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My childhood was idyllic in many ways, from my regular weekly family dinners to my summers spent living with my grandparents at Christian youth camp, ...

Doyle McManus’ commentary in the May 5 edition of the Olean Times Herald expresses the thought that it’s time for Sen. Bernie Sanders to step aside fo...

The SPCA of Cattaraugus County held a fundraiser offering books, baked goods and other useful items at the Olean Center Mall during the month of April...

During the course of his presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders has proposed a number of new programs that would make life better for ordinary working ...

In Thursday’s edition of the Olean Times Herald I read a piece on the Commentary page that nearly broke my heart. It was an editorial reprinted from a...

The South Carolina Hillary Clinton-Bernie Sanders debate was very informative and revealing in some crucial ways in deciding which personality we want...

I have stated before that I am into politics way too deep. Normally my thoughts, interests, research and evaluations correspond closely with what most...

As a volunteer at the SPCA of Cattaraugus County, I appreciate Marcia Kelly’s informative and uplifting articles that appear periodically in the Times...

A news article earlier this month indicated that the Salamanca City School District would conduct another capital project vote in 2017. The article re...

I have written U.S. Rep. Tom Reed about a very serious problem with New York state power markets. Due to the New York Independent System Operator’s (N...

If a severe snowstorm, or days of continuous snow, leaves plowed snow, whatever the amount, on the North Union Street median and on traffic circles, c...

The United Faiths community was instituted in Olean after 9/11 by the Presbyterian minister Gary Larson. He told me he felt it was necessary to show s...

Celebrating the 100th birthday of Cattaraugus County, a centennial celebration was hosted in Salamanca in August 1908. It was proposed that the credit...

There are three public housing complexes in the city of Olean and all of them allow the occupants to smoke indoors. For some of those occupants, smoki...

On behalf of the Genesis House Luminaria Committee, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s project, including the Genesis Hous...

I am a resident of Allegany County, but I respectfully ask that Cattaraugus County legislators consider my opinion. The talking points expressed Thurs...

As the chief of the City of Olean Police Department, I feel that it is necessary and appropriate to address the unsubstantiated comments made by the C...

In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, one of the memes being perpetuated by so-called “security professionals” through the media is that the terroris...