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A NOTE FROM THE OLEAN STAR:
Recently, Star News Reporter Rick Miller has come under some pressure by various officials over the comments below some of his stories on our facebook page. I want to take
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Letter to the Editor: Department of Education is more important than
As Congress considers H.R. 899, which would terminate the Department of Education (ED), rural communities face catastrophic losses. According to recently released data, New York alone would lose $5.5 billion
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Broncos had the Bills on the ropes early but Josh Allen said offensive line ‘knocked them off the ball’
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist To be sure, the final score was deceptive. After all, the Bills’ 31-7 wild-card playoff victory over Denver, Sunday afternoon at Orchard
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Assemblyman Joseph Giglio: Upstate is a Colony of NYC, Majority Rule is Bankrupting New York State
GOWANDA – If I could have one wish granted in the New Year, it would be for be for a return of respect and bipartisanship in Albany to ensure that
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The IDA should deny financial assistance to Alle-Catt for several reasons, here are six:
By: Gary Abraham, resident of Great Valley and Environmental Attorney First, the project is environmentally destructive. Evidentiary hearings were conducted at which scientists from DEC offered evidence, testified and were
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Invenergy: Catt County IDA Must Act Now to Secure Funding for Local Communities
By: Archana Kumar | Manager, External Communications, Invenergy A once-in-a-generation financial opportunity for Cattaraugus County is being jeopardized by inaction from the Industrial Development Agency (IDA). The IDA has yet to
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Pollock: Bills didn’t play with a sense of urgency in Sunday’s close call versus Patriots
A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist So what do we make of the Bills’ twelfth win of the season? To be sure, it was needed to
Pollock Prediction: Struggling San Francisco staggers into tough Buffalo weather to take on the Bills Sunday night
Cutline: San Francisco has given up some points and with Dalton Kincaid shaking off an injury, we could see Dawson Knox once again leaping into the snowy endzone Sunday night
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
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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
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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
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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
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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