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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and senior figures in his government — including Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould —  and several of his principal political operatives have been hounding Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg with appeals to censor a newspaper this week.

In his early to late-20s, Justin Trudeau had a robust and wide-ranging sexual appetite — most especially for costumes and role play, a former classmate tells The Chronicle.  The two young men were close during their studies at McGill University and

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 I heard that John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot

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 issued ruling U.S. District Judge William M. Conley writes that Medicaid,

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 that babysitting your grandkids improves and extends your

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 people are afraid to touch each other no

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 that they should be forced by law into

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 two Clarence Bike Stampedes as well. We are

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 is no hope in their country, what is

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 180 months (15 years) of payment. I have

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 that Could. Be there. Kevin Schuler, the Ciminelli

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 while the Saudis take out Jamal Khashoggi is

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. He thinks stopping invaders with a medieval wall

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 even though they are headed to the landfill.

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? To put it simply, things most of us

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 $5,000. He hopes to squelch a recurrence of

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 are headed for war and investigation. My burning,

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 stop flooding rages in West Seneca. The State