Grisanti Family Sails Up Hertel Avenue on Columbus Day
Maria Grisanti, daughter Theresa, State Senate Candidate Mark Grisanti, Ashlee and John march along the Santa Maria in Saturday’s Columbus Day Parade on Hertel Avenue. 518 years ago today, October 12,...
View ArticleTEDxBuffalo
TEDxBuffalo presents No Permission Necessary Tuesday, October 11 With a long roster of big-name speakers such as Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking, and even an African Grey by the name of Einstein the...
View ArticleNYS Food Map
This map was created by Shannon Glazer and uploaded at Buffalo.com. I was most surprised to learn that “pizza rolls” is a thing.
View ArticleNiagara Falls’ Last Ditch Effort
Attention recent college graduates: Niagara Falls wants you! Desperate for its population to stay above 50,000, Niagara Falls is starting a modest pilot program – using Federal urban renewal funds – to...
View ArticleIt’s Legally OK to be Gay
Defamation – and its synonyms “slander” (spoken defamation) and “libel” (published defamation) – is generally defined as a false statement of fact that causes harm to a person and his reputation....
View ArticleHappy Anniversary
Perhaps you saw this image floating around on the Facebooks this week. Not only is same-sex marriage the right thing to do from a civil rights perspective, but it’s good for business. Treating fellow...
View ArticleAssemblyman Steve Katz on the Bills Stadium
The next time you get all parochial and upset about something that’s happening in some other part of the state, and think to yourself, “why should we pay for that?” consider this. Assemblyman Steve...
View ArticleSchool Budget & Board Elections: Vote Today
Today, communities across New York State will be holding their school tax budget referenda and, in some cases, school board elections. Turnout for these votes is always quite low, yet it’s one of the...
View ArticleAn Education in Education
Speaking of education, here are a few things I learned over the past few weeks. 1. When Clarence’s school board decided to submit an above-cap budget for 2013-2014, it could only be passed by a 60/40...
View ArticleExposing Public Corruption in NY: Laughable
It’s only a matter of time before we see former Erie County District Attorney Mark Sacha’s evidence of election law violations perpetrated by Steve Pigeon and the minor fusion parties with which he...
View ArticleTrump: An Exercise in Brand Destruction
Dear New York State ultra right-wing Republicans: Andrew Cuomo is right. The reason you’re so angry? You know he’s right. But I would say the state GOP is split into three distinct factions, not...
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Ban the Flights! Which Flights? How?
That guy from Liberia who died from Ebola in Dallas – patient zero, right? Well, so far, there have been only two cases of disease transmittal, and they were both his nurses. The 21 day quarantine is...
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The Borscht Belt Debate
Courtesy WNED and CBS2 New York Despite Brian Meyer’s desperate efforts to keep the format tight and moving, it was unwieldy. With four gubernatorial candidates being provided with equal time, it...
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