahead
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    Caution: Sharp left turn ahead
    GENE LYONS 
    Apr 21, 2022
    Breaking News: College liberal arts departments infiltrated by liberals. Engineering schools, not so much. Profs pompous; college kids self-righteous....
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    ‘Freedom’ is still the Republican rallying cry
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    ‘Freedom’ is still the Republican rallying cry
    RICH LOWRY 
    Feb 19, 2022
    It’s not 2010 again in GOP politics and never will be, but you could be forgiven for having flashbacks to the beginnings of the tea party. A leaderles...
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    The tragedy of book bans
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    The tragedy of book bans
    Feb 01, 2022
    The noble moral crusaders of Tennessee’s McMinn County School Board have voted unanimously to remove Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic n...
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    Breyer retires on his terms
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    Breyer retires on his terms
    Jan 29, 2022
    Panicked progressives weren’t shy about telling Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to stop judging and start golfing or gardening. “Justice Breyer s...
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    Supreme Court halts COVID vaccine rule for US businesses
    News
    Supreme Court halts COVID vaccine rule for US businesses
    MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO / Associated Press 
    Jan 13, 2022
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated...
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    Yes, Democrats should fear the crime wave
    Local Columnists, Nation World
    Yes, Democrats should fear the crime wave
    RICH LOWRY 
    Jun 01, 2021
    On the anniversary of the death of George Floyd, dozens of gunshots rang out in the middle of the day at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, forcing r...
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    Biden deals with ‘Illusionist Caucus’
    Local Columnists, Nation World
    Biden deals with ‘Illusionist Caucus’
    STEVEN V. ROBERTS 
    May 28, 2021
    The political world has been focusing on the serious splits in Republican ranks — and rightly so. Purging party members who won’t worship before the a...
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    How conservatives can avoid the ‘Nice guys finish last’ trap
    Local Columnists, Nation World
    How conservatives can avoid the ‘Nice guys finish last’ trap
    NICHOLAS WADDY Special to Olean Times Herald 
    Apr 17, 2021
    Left-wingers have always had a knack for activism. In the 1960s and ‘70s, they flooded the streets, demanding civil rights and protesting the Vietnam ...
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    Selective punishment against Trump
    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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    Biden claims a mandate that will quickly be tested
    Local Columnists, Nation World
    Biden claims a mandate that will quickly be tested
    JULIE PACE AP Washington Bureau Chief 
    Nov 09, 2020
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s bet on the 2020 race was a simple one: that a nation riven by deep partisanship was ready for a reset. He knew he wouldn...
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    RTW: A liberal and his smug assertions
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
    RTW: A liberal and his smug assertions
    KENT SMITH Special to the Olean Times Herald 
    Oct 06, 2019
    On the commentary page of Sept. 18, Leonard Pitts Jr. offered numerous slurs, lies, misrepresentations and unfounded accusations that demand response....
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    Democrats’ impeachment obsession is a threat to our democracy
    Commentary, Nation World
    Democrats’ impeachment obsession is a threat to our democracy
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
    Sep 20, 2019
    Sad to say, but Tom Steyer, even though he’s an out-of-touch and unlikable billionaire, may be the most representative face of the Democratic Party th...
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    Biden: The bloom is off the rose
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    Biden: The bloom is off the rose
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
    Jun 17, 2019
    Poor Sleepy Joe. He just can’t catch a break. Recently he abandoned his decades-long support of the Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for abo...
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    The flag of Massachusetts is ‘racist’? Who knew?
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    The flag of Massachusetts is ‘racist’? Who knew?
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
    May 31, 2019
    A new front has opened up in America’s culture wars, and specifically in the Left's ongoing effort to stigmatize even the most innocuous elements of o...
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    The power of pity in American politics
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World, ...
    The power of pity in American politics
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
    Apr 29, 2019
    Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a strategic move in response to well-publicized criticism of the decision of the state’s Democrat-controlled Legislature to blo...
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    For Gavin Newsom, and most Democrats, rule of law is an adjustable state of mind
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    For Gavin Newsom, and most Democrats, rule of law is an adjustable state of mind
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
    Apr 01, 2019
    Afew months ago, Gavin Newsom, during his campaign for governor of California, declared that the death penalty was the law of the land. He said he wou...
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    Cory Booker 2020: How he could win. And why he might not
    Commentary, Nation World
    Cory Booker 2020: How he could win. And why he might not
    JONATHAN TAMARI The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    Feb 01, 2019
    (TNS) WASHINGTON — Cory Booker is in. The New Jersey senator who with a celebrity-style profile announced Friday that he is running for the Democratic...
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    Rep. Tom Reed retiring ‘extreme Ithaca liberal’ label used in campaigns
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Rep. Tom Reed retiring ‘extreme Ithaca liberal’ label used in campaigns
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Nov 08, 2018
    U.S. Rep. Tom Reed announced Wednesday that he was retiring the “extreme Ithaca liberal” moniker he has used to label opponents in his three most rece...
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    From the Right: ‘Silent Sam’ wasn’t silent enough for a liberal mob
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    From the Right: ‘Silent Sam’ wasn’t silent enough for a liberal mob
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
    Aug 29, 2018
    Recently we witnessed the tragic and grossly illegal toppling of the “Silent Sam” statue on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel H...
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    From the Right: Why so many leftists reject America
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    From the Right: Why so many leftists reject America
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald 
    Aug 29, 2018
    The United States of America is, among many other things, a nation, and the left has long made clear its contempt for nationalism, patriotism and othe...
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    Olean drops first game at Bradner, falls 12-3 to Genesee
    Local Sports, Sports
    Olean drops first game at Bradner, falls 12-3 to Genesee
    Connor Jackson 
    June 16, 2025
    Olean had the weather cooperate Monday to be able to play their first game at Bradner Stadium. However, the Oilers got pounded 12-3 by the Genesee Rap...
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    Seven teams win in Monday OWSL action
    Local Sports, Sports
    Seven teams win in Monday OWSL action
    June 16, 2025
    Randy's Up The River, Bamboo Strategy and Smethport VFW all pick up convincing wins in Monday's action of the Olean Women's Softball League. Randy's U...
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    Police reports 6/17/25: West Valley woman charged with welfare fraud
    Crime, News
    Police reports 6/17/25: West Valley woman charged with welfare fraud
    June 16, 2025
    OLEAN — A West Valley woman faces felony welfare fraud charges following an investigation, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported. Nicole L....
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    More rain expected this week
    Local News, News
    More rain expected this week
    By BRIAN McCLELLAN news@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 16, 2025
    More rain is on the way for the Olean area in the coming week, though the National Weather Service predicts a lower chance for severe weather than the...
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    Local News, News
    Library board to meet Wednesday
    June 16, 2025
    OLEAN — The regular monthly meeting of the Olean Public Library Board of Trustees will be held  Wednesday, June 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the library's Conf...
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    Pitt-Bradford Baja Racing Club makes trip to Arizona race
    Local News, News
    Pitt-Bradford Baja Racing Club makes trip to Arizona race
    June 16, 2025
    BRADFORD, Pa. — To understand the engineering challenges they had set before them, members of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s Baja Racing C...
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