Republican Harry J. Wilson hasn't generated a whole lot of attention in his young campaign for state comptroller, but Lt.Gov. Richard Ravitch's new deficit reduction plan, which hinges on $6 billion worth of borrowing, now grants him the bulliest of pulpits to criticize what he calls Albany's overspending ways.
GOP comptroller candidate attacks Ravitch deficit plan
on March 12th, 2010
Newly named USC president has two degrees from UB
on March 12th, 2010
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Postal Service launches art stamps
on March 12th, 2010
It takes advocacy to get even the worthiest subject on the face of a U. S. postage stamp.
Zoning Board tackles issues with airport
on March 12th, 2010
The Lancaster Zoning Board of Appeals Thursday grappled with whether the nearly 50-year-old Buffalo-Lancaster Airport at 4343 Walden Ave. constitutes a nonconforming use under zoning code.
Housing planned at former Dodge Street orphanage
on March 12th, 2010
A boarded-up East Side complex that once served as an orphanage is slated to be converted into housing for low-to moderate-income people.
Newly named USC president has two degrees from UB
on March 12th, 2010
The University of Southern California will exchange one president with ties to Buffalo for another.
Two church buildings move closer to historic status
on March 12th, 2010
Two Buffalo Niagara region church buildings have moved a step closer to national and state recognition as historic landmarks.
Falls gunfire tied to gangs
on March 12th, 2010
NIAGARA FALLS -- Is this an international tourist destination or the Wild West?
Mother, 29, is sentenced for trying to kill baby
on March 12th, 2010
Marcia Mitchell, the mentally troubled mother of two who tried to smother her infant daughter in a Buffalo hospital, was sentenced Thursday to 3 1/2 years in prison.
Dear Chris Lee,
on March 12th, 2010
I know you adore the telephone town-hall meetings, but let me tell you why they’re pretty lame and inconvenient.
Now, I’m really happy that you hold anything at all. Some representatives don’t. But invariably, you hold your “town halls” at 5:40 pm. At 5:40 pm, I’m just getting home from work and scrambling to help get dinner ready. Or I’m helping with homework. 5:40 literally couldn’t be less convenient for regular working families.
Move the time to 6:30. Give us a chance to take a breath after a long day at work.
And more to the point, on the one occasion I stuck through a few minutes of a telephone town hall meeting, the one comment that got through was merely parroting your current position. I rolled my eyes and figured that the calls were being screened so as not to be too contrary to your stated position. Now, admittedly that may not be the case, but it was the impression I got.
How about this. Your district isn’t all that big. Maybe 60 miles across at its widest? How about holding genuine, in-person town hall meetings throughout the district, and do them at times when working people can attend. 6:30 is about right.
Thanks,
BP
Good morning, Buffalo: a quick look at what’s happening today
on March 12th, 2010
Suddenly it seemed like the merry month of May under that hot sun on Thursday, but today is more likely to remind us of April. We'll have clouds, the National Weather Service says, and a shower or two, although we should be mostly rain free. It also won't be quite as amazingly warm. High 50s is the prediction, a bit cooler wherever the Lake Ontario breezes are felt.
Live from Cleveland: UB falls to Miami (Ohio)
on March 12th, 2010
A second-half rally by the University at Buffalo Bulls wasn't enough. The Bulls fell to Miami (Ohio) tonight, 73-59, in the Mid-American Conference basketball tournament in Cleveland. Bob DiCesare recaps the action at Campus Watch.
Review & Photos: Umphrey’s McGee | 3.4.2010 | Buffalo
on March 11th, 2010
Umphrey’s McGee continued a white-hot East Coast run Thursday night at the Town Ballroom, a spot that’s become a regular stop for this prog-rock machine. They brought an opening act with them this time, Uglysuit, a 6 piece that brought some solid energy to the stage with Joel from UM joining on keys for [...]