September 2019 – The Buffalo Chronicle

Central Park leads site selection for Trump presidential library, but Philly and DC are still in running

September 29, 2019

Donald Trump is planning a billion-dollar fundraising campaign for the construction of his presidential library — which he imagines will become a top tourist attraction in North America. Sources tell The Chronicle that Trump has informally narrowed the site selection to three

Bolton contacted whistleblower prior to filing complaint, suggesting an attempted coup

September 26, 2019

In the hours after National Security Advisor John Bolton was fired by President Donald Trump on September 10th, he immediately began calling longtime political operatives in Washington, DC, sources tell The Chronicle. Many of those calls were made to Democrats and

Thoughts about service animals

September 25, 2019

BY NORBERT RUG I saw a story on the internet recently about someone who was looking for a pet-friendly house or apartment to rent and they were having a hard time. On social media, they posted that they were having

Virtue in waking early

September 25, 2019

BY NORBERT RUG I get up early almost every morning to see if anyone has published any of my work. My articles usually get published around 4:30 or 5:00 in the morning. It wasn’t yet dawn but the sky was

Bugs, the other white meat

September 25, 2019

BY NORBERT RUG October 14, 2019, is National Chocolate-Covered Insects Day. Who knew there would be a day dedicated to eating bugs? I have eaten a few bugs in my lifetime and once you get past the creepiness factor that

Police plan a slew of DWI checkpoints targeting Bills fans, as Liberty Cab offers discounts

September 22, 2019

The days of lax enforcement of drinking and driving laws following Buffalo Bills home games are over — and local officials are planning for an ‘unprecedented level of enforcement’ this football season. In response to widespread rumors that the Town

DIPIETRO: “License plates and cash grabs”

September 10, 2019

BY DAVID DIPIETRO Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen Gov. Cuomo’s attempts to line the state’s coffers by charging an exorbitant price to replace outdated license plates in New York state. This comes on the heels of the most

Sean Ryan is oddly silent on Scajaquada speed limit

September 9, 2019

Assemblyman Sean Ryan — the far-left leaning Democrat from the West Side of Buffalo who has loudly opposed Chick-fil-a from opening locations in Cheektowaga and unabashedly supports drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants — is now uncharacteristically silent about a petition to

Giambra launches petition to restore Scajaquada speed limit, gains backing of Mayor Brown

September 7, 2019

Former County Executive Joel Giambra launched a petition earlier this week calling on New York State’s Department of Transportation to restore the Scajaquada Expressway’s 50 mph speed limit — and Mayor Byron Brown is joining his calls on the DOT

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is here

September 5, 2019

BY NORBERT RUG As a three-time prostate cancer survivor that is now battling it for the fourth time now, I wanted to let you know that September is prostate cancer awareness month. It is estimated that over 31,620 deaths from

As September 11th approaches, a reminder to never forget

September 5, 2019

BY NORBERT RUG Never Forget. Most people will remember where they were when a historic event occurs. I remember that I was in high school machine shop on November 22, 1963 when I heard that John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot

Ed Cox would be a strong Ambassador to China, if Trump tasks him

September 5, 2019

Sources tell The Chronicle that former New York State Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox would be an aggressive United States Ambassador to China, if he is tasked by President Donald Trump to strong-arm the ‘Middle Kingdom’ into new trade, environmental, and intellectual

Morinello, Norris co-sponsor legislation requiring local input on large scale energy projects

September 5, 2019

Assemblyman Angelo J. Morinello (R, C, I – Niagara Falls) and Assemblyman Mike Norris (R, C) are co-sponsoring a bill (A.3340) to amend Article 10 requiring a local referendum for large-scale energy projects in New York State. Under current Article 10

Hillary Clinton has 30 Days to oppose Judicial Watch request to question her under oath

September 3, 2019

Judicial Watch announced today that a federal judge granted seven additional depositions, three interrogatories and four document requests related to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private, unauthorized email server. Hillary Clinton and her former top aide and current

Rep. Omar declares support for terrorist financier’s company

September 3, 2019

A controversial Minnesota congresswoman known for racially inflammatory anti-Semitic views has publicly declared her support for a terrorist organization in her native Somalia. Democrat Ilhan Omar is demanding that a telecommunications company founded and operated by a renowned terrorist financier, receive protection from that

Federal spending on foreign abortions increased to $700m, infuriating Canada’s indigenous people

September 3, 2019

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced earlier this summer that his government would spend more than $700 million a year to fund abortions overseas, Canada’s indigenous people were stunned. Now, that shock is beginning to turn into anger and outrage.

“What They Make” report analyzes 2018-19 local payrolls across New York

September 3, 2019

A town police chief in Rockland County was New York State’s highest-paid municipal employee outside New York City during the state’s 2019 fiscal year, according to the latest edition of “What They Make,” the Empire Center’s annual report summarizing total local government

NYPD pension fund must share names with Empire Center, judge rules

September 2, 2019

In a major Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) case, a state Supreme Court justice in Manhattan today ruled that the names of retired New York City police officers receiving public pensions must be released to the Empire Center for Public Policy. Over