In my hometown of Medina, NY, I used to live in an apartment house at 300 North Main St. If you have ever been to Medina, it’s a house that sits on a corner, right across the street from a bridge and the Erie Canal. You might be asking me the significance of all this, [...]
New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi is under fire for the recent allegations that have surfaced about his improper use of a public employee. In a recent debate ( Buffalo News Article on Hevesi ) Hevesi stated that “If the law makes me leave, I obey the law, but I’m not resigning because the governor [...]
Buffaloi.com brings to light a proposed salary increase for Dr. Anthony J. Billittier, the Erie County Commissioner of Health.  Proposed is a $29,400 raise that would bring his salary (excluding benefits) to $154,460.  That is a 23.51% salary increase.  That is obscene in light of the Counties financial condition and the exorbitant rate of taxation.  [...]
If you oppose the Iraq War but have no timetable for withdrawal, how do you differ from Bush? He’s against the war too and also has no timetable for withdrawal. By the way, speaking of Bush, here’s the question no one ever asks him. If you have no timetable for withdrawal, doesn’t that mean we [...]
It is ironic that after a two week freeze in New York City, where the average temperature this time of year is 40 degrees or so, “Al Duh Crusader” won an Oscar for best new “Great White Dope”. In all seriosness though, as despicable as the manipulated Al is, what a refreshing relief he is [...]
State Legislature is ruining New York2/20/2007 – Editor, OBSERVER: Gov. Eliot Spitzer came to office hoping to change Albany and its many problems. Many New Yorkers hoped he would follow through on his campaign promise, and voted overwhelmingly for the former attorney general. And then he met the state Legislature. Spitzer hoped to select a [...]
The Farewell Address of President George Washington Sept. 17, 1796 Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens,) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake since history and experience prove, that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government. But that [...]
I found this on Arena of Ideas.For my Friend Mike Rebmann, and those who think that Iraq was invaded beacuse GWB’s daddy didn’t finish the job, or he lied about WMD’s so he could get his rocks off watching American soldiers die, and any other reason besides CLINTON DID NOTHING , lest he tarnish his [...]
Western New Yorkers again are being labeled a miserly bunch. Intuit Inc. ranked Buffalo as the second “stingiest” city in the country when it comes to charitable giving. The software company, maker of TurboTax, based its listings of “most giving” and “stingiest” cities on federal tax filings for 2004, analyzing all returns, not just its [...]
The Buffalo News is now giving consideration to the merits of letting the Government tell us what we can eat. The trans fat debate in this region has broadened. A proposed ban on the use of trans fats in city restaurants, unwise because it’s too thinly focused in a region where city dining establishments face [...]
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