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Artvoice Weekly Edition » Issue v8n33 (08/12/2009) » Section: Letters to Artvoice


Not My Cup of Tea Party

I remember learning as a late teenager of then-President Ronald Reagan’s plan to destroy Nicaragua by funding a group of mercenaries known as the “Contras.” With CIA money, they killed, rampaged, and blew things up. I remember noticing how easy it was, how little effort it took to destroy something, how undermining a small nation was like child’s play, when your only goal is to create havoc.

Move Crushed Stone's Entrance

The reconstruction of 1.6 miles of Como Park Boulevard, in the Town of Cheektowaga, at a cost of over $2.7 million to the taxpayer, is presently in progress. The high cost may be partially due to the necessity of reinforcing the roadbed due to the continual presence of extremely heavy truck traffic to and from the quarry entrance located at 500 Como Park.



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