Olean man sentenced to 3-9 years for hit-and-run death
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KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
August 27, 2025
OLEAN — An Olean man has been sentenced to three to nine years in state prison for a 2023 hit-and-run incident on Seneca Avenue that resulted in a wom...

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GOP won. Time to prove it was deserved
Commentary, Nation World
MATT WYLIE The Charlotte Observer/TNS 
Nov 08, 2024
The Republican victories were resounding and unmistakable — so decisive that Donald Trump’s win was projected in less than 12 hours after the polls cl...
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Rep. Langworthy wins second term in 23rd Congressional District
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Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 06, 2024
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy was successful in his bid for re-election in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, which includes Cattaraugus and Allegany...
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Political centrism getting a second look
Commentary, Nation World
MICHAEL S. JOHNSON Chicago Tribune 
Oct 11, 2024
CHICAGO (TNS) — Political centrism has a bad name. In fact, it has a lot of bad names. Centrists have been denigrated as squishy, weak in the knees, g...
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Billions in savings left on the table
Commentary, Nation World
Sep 26, 2024
An annual report from the Government Accountability Office has saved taxpayers $667.5 billion over the last 14 years, but Congress and federal agencie...
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The mythical national abortion ban
Commentary, Nation World
Sep 17, 2024
Elections are just around the corner. A lot will be said by candidates, political operatives and campaigns that simply isn’t accurate. Consider, for e...
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How would Harris pay for policies that voters want?
Commentary, Nation World
LZ GRANDERSON Los Angeles Times 
Aug 13, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign plans to shift its economic message this week from breadth to depth, articulating some of t...
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Supreme Court dragged into politics
Commentary, Nation World
NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
Aug 02, 2024
DETROIT (TNS) — President Joe Biden is treating the Constitution as a mere suggestion in calling for sweeping changes to the United States Supreme Cou...
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More careless waste in Washington, D.C.
Commentary, Nation World
Jul 19, 2024
Congress amended federal law this year to give increased oversight to the Architect of the Capitol agency following allegations against its former dir...
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A desperate Biden steps up the pandering
Commentary, Nation World
Jul 19, 2024
President Joe Biden left Las Vegas on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID. Before flying back to Washington, he spent his time ramping up his e...
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