Commentary, Nation World
Sep 19, 2024
It’s a dirty job, but someone has to tell you about the federal government’s budget tricks. The latest is exposed in a new Congressional Budget Office...
Jun 27, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden, who insists his presumptiveGOPopponent is a dire “threat to democracy” and a potential “dictator,” openly brags about ignoring the...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Oct 03, 2022
A U.S. president isn’t a king. No matter how much some who hold the office would wish it otherwise. Even if you believe in your heart of hearts that s...
Business, News
Sep 23, 2022
New Yorkers carry the fourth-highest household debt in the country and their average debt is on the rise, according to a report issued Thursday by the...
Letters To Editor, Opinion
Sep 08, 2022
Student loan forgiveness, announced by the Biden administration, is a regressive upward transfer of wealth from low- and middle-income taxpayers to so...
Local Columnists, Opinion
Sep 01, 2022
As a recently retired professor, I’m tired of reading national editorials that offer ill-informed criticism of President Biden’s recently announced st...
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
Aug 31, 2022
ALBANY (TNS) — Two years ago, I wrote a column proclaiming the evils of the college-loan racket. The federal government should cancel student debt, I ...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Aug 29, 2022
“Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?” That famous one-liner is a joke about about a self-centered theatrical producer so obsess...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Aug 28, 2022
It’s hard to top President Joe Biden’s Afghan withdrawal for reckless policymaking, but his student-loan forgiveness scheme is a contender for his sec...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Jun 09, 2022
President Joe Biden is set to “forgive” $10,000 worth of student loan debt per borrower, for a total of $360 billion in loan elimination. This may sou...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Apr 20, 2022
The 2020 Democratic presidential primary race was a bidding war in which the various candidates advocated spending trillions of dollars to enact sweep...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Apr 11, 2022
By extending the moratorium on federal student-loan payments through the end of August, the Biden administration has cheered borrowers and those advoc...
Local Columnists, Nation World
Aug 07, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is throwing cold water on the idea that the president can cancel student debt, but her reasoning may be more political than...
News, NY State News
Mar 16, 2021
WASHINGTON (TNS) — After the American Rescue Plan waived taxes on canceled student loan debt, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer believes there...
Allegany County News, Business, Local News
Jan 25, 2021
ALFRED — Matthew Burr, an adjunct business instructor at Alfred State College, has published a new book, “Slay the Student Loan Dragon: Tips and Trick...
News, NY State News
Dec 07, 2020
NEW YORK (TNS) — All they want for Christmas is their debt paid off. Students and elected officials huddled in the cold Monday to urge President-elect...
Local News, News, NY State News
Sep 18, 2020
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has announced a plan to cancel up to $50,000 in debt for federal student-loan borrowers. The Senate minority le...
Commentary, Nation World
Feb 19, 2020
Student loan debt has more than doubled over the past decade and now exceeds $1.5 trillion. If there is one bit of good news, it’s that new data from ...
Local News, News
June 16, 2025
CUBA — The village of Cuba hosted the Dairy Days 2025 celebration over the weekend, which featured the Community Yard Sale throughout the area on Satu...
Local News, News
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...
Obituaries
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...
Obituaries
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...
Obituaries
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...
