rhetoric

Outdated rhetoric can weaken our U.S. military
Commentary, Local Columnists
ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. 
Apr 25, 2025
It is troubling to hear the return of outdated rhetoric concerning the makeup of our military forces. The idea that the military should only consist o...
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Authors and friends rally and read for Salman Rushdie
News, NY State News, Western New York
HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer 
Aug 19, 2022
NEW YORK — Friends and fellow authors spoke out on Salman Rushdie’s behalf during a rally Friday on the steps of the main branch of the New York Publi...
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Words matter, as Schumer surely knows
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union (TNS) 
Jun 12, 2022
About a month ago, after the massacre at a grocery in Buffalo, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik faced criticism for campaign rhetoric that was echoed in ways ...
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True leaders practice the art of persuasion
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
LYNN SCHMIDT Tribune News Service 
May 22, 2022
There is something that has been sorely missing in the United States in the last decade — soaring rhetoric. We are lacking leaders who, like Abraham L...
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Gov. Cuomo’s vaccine rhetoric is irresponsible
Local Columnists, New York
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union 
Nov 21, 2020
ALBANY (TNS) — If there’s light at the end of this dark pandemic tunnel, it’s in recent announcements that effective vaccines are on the way. That’s t...
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Governor missed opportunity to have law officers at the table
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
JEFFREY MURPHY and PATRICK D. PHELAN, Special to Olean Times Herald 
Jun 16, 2020
During times of chaos and division, uncertainty and unrest, tension and suffering, we look to our leaders to help guide the ship. We look to our leade...
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Kim and Trump echo each other with rhetoric
Commentary, Local Columnists
PATRICK VECCHIO, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Sep 25, 2017
After President Trump’s speech Tuesday to the United Nations General Assembly, it’s clear that he and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un are pret...
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