My Turn: DEC’s Zoar Valley timber plans for bird habitat is threat to old growth
By Lily Harrington So, yes. Technically, the DEC is correct with their white-knuckled, redundant rebuttal: “We’re not cutting old-growth trees.” For the damage the old growth will suffer on their […]
Dogs, Cats, McDonalds, Human Garbage and Peanut: How the New York State DEC elected Donald Trump

BY: ERIC FIRKEL – OLEAN STAR When Donald Trump wins on Tuesday it will be for many reasons, but it will be the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation […]
Treat hunger as the local crisis it is

By Kelsey Boudin Of all local problems, hunger stands at the center as both a cause and symptom of poverty. Yet hunger isn’t treated like a central issue worth solving […]
Cattaraugus County Chairmen weigh in on Trump-Harris debate, November election: Agree the economy number one issue for County Residents

By: Eric M. Firkel – Olean Star This week presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced off in the first presidential debate since Biden left the race on July […]
Heberling likes JD Vance pick for VP; glad Trump survived brush with death

By RICK MILLER Olean Star MILWAUKEE — Cattaraugus County Republican Party Chairman Mark Heberling on Tuesday praised the selection by former President Donald Trump of JD Vance as the vice […]
