Opinion

Super-sized supermarket It’s kind of crazy how big Walmart is. When the one in Olean expanded from the standard old design to the supercenter, its foo...

Super Bowl commercials The Super Bowl, the spectacle and everything that comes with it, is a long-standing American tradition. But one of life’s great...

Sports gambling Earlier this month, La Salle University was mentioned in a point-shaving federal indictment, as two fixers, including Jalen Smith and ...

Replacing Phil Groundhog Day is coming up Monday, and if the critter doesn’t see his shadow, it traditionally means we’ll have an early spring. Accord...

Rock history Another week down, another time to look back at what happened in rock history Jan. 22, 1969 – The Beatles move their rehearsal setup from...

Bills fans Brandin Cooks got his hands on the ball, went to the ground, and came up without the football. The people of western New York endured anoth...

More snowstorms The snowstorms this year seem relentless but, when I look back at my photos taken last year at this time, it looks very much the same....

Goodbye popcorn bucket For the past 15 years, every time I would go to the movies at the AMC (formerly the Carmike Cinemas) in Olean, I would bring wi...

My pug Pickles Pickles has always been a big boy. From early in his time in the litter, he grew faster than the rest, quickly becoming something bigge...

‘Do not disturb’ About six months ago, I started leaving my cellphone on at night when I go to bed because I want to be accessible for my family, in c...

Return of ‘The Pitt’ This Thursday, the second season of medical drama “The Pitt” premieres on HBO Max, continuing the story of Dr. Michael “Robby” Ro...

Invincible Mike Tomlin Coaching the most successful franchise in NFL history aside from Tom Brady, the expectations in Pittsburgh are always high, and...

Mayor La Guardia When most of us hear the name “La Guardia,” we think of LaGuardia Airport. I’ve flown out of there a few times, but I never gave a th...

New Year, new you As 2025 turns to 2026, millions — if not billions — of people will attempt to make this the best year ever by taking on a New Year’s...

Time to walk away There’s a "Key and Peele" sketch where a retired military general gets tracked down and approached by the officials in his former po...

Hope for the new year I’m looking ahead to the new year with hope. Let’s face it, 2025 hasn’t been a good year for most of us with the high cost of ev...

Merry Christmas to all On behalf of all of us here at the Salamanca Press and Bradford Publishing, I’d like to extend a Merry Christmas and Happy New ...

College playoffs To college football’s establishment, talking heads and TV Networks that have deals with power conferences, there is nothing more impo...