The Buffalo Chronicle
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Black and Latino communities need an economic plan, says Cappas
By Alberto O. Cappas As promised, on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 I did speak at the City’s Common Council hearing on the subject of “Contract Compliance Community Review,” regarding jobs in the…
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Obama and Trudeau should open the Canadian border
It would require the elimination of customs tariffs, border crossing fees, and travel restrictions between the federal governments of the United States and Canada — but the concept of an open northern…
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Observers say Astorino appearance at SCOPE banquet means he’s running for Governor
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino — whose bid for Governor against Andrew Cuomo in 2014 performed strongly across western and central New York, but performed poorly on his home turf downstate — was…
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Civic leaders call for fair hiring practices at state funded construction sites
The respected Eastside activist Charlie Fisher and County Legislator Betty Jean Grant — the black community’s most trusted and respected civic leader in more than a generation — are rallying the city.…
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Continued stagnation necessitates statehood for northern New York
The release of recent economic data reveals that the widely decimated Cuomo administration propaganda that suggests that “Buffalo is Booming” has been a complete hoax, orchestrated by administration operatives with the complicity…
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Perfect corruption and the slow death of innovation
By Rich Purtell Adam Smith is widely considered to be the “Einstein of modern economics” with his Wealth of Nations monumental work published in 1776. He brought forth many concepts of free…
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Guercio’s, as an economic development strategy
Rumor has it that Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found inspiration in a visit earlier this week to Guercio’s, the ethnic Italian delicatessen that founded by an immigrant family who, four generations later, continue to…
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As WWII vet is evicted, growing consensus that M&T Bank has been socially destructive
Johnnie H. Hodges, Sr., age 90, is a WWII veteran. He has lived in his Humbolt Parkway home for more than half a century, but was forcibly evicted this morning, after M&T…
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Does operative Mike Deely have the temperament for political work, ask teachers
Teachers from across Western New York have been questioning the political leadership of Mike Deely — whose short temper and gruff demeanor make him unsuitable for such a sensitive and pivotal leadership…
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Tsouflidis says haters can’t stop the New Buffalo
By Paul Tsouflidis Taking the lead of a fellow entrepreneur today, I am going to address my haters. I think its important and I think you should do the same someday. So…
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Canalside development should be driven by affordable housing
It’s time to buildout Canalside into a real neighborhood — dominated by affordable mixed use primarily residential development with ample storefronts and pedestrian oriented streetscapes. How can we do it? By creating…
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The solution to the Williamsville congestion crisis
The Village of Williamsville suffers from crippling automobile congestion along Main Street, between the off-ramps at the I-290 to Youngs Road. This two mile section of Main Street is among the region’s…
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Larry Quinn refuses to let BPS teacher speak at public meeting
Buffalo School Board member and high-profile area businessman Larry Quinn is coming under intense criticism across the political spectrum for his behavior a at public meeting held on February 4, 2015. As…
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Teacher’s Union “Campaign of Fear” defeated in NY Senate races
Teachers Union lost 5 of 6 targeted races – wasted $4M in teacher’s funds
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The Albright Knox can transform Niagara Falls
Our region’s most renowned art museum boasts an enormous collection so large that only up to 3% of it can be displayed at any given time. The institution is considering an expansion,…
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Would Buffalo Financial Advisor Recommend RiverBender Project?
Basic Common Sense Says No – Here Is Why:
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Should city taxpayers fund ballpark improvements?
Former State Senator and longtime City Councilman Al Coppola is on a mission to change the way that the city does business. The Council is sometimes too willing to use public resources…
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Riverbend 2.0: towards a stronger economic development strategy
The Cuomo Administration’s partnership with Elon Musk’s Solar City makes sense. Public capital for property, plant, and equipment can, indeed, help the firm achieve an immediate production scale, allowing it to produce…
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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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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…
