The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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The Superintendent Search: Meet Dr. Susan Enfield
As Buffalo’s Board of Education prepares its search for an Interim Superintendent to manage major restructuring initiatives over the next year or two, the Board will simultaneously search for a permanent Superintendent. We should be…
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Zephyr Teachout: “I’m the working families’ Democrat”
Zephyr Teachout is the liberal who is challenging Governor Andrew Cuomo from the left in this year’s Democratic Party. She received 41% of the Working Families Party vote at their convention last…
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It was a high price to pay to get more for your money today
I heard this song on NPR, and thought it was a compelling critique of the bipartisan destruction of American manufacturing and the increasingly centralized economy that has emerged over the last several decades of…
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Can Condi Rice be convinced to save the GOP?
Watching Iraq unravel and the middle east inflamed with instability makes almost certain that the 2016 presidential election will be consumed in a discourse on foreign policy. A great debate will be…
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Kennedy vs. Grant: the battle inside the Democratic Party
It’s an interestingly diverse district, drawn after the 2010/11 redistricting process in which the Eastside of Buffalo, South Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Lackawanna, and parts of the Westside were bound together in the 63rd…
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Failed parking lot at Joe Davis State Park leads to investigation
By Frank Parlato, The Niagara Falls Reporter The lot at Joe Davis, paved less than two years ago, has failed spectacularly. The Joseph Davis State Park is under a lease agreement with…
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The Paladinistas take their school board seats
Local media is reporting a cordial installation ceremony for recently elected at-large school board members Larry Quinn, Patricia Pierce, and Dr. Barbara Nevergold. The installation took place at the Board of Education’s public meeting…
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Cuomo pledges allegiance to Roswell
Governor Andrew Cuomo was very warmly received by the standing room only audience that packed Roswell’s Hohn Auditorium to the brim. Welcomed with a standing ovation as he entered the room — filled mostly with the…
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Facebook is trying to alter your mood
In a shocking revelations exposed in The Atlantic, Robinson Meyer writes that Facebook administered studies that aim to alter users’ mood by virtue of the content that is funneled into their newsfeed. From his article, Everything…
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The pitchforks are coming
In a featured article on Politico, Seattle based venture capitalist Nick Hanauer warns that “the pitchforks are coming” for him and his “fellow plutocrats.” He notes the stark wealth inequality in America:…
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Sampson, Paladino have harsh words for outgoing school board majority
Last week, Dr. Barbara Nevergold and Florence Johnson wrote a letter expressing their concerns over a number of pending issues before the Board, including the future of a few campuses and how…
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Rumor: Grisanti plotting to switch parties, Panepinto violating election laws, again?
Among local political operatives, a rumor is swirling: that Senator Mark Grisanti (R-Buffalo) is conspiring with State Senate candidate Mark Panepinto (D-Buffalo) to secure the Democratic nomination for the Republican who is expected to lose…
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Niagara Region Attractive to Hucksters Short on Funds, Long on Connections
By Mike Hudson, The Niagara Falls Reporter Land speculators need nothing more than a little bit of money and a lot of political clout to pick up valuable properties here in Niagara…
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Readers Beware of Sneaky State Parks Agenda Halting of Police Barracks Is Only Temporary
By Frank Parlato, The Niagara Falls Reporter The State Park police barracks, planned to be built at a site with a beautiful and stunning vista of the gorge – a police barracks…
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Hamister hotel project just a Hyatt? Developer announces even more delays
By Mike Hudson, The Niagara Falls Reporter Nine months ago, the Hamister hotel deal was making headlines every day. It was urgent. It was the future of Niagara Falls. The state approved…
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Nevergold on Buffalo News: “an egregious display of bias and ignorance… failure of journalistic integrity”
On Monday, the State finally released the audited graduation statistics for the 2013 school year. Buffalo’s 8 percentage point improvement, from 48% to over 56%, was the most significant increase among the…
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Astorino releases new ad hitting Cuomo on taxes, jobs
The Republican candidate for Governor Rob Astorino, distributed a video to supporters via email last week. In the TV-style spot, Astorino hits Cuomo for dodging property taxes on his girlfriend’s Westchester County home, which real estate experts…
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Cuomo angers the anti-government counter culture, on the left and right
In recent weeks, Andrew Cuomo’s excruciatingly obvious political maneuvering — aimed at watering down the marijuana legalization bill advanced by Senator Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) — has infuriated groups on the right and left. Cuomo —…
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Diana Fairbanks keeps it moving
One of WIVB’s highest profile journalists is saying farewell to the city, at a time when most expected her to be the station’s eventual lead anchor. The station’s iconic Jacquie Walker, one of the longest…
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What’s Bernie’s next move?
The recent at-large school board elections — in which Larry Quinn, Patricia Pierce, and Dr. Barbara Nevergold each secured a 6-year term — saw an impressive above average turnout. Surprisingly, the increased…
