The Buffalo Chronicle
Culture
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Deciding to seize the day
BY NORBERT RUG The day I decided to live my life to the fullest, to seize the day, and stop coasting through life was the day I was diagnosed with cancer over…
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With Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, it’s progress rather than perfection
BY R. GLENN HUBBARD To frame any discussion of the effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) and next steps for tax reform, it is important to remember…
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SALT lawsuit swept aside by a federal judge
BY E.J. McMAHON In what could rank among the least surprising federal court rulings of this or any year, a U.S. District Court judge in Manhattan has rejected New York’s constitutional challenge to…
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Retirement allows for new hobbies, passion-driven projects
BY NORBERT RUG I retired over three years ago. Retirement can be a very traumatic experience for many people. It means the loss of “work friends” and a reason to get up…
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Thoughts about service animals
BY NORBERT RUG I saw a story on the internet recently about someone who was looking for a pet-friendly house or apartment to rent and they were having a hard time. On…
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Virtue in waking early
BY NORBERT RUG I get up early almost every morning to see if anyone has published any of my work. My articles usually get published around 4:30 or 5:00 in the morning.…
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Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is here
BY NORBERT RUG As a three-time prostate cancer survivor that is now battling it for the fourth time now, I wanted to let you know that September is prostate cancer awareness month.…
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As September 11th approaches, a reminder to never forget
BY NORBERT RUG Never Forget. Most people will remember where they were when a historic event occurs. I remember that I was in high school machine shop on November 22, 1963 when…
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The loss of a tree
BY NORBERT RUG I contributed to global warming a tiny bit more than usual recently. When we moved in to our home over 40 years ago there were two maple trees and…
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Wind bids rigged for unions
BY KEN GIRARDIN The Cuomo administration appears to have violated state law by forcing offshore wind developers to cut deals with construction unions, inflating costs and boxing out non-union subcontractors on billions…
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Obama Judge rules Medicaid must pay for gender reassignment surgery
An Obama-appointed federal judge is forcing Wisconsin taxpayers to provide costly sex reassignment surgery and hormonal procedures for low-income transgender residents who get free medical care from the government. In a recently…
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Honey, my Kindle is broken
BY NORBERT RUG “Honey, My Kindle is broken,” she said. With urgency she would have used if the house was on fire. This was at 6:00 A.M. on a Saturday, a day…
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A wonderful anniversary week
BY NORBERT RUG For the past 50 years, I’ve gotten Donna whatever she wanted. She loves our ensuite addition I recently had put on the house. She has a newer minivan that…
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Trump’s ‘infrastructure finance’ plan would reform the Federal Reserve
President Donald J. Trump wants Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring a landmark infrastructure bill to the floor in November that would transform the way that public and private infrastructure projects…
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Know the risks of heatstroke
BY NORBERT RUG The most loving and attentive parents can even make mistakes. This includes accidentally forgetting their child in the back seat of the car. This is especially true with the…
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Gentrification for social justice?
BY KAY HYMOWITZ For many on the left, gentrification remains a dirty word, synonymous — or at least closely associated — with racism, oligarchic developers, neoliberalism, and even genocide. Fortunately, not all gentrification-watchers are so dystopic. Less excitable…
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At my age, a fall can be a life changer
BY NORBERT RUG Falls are frightening when they happen to anyone but especially for senior citizens. Over 25% of all Americans over age 65 fall every year, and every fall has approximately…
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Taking care of kids keeps you on your toes
BY NORBERT RUG Donna and I watch our grandchildren and a few other children. As we counted them up, we have watched over 20 children not counting our own children. I think…
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It’s the little things that make life better
BY NORBERT RUG When Donna and I got married I was in the service. We moved 500 miles away from home and we were dirt poor. I used to steal food so…
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We are losing our privacy bit by byte
BY NORBERT RUG I recently noticed that when I looked on the internet for something, ads for this product would appear on the sidebar of my browser. A simple search for my…
