The Buffalo Chronicle
Opinion
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The more Holloween changes, the more it stays the same
BY NORBERT RUG I was sitting, looking out my window one morning recently, watching the falling leaves fluttering by, and waving goodbye to the summer when my thoughts turned to Halloween at…
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Handicapped parking can be improved
BY NORBERT RUG On a Facebook group I am in, “Buffalo & WNY seniors group 55 and older” there was a debate going on about Handicapped parking places.The story started with a…
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Bear Ridge Solar project in Pendleton raises concerns
BY NORBERT RUG Cypress Creek Renewables is proposing to construct a project called “Bear Ridge Solar” to install solar panels in Cambria and Pendleton. I have no problem for people to use…
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A few good people
BY NORBERT RUG I am a septuagenarian (look it up), as such I am not quite as active as I once was. No more roofing, no more biking and no more volleyball.…
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Virtual kidnapping can shake your senses
BY NORBERT RUG You get a call late at night and the caller ID says it is from your grandchild. It’s frequently late at night so they can catch you when you…
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Pizza Oven in Lockport offers up a good, hearty pie
BY NORBERT RUG We wanted a pizza for dinner last night so we ordered from Pizza Oven, 54 Vine Street, 433-4390. You can order for pickup or delivery. They said it would…
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Unisex bathrooms are the wave of the future
BY NORBERT RUG One of the issues that many transgender individuals face concerns restrooms. The best choice is to use a unisex bathroom if one is available. Unfortunately, most public places don’t…
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Beards, now fashionable, always practical
BY NORBERT RUG You’ve most likely noticed that beards are in and the plaid shirted, beard wearing male is now fashionable. I have sported a variety of beards, side burns and moustaches…
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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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For homestyle breakfast, try Toast and Roast Cafe
BY NORBERT RUG Outbound: Toast and Roast Cafe: 4823 Saunders Settlement Rd, Niagara Falls, New York In my quest to try and hit as many eateries in Niagara County as I can,…
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Every season brings its own pleasures
BY NORBERT RUG Every winter, my father would shovel our back yard forming a walled dish. He would then attach our rubber hose to the laundry tubs in the basement, take the…
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Green Book, about friendship, can surprise viewers
BY NORBERT RUG The premise of the movie “Green Book” seemed, at least to me, a bit mind-numbing, but I decided to give it a try and I am glad I did.…
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Performances, plotlines in ‘Replicas’ disappoint fans
BY NORBERT RUG What can I say about the movie “Replicas”? I saw this last week and it seems like I have seen this all before. I have. This movie seems to…
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Why not build a border wall?
BY NORBERT RUG All in all it was, just a brick in the wall. Pink Floyd, 1979. The internet is filled with pictures of refugees amassing at the U.S-Mexico border in California.…
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Solender: “New York Dems should vote for Republican Marc Molinaro”
BY ANDREW SOLENDER As a liberal who takes voting very seriously, I do not take lightly the decision to vote Republican. I, like most of my fellow liberals, believe the national Republican…
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Brown should demolish WWII-era housing project
THE EDITORIAL BOARD The Commodore Perry Homes is a vast public housing complex that is half abandoned — with 212 apartments vacant and uninhabitable. The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority had pursued a…
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Gleed: Pay attention, this is not a democracy
BY THOMAS ERROL GLEED As of 4:30pm yesterday afternoon, Muslim Green Card holders, that is resident legal aliens from certain countries, were prohibited from reentering the country for 90 days if they happened to be…
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When was the last time you took a train?
BY FRANK PARLATO There was a time when husbands and wives did it frequently. Lovers thought it was incredibly romantic to do over and over again. Sometimes they did it all night…
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Olmsted has left the region’s best Olmsted park
BY FRANK PARLATO The Empire State Development Corp.will be issuing a request for proposals to build “greater outdoor activities” on Goat Island, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Build on Goat Island. “[T]hat…
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McMurray: State welcome center will be a boon to Grand Island
BY NATE MCMURRAY As you may have heard, a brand new, state of the art Welcome Center is coming to Grand Island. The Governor visited last week and he mentioned it specifically…
