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Mask mandate in schools ends today
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Mar 02, 2022
With the state mandate on mask wearing in schools no longer in effect as of today, superintendents from across the area thanked their communities’ und...
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Area schools follow mask guidance, ready for a change
Cattaraugus County News, News, NY State News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 12, 2022
Area superintendents were not surprised by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement that the mask mandate would remain in place in schools around the state, b...
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Want to ban a book? Assign it for English class
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
GENE LYONS 
Feb 11, 2022
As I write, the recently inaugurated Republican governor of Virginia is engaged in a Twitter war with a mouthy high school kid. And losing. It’s like ...
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Belfast marks honor rolls
Allegany County News
Feb 10, 2022
BELFAST — Belfast Central School District announced its second quarter honor rolls for the 2021-22 school year. GRADE 7: Afton Hamer, Emerson Weaver, ...
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We love to love teachers, except at budget time
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
LZ GRANDERSON Tribune News Service 
Feb 09, 2022
Don’t you just love those viral videos of teachers being awesome? Like the one of Kathleen Fitzpatrick — Ms. Fitz — swishing a long jumper , which led...
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‘Rooting out’ hypocrisy in Va.
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
GENE LYONS 
Feb 04, 2022
I’m so old I can remember when people calling themselves “conservative” thought “cancel culture” was a bad thing. Oh wait, that was last week. More re...
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Our kids may not be all right
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union 
Feb 02, 2022
ALBANY (TNS) — A few days ago, we witnessed the latest episode of a long-running series we could call “Parents Behaving Badly.” After a state Supreme ...
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The left’s coming defeat in the mask wars
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
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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