APNewsBreak: Ringling circus elephants to retire in May

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early, and will retire all of its

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

Affordability isn’t a hoax, but it’s not a crisis for most, either

December 16, 2025

NEW YORK (TNS) — When someone tells you that they are struggling, it is generally a good rule of thumb to take them seriously. So it was not the best ...

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Crime, Local News

OLEAN: High school principal charged following incident with student

December 16, 2025

OLEAN, N.Y. — The principal of Olean High School was arrested Friday on misdemeanor charges following an alleged physical incident between the distric...

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Round the Square

‘Round the Square: The White Steamer

December 16, 2025

PRESIDENTIAL: We got a phone call from a reader about our presidential firsts. A Smethport resident told us that President William Howard Taft, the 27...

Lifestyles

Bad manners have spread throughout large family

December 16, 2025

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are retired and happy. Each of us was married before. We're not rich, but we get by without help from anyone. We have been...

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Lifestyles

Using a white board for reminders

December 16, 2025

Dear Heloise: My husband is in an assisted living facility. I keep an erasable white board in his room. When a visit or trip is planned, I write it on...

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