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Much ado indeed about the midterms
Letters To Editor, Opinion
Nov 03, 2022
When “journalist” Gene Lyons writes that the midterms are “Much ado about nothing” I wonder: On which planet does he live? Does he have any idea about...
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Putin has a way out
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
Feb 08, 2022
When Russia’s Vladimir Putin massed 100,000 troops on Ukraine’s borders, the United States and its European allies responded with a hastily assembled ...
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US commanders’ blunt honesty
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Oct 01, 2021
Congressional testimony this week by the top Pentagon officials charged with the Afghanistan pullout made clear that President Joe Biden opted against...
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Honor US bond with interpreters
Jul 26, 2021
As the United States military completes a rather surprisingly double-time withdrawal fromAfghanistan— there are very few troops left, with a lot of we...
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Honor US bond with interpreters
Local Columnists, Nation World
Jul 26, 2021
As the United States military completes a rather surprisingly double-time withdrawal from Afghanistan — there are very few troops left, with a lot of ...
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Clarification
News
Kate Sager 
Jun 10, 2021
A State & Union article published on page A-1 Thursday regarding the Olean VFW Flag Day ceremony at 6 p.m. Monday should have stated there will be thr...
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Exit strategy from Afghanistan
Apr 15, 2021
President Joe Biden’s announcement Wednesday that he will begin removing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the month and complete the wit...
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How to end a long war
Local Columnists, Nation World
DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
Feb 24, 2021
On paper, the United States is committed to withdrawing its last 2,500 troops from Afghanistan less than 10 weeks from now, on May 1. That’s under a d...
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Why is the National Guard still in Washington?
Local Columnists, Nation World
BYRON YORK 
Feb 04, 2021
There were roughly 25,000 National Guard members in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of President Joe Biden. It has been normal practice to have...
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A veteran’s memories of Vietnam
Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
PAUL E. BOZARD, Special to Olean Times Herald 
Nov 12, 2020
By mid-October 1968, I had arrived in Vietnam to begin my nearly 400-day odyssey. Basic training at Fort Dix, military police school in Georgia and th...
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Home Again: Continue our reputation of coming together
Commentary, Local Columnists
DEB WUETHRICH Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Jan 12, 2020
Nations at war. We can go back to ancient times and watch how it happens. An aggressive tribe or nation attacks and pillages another. Sometimes the ta...
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June 6, 1944: A pure miracle
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
ERNIE PYLE 
Jun 06, 2019
Editor’s Note: This column by famed World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle was released for use by the Ernie Pyle World War II Museum in Dana, Indiana,...
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State & Union: Turning Back the Clock
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Sep 10, 2018
From help for farmers at the harvest to a role for the city hall bell in the war effort, from “private eyes” on Olean’s downtown to number 38 for unbe...
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Local Scouting leaders plan to be prepared for girls
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
May 21, 2018
Local Boy Scouts of America officials report there’s much work left to do before girls can join up, but they hope to hit the targets to expand the org...
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