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Recipe: Mediterranean Carrot Salad with Chick Peas and Feta Cheese on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Amazingly simple and refreshing!

Creating A Government Innovation Fund on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

In January of 2011 shortly after taking office as Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an SAGE is to modernize and rightsize government to make it more efficient, effective and accountable through four activities: On December 15, 2011, the SAGE Commission met and approved some interesting recommendations. As a supporter …

SPCA of Niagara Critics Call for Impartial Investigation on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Two separate inquiries into allegations of mismanagement and animal mistreatment at the Niagara County animal shelter are being questioned on whether they can truly be impartial.

Open Thread for Night Owls: Another round of economic sadism on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Charles P. Pierce writes:
I would be remiss not to mention the performance on Sunday of Dancin’ Dave Gregory, chronic Vineyard vacationer and Beltway King of Pain. He reached an entirely new level of smarm when he asked Jon Huntsman the following ques…

Enter the Dragon on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

When I was growing up in Albany, New York my friends and I ran around the neighborhood play acting all sorts of hero fantasies. On any given day we were superheroes, soldiers, policemen, or knights just to name a few (we were quite active!) I …

Family, Friends Remember Amanda Wienckowski Three Years After Death on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Family and friends held a vigil outside the Erie County Medical Examiner’s officer Monday to remember Amanda Wienckowski three years after her body was found.

Stolen dogs back home on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Two dogs are safely back home after quite an ordeal.It’s a story we first told you about on Saturday. The dogs were stolen in the city of Buffalo Wednesday as they were being walked by a dog-sitter.As YNN’s Doug Sampson reports, the story has a happy e…

Sometimes when you’re fishing, strange things happen…like, dogs swim up to you on Monday, January 9th, 2012
Sometimes when you're fishing, strange things happen…like, dogs swim up to you

UPDATE: the mystery is solved. However, it's very sad and un…

Anger at SPCA vented to town board on Monday, January 9th, 2012

Outrage over the conditions at the SPCA of Niagara County brought protesters to the Wheatfield Town Board Monday night.

WKBW AccuWeather on Monday, January 9th, 2012

Tuesday 1/10: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind between 7 and 14 mph.

Senator Kennedy Presses for Answers on $200M Thruway Funding Shortfall to Western New York on Monday, January 9th, 2012

Senator Timothy M. Kennedy, D-58th District, pressed Thomas Madison, the new executive director of the New York State Thruway Authority, for more information regarding a $200 million Thruway funding shortfall to Western New York during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Transportation Committee. When the …

Senate confirms Gil Quiniones to lead New York Power Authority on Monday, January 9th, 2012

Today the New York State Senate unanimously confirmed Gil Quiniones to be the President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Power Authority.
Senator George Maziarz, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee, said, “As so…

View Justice Dialogue Series on YouTube on Monday, January 9th, 2012

The latest Justice Dialogue talk is now available for viewing on you tube.  Thanks to Jeff O’Connell for recording and posting! The teach-in held at Occupy Buffalo’s geodesic dome on…

Senator Grisanti is First Western New York Lawmaker to Co-Sponsor & Support Cyberbullying Bill on Monday, January 9th, 2012

Bullying in ANY form will not be tolerated
New York State Senator Mark Grisanti is the first Western New York lawmaker to co-sponsor and support Senator Jeffery Klein’s and his fellow members of the Independent Democrats Conference on legislation to…

Bringing Lean Management into New York State on Monday, January 9th, 2012

In January of 2011 shortly after taking office as Governor, Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order creating the Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission. The purpose of SAGE is to modernize and rightsize government to make it more efficient, effective and accountable. On December 15, 2011, the SAGE Commission …