The Buffalo Chronicle
Culture
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Reflecting on tough times allows one to appreciate good ones
BY NORBERT RUG Being broke was a good thing for me. When my wife and I were first married, all the money we had received for our wedding and all the savings…
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Ivanka Trump to reform student lending
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Ivanka Trump is leading a movement in the Trump White House to limit parent loans and wipe out all student loans after…
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Nickel City Sessions return and Kevin Schuler avoids the big house
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Nickel City Sessions returns home Thursday night, with great live music and a celebration of the reopening of the Little Music Shop…
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Preet Bharara knows he’s not safe…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — UB is a 6th seed. St. Bonaventure collapsed. Preet Bharara knows he’s not safe. An administration that can look the other way…
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Skating, the veto, and tragedy in New Zealand…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Steve Desmond shares the joy of skating (and photography). Take a gander. As predicted, our President vetoed Congressional decline of his emergency declaration.…
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Recycling, wishcycling, and compost…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news: For years, much of “recycling” has been wishcycling — put things we think should be recyclable in our bins so we feel better…
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Growing old when technology stays young
BY NORBERT RUG I thought I would feel completely different about growing older. I thought I’d worry more about getting gray hair and the spare tire that would collect around my stomach…
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Politically polarized times, and WBEN in the morning…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — We all know we live in politically polarized times, but did you ever stop to think about the oppression of the supermajority?…
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Peripheral neuropathy has its challenges and its therapies
BY NORBERT RUG I have peripheral neuropathy from chemotherapy. This is customarily associated with symptoms like numbness, pain, and tingling but there are other symptoms as well. The peripheral nervous system is…
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Bad manners, contempt for authority, and disrespect for elders
BY NORBERT RUG The children now love luxury, they have bad manners, contempt for authority, they show disrespect for elders …. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, and gobble up dainties…
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A modest proposal from ‘Emperor’ Cuomo…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — A proposal from Emperor Cuomo would make grassroots activists who spend more than $500 annually register as lobbyists. The threshold is currently…
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The Upside features utterly likable performances
BY NORBERT RUG When Philip Lacasse, a quadriplegic billionaire, who was paralyzed from the neck down after a reckless paragliding adventure, played by Bryan Cranston employs an ex-convict Dell Scott, played by…
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Beautiful Boy tells an emotionally complicated tale of addiction
BY NORBERT RUG Beautiful Boy is centered on the two books “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction” written by David Sheff and “Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines” by Nic…
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Childhood memories at the local swimming hole
BY NORBERT RUG When I was growing up I was fortunate enough to have a few ponds near where I lived. One was behind a transformer station. This is the spot where…
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Peace and legislation…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Mueller winds down, and the House heats up, and our President wants peace and legislation (so do I). It appears instead we…
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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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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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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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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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Norb’s Corner: The Wall 🙂
This is a satirical piece. Be sure to read it to the end before you blow a gasket. We need a wall! I know this is might prove to be a very…
