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    Sorting fact from fiction on the future of Medicaid
    New York, Opinion
    Sorting fact from fiction on the future of Medicaid
    BILL HAMMOND 
    Mar 21, 2025
    ALBANY — As Washington contemplates cutbacks to federal funding for Medicaid, officials in Albany have reacted in two self-contradictory ways. On one ...
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    HomeCare & Hospice receives $2,500 grant from St. Elizabeth Mission Society for nursing education, training
    Local News, News
    HomeCare & Hospice receives $2,500 grant from St. Elizabeth Mission Society for nursing education, training
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Mar 19, 2025
    ALLEGANY — HomeCare & Hospice Foundation announces it has received a $2,500 grant from the St. Elizabeth Mission Society to support ongoing education ...
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    NY must support system for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
    Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
    NY must support system for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
    ALICIA FELLOWS 
    Mar 19, 2025
    Person Centered Services and six other care coordination organizations (CCO) are the only entities that address the comprehensive care needs of people...
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    State: Area unemployment rates rise in January
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    State: Area unemployment rates rise in January
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Mar 18, 2025
    Local unemployment rose in January, on par with the rates reported a year ago this month, according to state labor officials. The state Department of ...
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    Social Security Matters: Can paying Medicare premium be avoided?
    Business, Local News, News
    Social Security Matters: Can paying Medicare premium be avoided?
    RUSSELL GLOOR 
    Mar 14, 2025
    DEAR RUSTY: Is there any way I can get out of paying the $185/month I am told will be taken out of my Social Security for Medicare Part B when I turn ...
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    Letter to the Editor: March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
    Letter to the Editor: March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
    Mar 14, 2025
    Spurred by advocacy, President Ronald Reagan declared March to be Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in 1987. The deinstitutionalization movem...
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    3 NY Social Security offices listed for closing — not Olean’s
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    3 NY Social Security offices listed for closing — not Olean’s
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Mar 12, 2025
    Elon Musk’sDepartment of Government Efficiency(DOGE) is set to shut down 47 Social Security Administrationfield offices nationwide — and three in New ...
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    Study: Rising food costs driving New Yorkers into debt
    News, NY State News
    Study: Rising food costs driving New Yorkers into debt
    ANN MARIE BARRON Staten Island Advance 
    Mar 12, 2025
    NEW YORK (TNS) — As the cost of food continues to rise, 53% of New Yorkers have taken on additional debt in the past 12 months as they struggle to fee...
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    Arc Art on display at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center
    Allegany County News, Local News
    Arc Art on display at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center
    Mar 10, 2025
    WELLSVILLE — The Arc Allegany-Steuben invites the public to view its 2025 Arc Art exhibit at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center, 124 N. Main St. Arc ...
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    Selective concern for workers
    Commentary, Nation World, New York
    Selective concern for workers
    Mar 07, 2025
    Many Democrats seem aghast at the notion that a government job is anything less than a lifetime sinecure and property right. Witness their near univer...
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    Langworthy introduces bipartisan Medicaid-provider watchdog bill
    Local News, News, NY State News
    Langworthy introduces bipartisan Medicaid-provider watchdog bill
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Mar 07, 2025
    U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy and a Democratic House colleague from New York have introduced a bill that would require states to regularly check if Medica...
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    Letter to the Editor: D’Youville University seeks physicians to be founding faculty members
    Commentary, Leters to the Editor
    Letter to the Editor: D’Youville University seeks physicians to be founding faculty members
    Feb 21, 2025
    New York has a severe shortage of primary care physicians — as virtually anyone who has attempted to find a new doctor in recent years can attest. The...
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    Appeal 2025 provides hope for all with help from all
    Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
    Appeal 2025 provides hope for all with help from all
    STEVE SCHUMER 
    Feb 18, 2025
    After more than 100 years, the work of Catholic Charities is deeply woven into the fabric of our community, providing hope for all neighbors in every ...
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    Universal basic income fails another test
    Commentary, Nation World
    Universal basic income fails another test
    Feb 14, 2025
    There’s a reason that ideas from the progressive ivory tower need to be tested. Often, the grandest theories fall apart when exposed to the rigors of ...
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    Olean to seek law enforcement training grants
    Local News, News
    Olean to seek law enforcement training grants
    BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
    Feb 05, 2025
    OLEAN — The city will get some free help tracking down federal grant opportunities for the police department. The Olean Common Council’s finance commi...
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    How Trump’s health care disruption could pay off
    Commentary, Nation World
    How Trump’s health care disruption could pay off
    ERIC REINHART Los Angeles Times 
    Jan 31, 2025
    CHICAGO (TNS) — President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reflects anger and frustration at the wanton greed underlying America’s h...
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    Allegany County Democrats host drive for unhoused community members in recognition of MLK Jr. National Day of Service
    Allegany County News, Local News
    Allegany County Democrats host drive for unhoused community members in recognition of MLK Jr. National Day of Service
    Jan 28, 2025
    BELMONT — The Allegany County Democratic Committee (ACDC), in partnership with the Allegany County Area Substance Abuse (ACASA), recently concluded a ...
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    Hochul’s lack of direction on health care
    Commentary, New York
    Hochul’s lack of direction on health care
    BILL HAMMOND Empire Cendter 
    Jan 23, 2025
    ALBANY — Financing and regulating health care delivery is one of the biggest responsibilities of state government, yet Gov. Kathy Hochul had remarkabl...
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    Photo Gallery: ‘No Kings’ demonstration in Olean
    Gallery, News
    Photo Gallery: ‘No Kings’ demonstration in Olean
    By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 14, 2025
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    400 turn out in Olean for ‘No Kings’ demonstration against Trump
    Local News, News
    400 turn out in Olean for ‘No Kings’ demonstration against Trump
    By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 14, 2025
    OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
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    Cathy Briggs
    Obituaries
    Cathy Briggs
    June 14, 2025
    Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
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    William S. Clemens
    Obituaries
    William S. Clemens
    June 14, 2025
    William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
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    John R. Cornwall
    Obituaries
    John R. Cornwall
    June 14, 2025
    John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
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    Dennis L. Holliday
    Obituaries
    Dennis L. Holliday
    June 14, 2025
    Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
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