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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

August 18, 2026

OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...

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For pro-lifers, Roe ruling isn’t cause to gloat

CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Jun 26, 2022

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — It has finally come. The day that many people, especially those who have been fighting for decades to defend the lives of th...

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The left’s coming defeat in the mask wars

RICH LOWRY

Jan 29, 2022

The people in contemporary America who most pride themselves on their alleged commitment to science and public health are also the most superstitious ...

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Borrello presides over first Repeal Bail Reform Task Force hearing

Olean Times Herald staff

Feb 06, 2020

BUFFALO — Law enforcement officials from throughout Western New York voiced their concerns over criminal justice and bail reform changes Thursday duri...

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From the Right: Irrational gun control arguments

NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald

Oct 11, 2019

On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 Americans died in the worst terrorist attack on our home soil. For years afterwards, terrorism dominated the news, and...

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Why Iran needs reform before a revolution

Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Bloomberg News

Jul 23, 2018

(TNS) Those who advocate regime change in Iran are of varied political persuasions — some are monarchists, some are Marxists, and some are just fed up...