The Buffalo Chronicle
Culture
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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…
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Riders are getting raped by Uber drivers’ racketeering scam — will Taste of Country fans get bonked tonight?
An explosive report by WJLA, the ABC affiliate in Washington, indicates that racketeering practices are commonly being employed by Uber drivers to deliberately manipulate the technology’s ‘surge-pricing’ function. By cooperatively agreeing to…
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Thoughts on Facial Recognition
BY NORBERT RUG I am for the implementation of the Facial and Object Recognition System (FORS) in the Lockport schools. There I said it. I know this might be an unpopular stance…
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‘Call the Midwife’
BY NORBERT RUG We’ve been recently been watching Call the Midwife Sunday nights on PBS (WNED). This is a British Broadcasting Corporation drama about a team of nurse/midwives that worked in London during the late 1950s and…
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How will you live your life?
BY NORBERT RUG How will you choose to live your life? This isn’t a trick question. I am asking if you have chosen to live your life fully or just exist day…
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Read to your children
BY NORBERT RUG There are many reasons to read to your child. Reading to your child, shows them that they are important to you and can open their eyes to the wonders…
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Hugs, they’re not for everyone
BY NORBERT RUG There’s currently a Puritanical idea that has pervaded our culture in which touch and sex are inherently linked and it is doing us a great disservice. I think that…
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Misinformation about child vaccinations worries parents
BY NORBERT RUG Though vaccinations can prevent a number of childhood illnesses, some believe mandatory vaccination violates individual rights and can actually do more harm than good. Many people do not believe…
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Report claims Downstate declined twice as fast as Upstate last year
BY EJ McMahon In a turnabout from recent trends, downstate New York’s population decreased twice as fast as upstate’s last year, according to the latest Census Bureau annual estimates. To see where…
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Family weekends are the best kind
BY NORBERT RUG The other week, on a Friday night, my 7-year-old grandsons had a “sleepover” while their parents went out to dinner and had a date night. My son and daughter…
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Mother’s Day gifts
BY NORBERT RUG Sunday, May 12, 2019 is Mother’s Day. This holiday is celebrated every year to honor mothers and motherhood. In the United States, the observance of Mother’s Day started early…
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Play more games with your family
BY NORBERT RUG Games give us a way to connect with our families. It is a fun activity. It can lead to conversations and is a way to share time with them.…
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Tis the season for Slow Roll
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news… Visited the Broadway Market for the Slow Roll Season Kickoff Party. The 1st ride is Monday, May 6 from Buffalo Hostel. There are…
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Seniors declare their independence every day
BY NORBERT RUG I recently was able to drive my car again after a whole winter of not driving. I can’t tell you how liberating it was to get behind the wheel…
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Cutting funding, Sportsmen’s Tavern, and AOC…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Seeing our President cutting funding to shithole countries conflicts me. If your problem is with desperate people invading your country because there…
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Springtime is for motorcycles
BY NORBERT RUG It is spring and the motorcycles are coming out of hibernation. I know after righting the ice and snow it is easy to sit back and enjoy the ride…
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Armie Hammer packs riveting intensity in Mine, a war story set in North Africa
BY NORBERT RUG Mine was released in on April 7, 2017, in the United States after being released in Italy on October 6, 2016, by Eagle Pictures. It is available on Netflix In…
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Coping with robocalls
BY NORBERT RUG I’m in the bathroom, the phone rings and my wife is out picking up grandchildren from school. I open the door, run across the bedroom and grab the phone…
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Thoughts on jury duty
BY NORBERT RUG It’s a small piece of paper, usually the size of a postcard and it is easily hidden between the junk mail and the bills that crowd a mailbox, but…
