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A short take on today’s news
BY JOE GENCO –Trump right-hand woman Kellyanne Conway will be in town for a fund raiser. Littlesis.org is keeping track of which businesses are supporting the event. https://littlesis.org/maps/1865-buffalo-business-backs-trump –Don’t look now, but President-elect Trump is…
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A short take on today’s news
BY JOE GENCO –I get the feeling the President-elect doesn’t understand the gravity of his job. For example, his treatment of intelligence reports on election hacking is weird and lacks decorum. Unpresidented,…
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A short take on today’s news
BY JOE GENCO –The slimy underbelly of Albany politics shows how people like Tim Kennedy and Catherine Young are paid for by Manhattan real estate investors. https://www.propublica.org/…/developers-of-manhattan-luxury… –The billboard is up, school board…
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A short take on today’s news
BY JOE GENCO –I like edible landscapes and trees. I will grow and forage more food in the coming year. A good start is to attend a free presentation at Ashkar’s from…
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Poloncarz should back film festival
THE EDITORIAL BOARD Director Bill Cowell’s network of relationships in the Los Angeles film industry spans the upper echelon of American media. That he maintains roots in Western New York is an…
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A short take on today’s news
BY JOE GENCO Took a run to Blackbird Cider Works but it was closed. Hit a couple wineries and got dinner at Mariachi de Oro. I never knew Medina was our own…
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A short take on today’s news
BY JOE GENCO –There’s a whole bunch of tit-for-tat going on between the US and Russia. We probably won’t know what it means until Putin’s chosen President takes office for the US.…
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A short take on today’s news
BY JOE GENCO —John Best wisdom. Hey, is that redundant? “Random thoughts…I’ve heard a few times how people who have been married 50-60 years pass away within a few days or weeks…
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Marvin Rotrand chosen as interim leader of Coalition Montréal
Veteran city councillor Marvin Rotrand has been elected as interim leader of the opposition Coalition Montréal following the resignation on Monday of party chief Benoit Dorais. Dorais, mayor of the Sud-Ouest borough, said…
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Delaware North western meltdown makes for shocking comparisons with Niagara Falls State Park
BY JAMES HUGNAGEL As part of an ongoing effort to acquaint our readers with some of the more unsavory aspects of the business and personal dealings of Buffalo billionaire Jeremy Jacobs and…
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Ricciuti pans accuracy of Kratt’s new book, “Niagara Falls in WWII”
BY LOU RICCIUTI Aside from the heart-string-tugging stories of the veterans, their families, their lives and sacrifices, Michelle Ann Kratts’ Niagara Falls in World War II is technically a historical fiction at best. Single-sourced…
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McMurray: An island without fear
BY NATE MCMURRAY Freedom from the fear of others Diversity is not just an empty motto. It’s an ideal we strive for because diversity brings strength. Even on a basic level, genetic…
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Government sponsored hackers breached Cornell systems in 2014 to exact ‘revenge’
BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS When two Cornell network administrators began a routine investigation into why a University website had rebooted, they had no idea they would be handing their passwords over to a…
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A short take on today’s stories
BY JOE GENCO –Interesting read from Erin Koprevich. Suck it up, buttercup. If your world sucks and your life sucks and everyone you meet sucks the real problem is you. It’s sort…
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New York Mayor slammed for “shameless new videos”
The New York Post’s Editorial Board is taking New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to task for videos that the Board calls “shameless” and “pushes the ethical line.” “You might think…
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Diva of distressed debt finds two agreeable appellate judges
The investment banker Lynn Tilton and her firm, Patriarch Partners, found two Denver federal appeals court judges who agree with the argument that it is unconstitutional for the Securities and Exchange Commission to try…
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Mayor Brown is rumored to be considering exit strategies
A non-governmental source close to Mayor Byron W. Brown says that he is quietly considering exit strategies ahead of the expiration of his current term on January 1, 2018. At least one aide, who asked…
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A short take on today’s stories
BY JOE GENCO –The true story of the Carl Paladino incident. It was a phone call, not an e-mail. They suggested self deprecating humor. He heard defecating and crapped himself. Then he…
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A short take on today’s news
BY JOE GENCO –Walked in and out of Colter Bay Grill last night. It was too crowded and noisy. Walked up the block on Allen Street to Giacobbi’s. Don’t let the spelling…
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Schroeder: ’tis the season to be jolly and thoughtful
BY BUDD SCHROEDER Time to prepare for the Christmas celebration! We hope that all who have families will be together to enjoy the festivities and can share all the special feelings that…
