sociology

French bulldogs. U.S. dog owners. C’est l’amour. The Associated Press reports that “Frenchies” remained the United States’ most commonly registered pu...

OLEAN — Enchanted Mountains Village, a growing membership of older women and men living in the greater Olean area, has been awarded a capacity buildin...

Progressives insist that Donald Trump will turn the United States into an authoritarian state if voters return him to the White House. They should pay...

From paving the way and prepping for the Greatest Show on Earth to getting Alcas off the ground, from a Salamanca man’s solo Atlantic voyage to laying...

WELLSVILLE — For more than 100 years, industrial sites owned by Ljungstrom-ARVOS have been economic drivers in Wellsville, and as the company builds m...

ALBANY — New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program after lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles severely hampered the l...

The U.S. immigration system is broken. Voices on all sides of this debate can agree on that, if not where to cast the blame. But our need for economic...

NEW YORK (AP) — People across the United States celebrated Irish heritage at several major St. Patrick’s Day parades Saturday, marking the holiday a d...

When we think of states that have a strong Irish heritage, one would think New York would rank high on the list. After all, Ellis Island and New York ...

By all accounts he was a big man. His name was Manus Ferry. He worked as a weaver. He was famous the length of Ireland for cloth of great beauty and s...

BOLIVAR — Bolivar-Richburg Central School has announced Kori Thomas as valedictorian for the Class of 2024 with Zachary Mitchell named salutatorian. T...

A ProPublica investigation turned up shocking gaps in New York state’s guardianship system. A civil society should be judged on how it treats its most...

Joe Biden doesn’t have a problem with illegal immigrants. He’s made that clear in his shame-faced retreat from his impromptu use of the term “illegal”...

GLENS FALLS — While it was not the storybook ending it was in search of, the Salamanca boys basketball team can rest assured knowing that the culture ...

Well, the 96th Academy Awards were this past Sunday, and beyond “Oppenheimer” sweeping up as everyone expected, the main pleasant surprise — and one n...

The popular platform for short-form videos, TikTok, changed the way young Americans view the world. With an estimated 170 million Americans using TikT...

OLEAN — Rex Marvin tried to speak. To share his thoughts. To be heard. He apologized. “My voice,” he whispered as loud as he could, “is very weak.” Ma...

Later this month will mark a year from a day that shocked the veteran community. On March 27, 2023, I along with many Americans were saddened to learn...