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Indigenous Education Committee meetings
Cattaraugus County, News
Jul 28, 2022
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca City Central School District Board of Education’s Indigenous Education Committee meeting dates have been approved for the 20...
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Coercing the unvaccinated threatens everyone’s rights
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
KATHERINE DRABIAK / Tribune News Service 
Feb 01, 2022
A recent Rasmussen Reports poll revealed a significant percentage of the public agrees with punitive actions for people who decline COVID-19 vaccines,...
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Joe Biden shouldn’t panic
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
JONATHAN BERSTEIN Tribune News Service 
Jan 25, 2022
The New York Times reports that President Joe Biden: “Will retreat from the tangle of day-to-day negotiations with members of his own party that have ...
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Cattaraugus County lawmakers won’t enforce mask requirement
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
RICK MILLER and BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Dec 14, 2021
LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers continue to encourage residents to wear masks to slow the spread of COVID-19, but they won’t enforce the ...
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On masks for toddlers, US stands alone
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service 
Oct 12, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — When I called to schedule an annual well-check appointment for my son, I was told that he would need to wear a mask in the o...
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Kids paying the price for short-sighted COVID policies
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service 
Sep 28, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas — When the story of the COVID-19 pandemic is written, it will need to include several chapters — perhaps several volumes — about the...
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President Biden’s man-made disasters
Local Columnists, Nation World
RICH LOWRY 
Aug 18, 2021
President Biden arrived in office with the Southern border secure and Afghanistan in a state of fragile equilibrium. Eight months later, the border co...
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Why raced-based politics undermines minority communities
Local Columnists, Nation World
WILL DEATHERAGE Tribune News Service 
Aug 14, 2021
“Apply for our annual Latino scholarship!” … “Enter our Hispanic essay contest!” … “Now hiring minorities!” Growing up Mexican American in Portland, O...
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That’s ‘Neanderthal thinking’
Local Columnists, Nation World
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service 
Mar 24, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas — Whether you agree with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s politics or you think his lifting of COVID-19 restrictions was the result of “Nean...
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