Channel 2 anchor-reporter Marissa Bailey will be leaving the station in a month to seek employment in the Chicago market. In an email to staffers today, News Director Jeff Woodard said Bailey’s last day at the station will be Jan. 18. The station tried to keep Bailey, who has become increasingly valuable as an anchor [...]

I want to help explain what is happening on the floor of the House of Representatives. We should be voting to extend middle class tax cuts, but through some legislative acrobatics, the Republican Majority has designed a vote that will guarantee that a tax break …

Like millions of Americans all across the country, I was surprised to learn that insider trading by members of Congress, their families or their staff, using non-public information gained through their Congressional work, is not already clearly and expressly illegal. The American people need to …

The new classic TV station WBBZ is going to get more local competition on Jan. 2. That’s the date that Channel 2 will begin carrying Antenna TV on the digital channel that is currently carrying NBC’s Universal Sports on Time Warner Cable’s Channel 114. Universal Sports dissolves on Jan. 2 when its programming becomes part [...]

Tomorrow, Grand Island residents will have a chance to vote on two propositions pertaining to the condition of their schools. I know financially times are tough. People are tired of the seemingly incessant begging by districts for this or that. But let’s look at these …

Ahh… the internet! In case you see a flurry of reports online that Jon Bon Jovi is dead … not true. Refresh to Update: @_mgi_: Bon Jovi – Always™ (tradução) http://t.co/akqgV9Nz via @youtube about 14 hours ago @claudadada: Bon Jovi desmiente su muerte http://t.co/ODDjBJyU about …

Hey folks, I know it’s been a little while, but you know I wouldn’t let the Christmas consumer spirit pass us by without a little Cash Mob Action. You know the drill, vote for your favorite Genesee County business, (think Christmas) and I’ll post the …

Doin’ time comedy welcomes back one of our favorite guys, Nigel Larson! originally from Rochester, Nigel has been tearing up the northwest since he moved there a few years back. Come welcome him back… Nigel…

Hochul Encourages Participation of WNY Businesses In Future Pilot Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kathy Hochul today sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Commerce Secretary John Bryson requesting a timetable for…

http://nuclearromance.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/quake-raises-red-flags-for-indian-point-nukes/ Introduction As you may have heard, there is a big fracking controversy in NY State, and especially in the rural regions that stand in the cross hairs of it. However, it turns out, at core, this is another example of squeezing the hydrocarbon dregs …

If I had Mitt Romney’s money, I’d bet $10,000 that half of the viewers to NBC’s new game show, “Who’s Still Standing?” wouldn’t last past the second commercial. It took me 15 minutes to bail out of the series, which will have a pre-Christmas run of four straight nights starting at 8 tonight. If I [...]

Will your browser make Kim Jong Il’s capital “I” and lowercase “L” look different, or will it just read like it was the Roman numeral 2?

The return of WTF Newsbites: Tebowing Suspension, Protester Filled With Glee, The Buck Does Stop Here, and Dumb Local News…

The impact of poor performing schools on a city are huge. A poor performing school district drives families out of the city and discourages new families from moving in. In an era when jobs are hard to come by, dismal graduation rates have an impact …

As of post time, the Bills could draft no higher than 4th and no lower than 19th (haha). I’m not claiming this to be infallible — the actual draft order for sure, I’m not messing with strength of schedule yet, see Joe B. for that — but some things to consider regarding Bills draft order: [...]