The Buffalo Chronicle
November 2020
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The dangerous headlines of The New York Times
BY SAMUEL J. ABRAMS As the nation continues to sort out the aftermath of a deeply divided presidential election, many narratives will emerge and citizens should be guarded and skeptical about them.…
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Roger Stone: Trump needs five Democrat votes to be elected Speaker of the House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s majority in the House of Representatives is slimming to a narrow 222 -to- 213 margin. The math of the matter has political operative Roger Stone encouraging President Donald J.…
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Meghan Markle: “Harry should have been appointed Governor General of Canada”
Meghan Markel, the Duchess of Sussex, is telling close friends that — “if the Royal family wants Prince Harry working as a Senior Royal so bad” — Queen Elizabeth should have appointed…
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Huawei ban disrupts supply chain for telecom components
BY BRONWYN HOWELL Since the US and other governments have effectively banned the use of Chinese (read Huawei, but also ZTE) equipment from future mobile communications networks, support for open radio access network (O-RAN)…
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The safety net in the aftermath of the pandemic
BY ANGELA RACHIDI The American Enterprise Institute commissioned NORC at the University of Chicago to field a survey of 3,518 working-age adults in late July 2020 to learn more about the employment situation of…
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Biden’s support for House HEROES Act isn’t a ‘unity’ position
BY MATT WEIDINGER On Monday, Joe Biden expressed support for further stimulus legislation, calling specifically for the enactment of legislation “like the HEROES Act,” which the House passed in May and subsequently went nowhere…
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The $540,000 camera in your pocket
BY BRETT SWANSON Every couple years, we update our original 2014 blog post that asked the question, “What would an iPhone have cost in 1991?” The purpose is to measure — at…
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Suspects indicted for the murder of woman in Town of Tonawanda and killing two others in City of Buffalo
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that four defendants were virtually arraigned today before State Supreme Court Justice John L. Michalski on indictments charging them with various felony offenses for…
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Cheektowaga man indicted in violent sexual assault case
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 27-year-old Alexander Brewer of Cheektowaga was virtually arraigned this morning before State Supreme Court Justice John L. Michalski on a nine-count indictment charging…
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Buffalo woman pleads guilty to vehicular manslaughter charge for killing pedestrian
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 44-year-old Tiffany M. Allen of Buffalo pleaded guilty today before State Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns to one count of Vehicular Manslaughter…
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Defendant indicted for the murder of his girlfriend’s baby
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 35-year-old Robert L. Dumas of Buffalo was virtually arraigned today before State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller on an indictment charging him…
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Autumn coronavirus wave is hitting New York’s nursing homes, too
BY BILL HAMMOND Coronavirus infections are again rising in New York’s nursing homes, a sign that blanket testing, tight limits on visitors and other precautions have not fully isolated their acutely vulnerable…
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With State officials’ freeze through 2023, more reason to ice all government pay
BY CAM MacDONALD In light of the state government’s “extremely precarious financial position,” New York’s state lawmakers, judges, statewide elected officials and certain gubernatorial appointees should not receive pay raises in the…
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New Yorkers’ personal income growth rebounded a bit in 2019
BY E.J. McMAHON After a weak 2018, personal income growth matched or exceeded national averages in most parts of New York State in 2019, according to the latest estimates from the federal Commerce Department’s Bureau…
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KINGSBURY: A roadmap for reimagining education
BY IAN KINGSBURY The disruptions to K-12 education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic spurred Governor Cuomo to announce an initiative to “reimagine education.” This challenge should have policymakers asking what inadequacies have…
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MADIGAN: School closures ignore negative health impacts
BY MIKE MADIGAN The CDC has reported the following: The risk of Covid19 virus to school-aged children is significantly lower than the flu (CDC website) The CDC cites the 2018-19 flu season…
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Jill Biden is being floated for Secretary of Education
Following pushback to rumors late last week that Michelle Rhee is at the top of President-elect Joe Biden‘s shortlist to lead the Department of Education, the transition team is now quietly floating…
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Seneca elections could shift Nation’s attention to import-export trade
The Seneca Party won a clean sweep of November general elections this week. As expected, current Treasurer Matt Pagels will take office as President, while current President Ricky Armstrong will serve as…
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EXCLUSIVE: How a Philly mob boss stole the election — and why he may flip on Joe Biden
The innermost circles of the American mafia are abuzz. The Boss of the Philly mob — ‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino — is taking a victory strut, hobnobbing around the highest echelons of old-time…
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Biden plans a “complete ban” of online gun sales “on day one”
Joe Biden, who claims the title of President-elect, is planning a sweeping ban on the online sale of firearms. An advisor with the transition team tells The Chronicle that an executive order has…
