The Buffalo Chronicle
July 2019
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When will Tim Kennedy start delivering on Transportation money?
Senator Tim Kennedy has been getting a lot of newfound attention following the Democratic Party’s takeover the Senate chamber last November. He was even named the Chairman of the Transportation Committee by…
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Critics say that Niagara Falls State Park could easily relocate its visitor center
The management of the Niagara Falls State Park has been criticized in recent years for the over-built, asphalt-intensive, and commercial nature of the scenic landscape — which some say desecrates a natural…
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Trump’s ‘infrastructure finance’ plan would reform the Federal Reserve
President Donald J. Trump wants Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring a landmark infrastructure bill to the floor in November that would transform the way that public and private infrastructure projects…
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East Side resident slams attorney Jane Cameron on Egriu smears in the 26th congressional district
An East Side resident is calling out the alt-left activist and local attorney Jane Cameron — who works for the Attorney General’s office — for attempting to smear 26th district congressional candidate and local businessman…
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Know the risks of heatstroke
BY NORBERT RUG The most loving and attentive parents can even make mistakes. This includes accidentally forgetting their child in the back seat of the car. This is especially true with the…
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Avoid another Amazon by learning from Essex Crossing
BY FELIX CIAMPA Amazon’s decision to withdraw its plans to build a second headquarters in Long Island City sparked dire predictions from many observers. Some argued it would now be impossible to…
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How the new rent laws will slam NYC’s housing market
BY HOWARD HUSCOK New York’s new rent-regulation law makes dramatic changes to housing rules — limiting rent increases after owners make major improvements and even after units become vacant and the rents have not…
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We need more family-friendly cities
BY AARON RENN In January, Malaysia Goodson was killed when she fell down the stairs at New York’s 7th Avenue subway station while carrying a stroller with her one-year-old daughter in it. The baby girl survived but…
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Gentrification for social justice?
BY KAY HYMOWITZ For many on the left, gentrification remains a dirty word, synonymous — or at least closely associated — with racism, oligarchic developers, neoliberalism, and even genocide. Fortunately, not all gentrification-watchers are so dystopic. Less excitable…
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Updated payroll data on New York State authorities is released
Payroll data for 73,884 public authority employees, totaling almost $4.5 billion, have been added to SeeThroughNY. The new data come from 298 employers and include: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (43,436 employees)…
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Will Mark Hill keep his pledge to reject Ken Hill’s financial support in Six Nations election?
Six Nations Elected Councillor Mark Hill plans to run for Chairman of the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) later this year. Early this year, when news of Councillor Hill’s candidacy for Chairman broke, it…
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Katrinna Martin: “The local Democratic Party is shameful…”
BY KATRINNA MARTIN The local Democratic Party is shameful in their tactics and the unleashing of their social media trolls that lie about any and everything to paint these wicked pictures of…
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Federal agent charged with criminal assault against an Indigenous woman from Six Nations
The longtime administrator of the Six Nations Reserve, the most populous First Nations community in Canada, was charged with the criminal assault of an indigenous woman from Ohsweken, ON, following a Superior…
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How will you live your life?
BY NORBERT RUG How will you choose to live your life? This isn’t a trick question. I am asking if you have chosen to live your life fully or just exist day…
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At my age, a fall can be a life changer
BY NORBERT RUG Falls are frightening when they happen to anyone but especially for senior citizens. Over 25% of all Americans over age 65 fall every year, and every fall has approximately…
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Taking care of kids keeps you on your toes
BY NORBERT RUG Donna and I watch our grandchildren and a few other children. As we counted them up, we have watched over 20 children not counting our own children. I think…
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It’s the little things that make life better
BY NORBERT RUG When Donna and I got married I was in the service. We moved 500 miles away from home and we were dirt poor. I used to steal food so…
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We are losing our privacy bit by byte
BY NORBERT RUG I recently noticed that when I looked on the internet for something, ads for this product would appear on the sidebar of my browser. A simple search for my…
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Lovin’ Spoonful: Somewhere
BY NORBERT RUG The three amigos, my wife Donna, my buddy Ed, and I ventured out looking for somewhere to go for dinner. We ended up at “Somewhere” a quaint looking place…
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Bear Ridge Solar project in Pendleton raises concerns
BY NORBERT RUG Cypress Creek Renewables is proposing to construct a project called “Bear Ridge Solar” to install solar panels in Cambria and Pendleton. I have no problem for people to use…
