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Purging the Republicans’ past
Local Columnists, Nation World
STEVEN ROBERTS 
May 07, 2021
In the nine elections between 1980 and 2012, candidates with one of three names — Bush, Cheney and Romney — appeared on the GOP’s national ticket nine...
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The wolf has been identified
Leters to the Editor
Apr 09, 2021
Many of us are saddened and disappointed but not surprised by efforts of some political officials to keep African Americans and other people of color ...
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Reed backs voter suppression
Leters to the Editor
Mar 13, 2021
I recently received a newsletter from Congressman Tom Reed extolling his efforts to stand up for “election integrity” by demanding voter IDs. This is ...
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Ellicottville BoE nominations open
Cattaraugus County, Local News
Feb 18, 2021
ELLICOTTVILLE — Nominating petitions for the Ellicottville Central School District Board of Education are now available. The annual election will be h...
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Billion-dollar back door
Local Columnists, New York
Jan 15, 2021
How does a state that isn’t supposed to borrow money without voter approval still manage to borrow billions every year? When even New York legislators...
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Trump’s shameful Georgia call
Local Columnists, Nation World
RICH LOWRY 
Jan 06, 2021
President Donald Trump has turned a narrow electoral defeat into a bid for infamy. His goal in the post-election interlude has been more and more expl...
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Trump’s ugly exit
Local Columnists, Nation World
RICH LOWRY 
Nov 23, 2020
No one expected Donald Trump to handle a defeat in the 2020 election well. It was predictable he’d deny that he really lost and allege the vote was ri...
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RTW: Trumpers, here’s how we did it
Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
RICK BUFFINGTON, Special to Olean Times Herald 
Nov 16, 2020
It occurs to me that some of your readership may be wondering how it happens that Joe Biden could be declared the 2020 presidential election winner by...
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By Tom Wrobleski  Tribune News Service
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
TOM WROBLESKI Tribune News Service 
Oct 06, 2020
NEW YORK (TNS) — Forget about any of President Donald Trump’s blusterings about potential fraud when it comes to voting by mail. We’ve got plenty of s...
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The cornerstone of our democracy
Commentary, Local Columnists
Sep 22, 2020
Voting is the cornerstone of a democracy but, sadly, far too few people vote. Millions of Americans miss the chance to vote because they missed their ...
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