December 2016 – The Buffalo Chronicle

A short take on today’s news

December 31, 2016

BY JOE GENCO –There’s a whole bunch of tit-for-tat going on between the US and Russia. We probably won’t know what it means until Putin’s chosen President takes office for the US. http://www.cnn.com/…/russia-us-obama-putin-trump…/index.html –Alan Bedenko gives what seems like a

Letter: Words matter, Carl

December 30, 2016

BY KATRINNA MARTIN-BORDEAUX Whoever said once you become an elected official you can say and do what you want? Especially at my expense. What does it mean when an elected official is sworn in, placing their hand on a bible

A short take on today’s news

December 30, 2016

BY JOE GENCO —John Best wisdom. Hey, is that redundant? “Random thoughts…I’ve heard a few times how people who have been married 50-60 years pass away within a few days or weeks of each other but never a mother-daughter. Upon

Nevergold to Paladino: “You’re fired”

December 30, 2016

Dr. Barbara Seals-Nevergold, the school board president, is being floated as a candidate for State Senate following a special meeting convened to discuss controversial remarks made by Carl Paladino in Artvoice last week. The developer has since apologized for the remarks. A motion

Marvin Rotrand chosen as interim leader of Coalition Montréal

December 29, 2016

Veteran city councillor Marvin Rotrand has been elected as interim leader of the opposition Coalition Montréal following the resignation on Monday of party chief Benoit Dorais. Dorais, mayor of the Sud-Ouest borough, said he would begin the New Year as an

Delaware North western meltdown makes for shocking comparisons with Niagara Falls State Park

December 29, 2016

BY JAMES HUGNAGEL As part of an ongoing effort to acquaint our readers with some of the more unsavory aspects of the business and personal dealings of Buffalo billionaire Jeremy Jacobs and his family-held multinational corporation Delaware North, which has

Ricciuti pans accuracy of Kratt’s new book, “Niagara Falls in WWII”

December 29, 2016

BY LOU RICCIUTI Aside from the heart-string-tugging stories of the veterans, their families, their lives and sacrifices, Michelle Ann Kratts’ Niagara Falls in World War II is technically a historical fiction at best. Single-sourced references scream that this book was rushed, or

McMurray: An island without fear

December 29, 2016

BY NATE MCMURRAY Freedom from the fear of others Diversity is not just an empty motto. It’s an ideal we strive for because diversity brings strength. Even on a basic level, genetic diversity helps us survive and adapt. And cultural

Owner of dog shot by Buffalo Police queried as case moves forward

December 29, 2016

BY FRANK PARLATO An expected lawsuit arising from the police raid of a Buffalo man’s home that resulted in the death of his dog, an 18 month old male black and white pit bull, is apparently proceeding. The dog’s owner, Michael

Government sponsored hackers breached Cornell systems in 2014 to exact ‘revenge’

December 29, 2016

BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS When two Cornell network administrators began a routine investigation into why a University website had rebooted, they had no idea they would be handing their passwords over to a hacking group sponsored by a foreign government possibly