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No species in nature kills its own kind more often or more creatively than humans do, yet we cannot seem to devise a reliably swift, painless method o...

WASHINGTON — When Lady Justice takes a count of bleeding hearts outside the execution chamber, she won’t find mine among them. I am no passionate oppo...

ELDRED—Port Allegany High School’s 4-3 win over Otto-Eldred had a little bit of everything but the proverbial kitchen sink at Ron Houben Memorial Fiel...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — For the second-straight year, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team will welcome six new players to its coming roster. Tha...

Now that the National Basketball Association has banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Don Sterling for life over his racist comments, how about those Was...

WASHINGTON — If the president wants to witness a refutation of his assertion that the survival of the Affordable Care Act is assured, come Thursday he...

WASHINGTON — This is the time when Americans renew their hatred of Washington and Washington wallows in a bittersweet cocktail of self-love and self-l...

They say Sidney Crosby is the best hockey player in the world. They also say it will be 59 with a 60 percent chance of rain today. They sure know a lo...

WASHINGTON — Say what you will, but you’d best check for recording devices. Alternatively, you might check your thoughts. The past few days have provi...

Donald Sterling, 80, the now-banished owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, reminds me of every guy I’ve heard say, “I can’t be racist. I’ve even dated b...

Tuesday was a big moment for former Olean (N.Y.) Times Herald sports staffers. That was when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the sanctions agai...

FLINT, Mich. — Earnest moralists lament Americans’ distrust of government. What really is regrettable is that government does much to earn distrust, a...

WASHINGTON — In one of the lower policy points during the 2012 Republican primary campaign, Rick Santorum told a tea party group, “President Obama onc...

As readers of this space know, I find the NBA’s regular season virtually unwatchable, though the playoffs can be compelling. This year though, despite...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Every year, St. Bonaventure basketball fans know to root for their conference brethren in the NCAA Tournament because it’s fin...

WASHINGTON — The Cliven Bundy spectacle in Nevada has provided a Wild West backdrop for our hottest political issues as we gallop toward the midterm e...

WASHINGTON — Race is, hands down, the most repulsive aspect of the Donald Sterling scandal. But sex is a close second. To listen to the taped conversa...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — One of the favorite pastimes of National Football League junkies is speculating who their favorite team will take in the draft. A...

WASHINGTON — Anodyne euphemisms often indicate an uneasy conscience or a political anxiety. Or both, as when the 1976 Democratic platform chose “compe...

Here’s an important lesson for politicians and talk show hosts: Be careful whom you put on a pedestal. They might fall on you. Yes, I’m referring to t...