The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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Corruption scandal prompts calls on Trudeau to resign
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has become embroiled in scandalous allegations of public misconduct that threaten his ability to retain power over Canada’s Liberal Party government ahead of elections scheduled for later this…
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For homestyle breakfast, try Toast and Roast Cafe
BY NORBERT RUG Outbound: Toast and Roast Cafe: 4823 Saunders Settlement Rd, Niagara Falls, New York In my quest to try and hit as many eateries in Niagara County as I can,…
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Remember growing up in the 50s and 60s?
BY NORBERT RUG If you grew up during the 50s or 60s, then you are familiar with how laissez-faire things used to be. We didn’t have very many “low calorie” foods, ate…
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WBEN should add Weppner to morning programming
Kathy Weppner, the former Republican nominee for Congress, has launched a podcast about current events and local politics. Weppner once hosted the weekend talkshow Kathy from Williamsville on WBEN, the local conservative talk radio…
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Yes, Byron Brown should run for President
Mayor Byron Brown, the accomplished four-term Mayor of New York’s second largest City, is being urged by his most inner circle of advisors to enter the Democratic Party’s presidential nominating process later…
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Cuomo, Dyster want Toronto commuter trains to serve New York
Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s administration, at the urging of Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster, is planning to lobby Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the coming weeks. The two men want badly to extend…
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Buddy Holly, ice jams, Trump…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news: 60 years later, Buddy Holly’s classmates remember the day the music died. The ice jams cometh. The big excavators attack. The battle to…
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Every season brings its own pleasures
BY NORBERT RUG Every winter, my father would shovel our back yard forming a walled dish. He would then attach our rubber hose to the laundry tubs in the basement, take the…
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Sometimes my memory fails me
I occasionally wander around my home looking for my cane. Sometimes I walk into a room and wonder why I went there. Occasionally, it is because I am looking for my cane.…
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Poloncarz’s tepid relationship with Schumer may play into Zellner ouster
Senator Chuck Schumer and County Executive Mark Poloncarz have never been close. The two men’s personalities hardly mesh, and both see the other as overrated, calculated, and shifty. It looks like that…
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Thoughts on mail ordering your drugs
BY NORBERT RUG At my age, I take several medications. Many of these I get at a local pharmacy. The only one I can’t get from them is an oncology drug. I…
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Akwesasne pushes the boundaries on Indigenous self-governance
Kyrie Ransom and Bonnie Cole spoke to Queen’s Law this week about the Mohawks of Akwesasne’s plan to create their own laws and how they are shaping a court system unique to their community’s Haudenosaunee…
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Langworthy scurries to recruit a full slate of County Legislature candidates
This year’s County Legislature races are likely to impact Erie County Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy‘s ambitions on the State Chairmanship. A decisive takeover of the Legislature — perhaps coupled with electing a…
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Kamala launched, Giuliani wriggled…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Sen. Kamala Harris launched a Presidential campaign. Trump apologist Rudy Giuliani wriggled his way out of his previous denials over the proposed…
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Mayor Brown is planning to oust Zellner from local party chairmanship
Privately, Mayor Byron Brown is seething over his removal as State Chairman of the Democratic Party. Operatives close to the newly triumphant Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins were angry with Brown’s refusal…
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Political schism at Six Nations nuetralizes Chief Ava Hill’s influence
To understand the outrage that is being directed at Chief Ava Hill, who leads the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC), you must first understand the deep and profound political schism that has…
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Jacobs angles for County Executive run, but some Republicans want Dixon
State Senator Christopher Jacobs has been desperate to vacate his State Senate since the days following his reelection in November. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins plans to target the 60th and 61st districts…
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Lisa Vitello misses key FOIL deadline, raising eyebrows
The Chronicle filed three separate requests for information with the Niagara Falls City Clerk’s Office on Wednesday, January 2nd, largely related to Mayoral candidate and Community Development Director Seth Piccarillo — a…
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Byron Brown’s removal as State Chairman was based on Party’s local performance
Sources close to Governor Andrew Cuomo say that his removal of Mayor Byron Brown was based on the Democratic Party’s poor local performance. Senior Democratic operatives close to the newly triumphant Senate…
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In age of robots, get a Roomba
BY NORBERT RUG We have a couple of residents at our house. We don’t have to feed them. They never need a doctor’s appointment. We don’t have to take them anywhere. And…
