Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Jan 09, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The television split screen told the story. On one side, Republicans in the House of Representatives labored through the fourth of ...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Nov 18, 2022
Kevin McCarthy may now have the hardest job in Washington. Assuming that he becomes speaker of the House, which will require the near-unanimous suppor...
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
Apr 29, 2022
In a rousing win for New York’s voters, the state’s highest court invalidated the twisted district maps drawn by the Legislature’s Democratic supermaj...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Jan 29, 2022
Conservatives celebrated the defeat of the Democrats’ “voting rights” bills on Capitol Hill. They should have, since these bills were a brazen attempt...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Jan 14, 2022
Proclaiming himself “tired of being quiet,” President Biden Tuesday proposed retiring the filibuster — the 60-vote threshold for getting almost anythi...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Dec 29, 2021
Technological achievements throughout human history have been met with skepticism and condemnation. While most people ultimately laud such achievement...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Dec 23, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin’s announcement that he will not support the Democrats’ giant spending bill should not have been a surprise to anyone who has been wat...
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
Dec 11, 2021
With the approach of the 2022 Legislative Session, one of the first issues bound to stir debate will be the Jan. 15 expiration of our state’s most rec...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Dec 09, 2021
One theme of Democratic control of Washington has been frustration, especially among the party’s progressive wing and its cheerleaders in the media, t...
Nation, News
Sep 23, 2021
President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer have based the future of the entire Democratic agenda on a ...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Sep 20, 2021
One of the most challenging aspects of the modern presidency is to keep the focus on your own agenda, lest what you want to do is overwhelmed by what ...
Local Columnists, Nation World
Jun 17, 2021
The reason Democrats in Washington are increasingly frustrated is because their legislative ambitions far outstrip their congressional majorities. The...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
Jun 08, 2021
ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello says it’s beyond time to terminate the state disaster emergency declared by Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the coronavirus...
Local Columnists, Nation World
Jun 07, 2021
It’s finally dawned on President Joe Biden that he barely controls the House and the Senate. His remarks on Tuesday taking a swipe at Sens. Joe Manchi...
Local Columnists, Nation World
Jun 04, 2021
Texas is the latest state to have a big fight over reforming its election laws. Remember that in Georgia, some Democrats — like President Joe Biden — ...
Local Columnists, Nation World
May 06, 2021
Does President Joe Biden have a mandate to rebuild the United States? To remake American capitalism? To reshape the role of government? The president’...
Local Columnists, Nation World
Apr 28, 2021
There’s believing your own press releases. And then, there’s believing your own delusions of grandeur. Joe Biden should look at the mirror every day a...
Local Columnists, Nation World
Mar 25, 2021
On April 7, 2017, less than four years ago, a majority of Democrats in the U.S. Senate joined a majority of Republicans to sign a letter supporting th...
Local News, News
June 14, 2025
OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
