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Opinion
Jul 02, 2026
Revisiting ‘1776’ In recognition of America’s 250th anniversary this weekend, I’m going to be celebrating in my favorite way. Watching fireworks? Eati...
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Jul 02, 2026
In the ring I’m not sure when or how I got into boxing. But I think it was when I first got to Olean, had no idea what to do in the area at first, and...
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Jun 25, 2026
Beauty in ugliness There are few things that capture the full sporting spectrum like a Scottish National Soccer Team game. You have the passion of dee...
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Jun 25, 2026
Time to relax This is going to be a tough week for me. I have something going on every single day from a medical appointment and a meeting to a Bachel...
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Jun 18, 2026
Passion for journalism If you turn to B-4 in this week’s Press, we are featuring two pages of The Warrior graduation section, the final products from ...
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Jun 18, 2026
Betting on Uzbekistan Generally, I don’t gamble. The risk feels like it outweighs the reward, and I’m usually pretty cautious with money. But somethin...
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Jun 18, 2026
Time Capsule 500 As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday and the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we are alr...
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Opinion
Jun 11, 2026
A first listen YouTube is a pretty amazing treasure trove of entertainment. It’s estimated that over 720,000 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube ev...
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Opinion
Jun 11, 2026
Baseball During the spring and summer, if you cover sports, there’s a lot of baseball going on. And no real complaints here. I was raised in the proud...
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Jun 11, 2026
Fox squirrel A fox squirrel has been using my flower planter as its personal nut pantry, and I’ve had an ongoing battle with the varmint. I had the sa...
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Opinion
Jun 04, 2026
Know your representatives Each year, the Cattaraugus County Board of Elections prints updated directories listing all the elected officials that repre...
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Opinion
Jun 04, 2026
I watched the new season of "Euphoria" so you don’t have to. Alright, fine, I didn’t. But I did watch almost all of the first three seasons of "Vampir...
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Opinion
Jun 04, 2026
Flower planting time Nothing makes me happier or relaxes me more than digging in the dirt, planting flowers. For Memorial Day, I planted eight pots to...
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Opinion
May 28, 2026
San Antonio Spurs I don’t think the San Antonio Spurs should be allowed to win the NBA championship. There, I said it. The last 40 years of Spurs hist...
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Opinion
May 28, 2026
In Sympathy Unfortunately, I’ve been mailing out a lot of sympathy cards lately. Maybe sending a physical card is an old-fashioned gesture, but growin...
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May 28, 2026
Exercise self-awareness When taking driver’s ed in high school, I remember the instructor saying driving is primarily about situational awareness. But...
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May 21, 2026
Dreams Dreams are weird, but for some people more so than others. I’ve had friends and family tell me about dreams where they can fly, where they tran...
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May 21, 2026
The OKC Thunder Most times in sports, great teams aren’t appreciated until they’re done. For years, I rooted against teams like Tom Brady’s Patriots o...
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