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The Stupid Party Strikes Again

BY JIM OSTROWSKI There’s an old saying in libertarian circles: the GOP is the stupid party. The release of the House Committee report on

June 30, 2016

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Small Wisconsin City to Siphon Great Lakes Water Gov. Cuomo Approves Historic Water Grab

BY JAMES HUFNAGEL True to form, and doing exactly what we predicted he would do in our March 31 issue, Gov. Andrew Cuomo last

June 30, 2016

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Cement Maker Lafarge Reportedly Paid Taxes to ISIS

BY TONY FARINA French cement maker Lafarge, which has several Western New York locations including Buffalo and Niagara Falls, entered into deals with armed

June 30, 2016

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Around and About V: DA Race is Alive and Well

BY TONY FARINA Flaherty, Flynn Pressing the Flesh The race for Erie County district attorney is just beginning and the virtual reality headset

June 30, 2016

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Michalek Pleads Guilty; Pigeon to be Arraigned

BY TONY FARINA State Supreme Court Justice John Michalek on Wednesday pleaded guilty to two felony charges stemming from the special state grand jury

June 30, 2016

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Radioactive Waste no Cause for Concern: According to Falls’ Senior Planner, DeSantis

BY MIKE HUDSON Niagara Falls city officials attempted to address concerns this week in the wake of an expose in Artvoice on the creation

June 30, 2016

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Aerial Images Contradict City Official’s Claim About Date of Falls’ Radioactive Waste Pile

BY MATT RICCHIAZZI AND LOU RICCIUTI Last week, Artvoice broke a story about a suspected toxic dumpsite at 915 North Avenue in the City

June 30, 2016

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The 50th Anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act?

BY PAUL WOLF, ESQ. LYNDON JOHNSON HAD TO BE DRAGGED KICKING AND SCREAMING On July 4, 1966, President Lyndon Johnson advised his press secretary

June 23, 2016

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Abandoned Nuclear Spoils Pile in Niagara Falls Presents Danger to Residents: Broken Fence, Tattered Plastic Cover Allows Unrestricted Access and Possible Spread of Contaminants

BY LOUIS RICCIUTI & FRANK PARLATO NIAGARA FALLS, NY – A spoils pile – which has signs posted around it warning that it is

June 23, 2016

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Mascia Off the Ballot, but BMHA Controversy Continues

BY MATT RICCHIAZZI New York State Supreme Court Justice John L. Michalski denied suspended Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA)  Commissioner Joe Mascia’s motion to

June 23, 2016

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Orlando Shooting: The Cold, Cold Monster Strikes Again

BY JIM OSTROWSKI I could write a book about the Orlando shooting, its antecedents and its exploitation by the Progressive State of America.  Alas,

June 23, 2016

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Tuition Gaps Widen between NCCC and ECC

BY TONY FARINA I’ve been writing for some time now about Erie Community College’s misguided leadership under former Rep. President Jack Quinn, a series

June 23, 2016

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Dr. Marti Peterson, DDS

WHY SHE OPENED A NEW PEDIATRIC DENTAL OFFICE IN ALLENTOWN For Dr. Marti Peterson, Pediatric Dentistry is not just a career, it’s a mission. “Excellent

June 23, 2016

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Around and About: Local Trump Media Man Tweets then Resigns

BY TONY FARINA CAPUTO MAY HAVE ACTED TOO SOON In case you didn’t notice, veteran political consultant Michael Caputo who lives in East Aurora

June 23, 2016

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Chinese Ash Borer Poses Threat to Forests in Erie, Niagara Counties

By Mike Hudson While cheap electronics, clothes and other goods come into this country in huge quantities from China every day, the emerald ash

June 23, 2016

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Were You There 25 Years Ago At Buffalo’s First Public Gay Pride Event?

In 1991 the Candlelight Wish Celebration was held lakeside on the steps of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. Buffalo’s LGBT community crossed

June 16, 2016

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Around and About: As Pivotal State Senate Race Heats Up, Stocker Speaks Up!

BY TONY FARINA Stocker Rips GOP, Jacobs in Letter to Party Faithful Hard-campaigning State Senate candidate Kevin Stocker is taking aim at the Republican

June 16, 2016

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The Constitution May Not Save You Or The Second Amendment

BY JIM OSTROWSKI The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said last week that the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms means that there is

June 16, 2016

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Do Niagara County Legislators Support Open Government?

BY PAUL WOLF, ESQ. While Buffalo and Erie County have their share of open government and ethical issues, Niagara County seems to be years

June 16, 2016

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Q: How Does A Citizen Bring Matters Before the Niagara County Legislature? A: With Difficulty!

As a concerned citizen I often bring issues to the attention of elected officials through emails and articles in Artvoice, regarding open government, ethics

June 9, 2016

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Relocated West Seneca Sex Offenders Listed As Residing Now In North Collins, Buffalo and elsewhere

While West Seneca residents had cause to celebrate the relocation of seven sex offenders from two group homes for the developmentally disabled on Leyecker

June 9, 2016

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Buffalo: Where Good Ideas Go to Die

The Buffalo area—no, not just the City—has been in a state of decline for about 55 years. I am 58. No one under 50

June 9, 2016

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What Progressives Tend to Forget…

Some argue that the rise in minimum wage impacts the economy negatively by increasing unemployment  rather than creating a living wage. The owner of

June 9, 2016

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Despite N.H. Defeat, Jury Nullification Movement Gaining Momentum

Most jurors and the juries they comprise don’t realize they have this right: It might be ascribed to the colossal dumbing-down of America that

June 9, 2016

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Around and About: Schroeder Fund Raiser Signals Mayoral Run

In that article, the city’s chief fiscal watchdog said “I believe I have the right skill set to be mayor,” citing his 25 years

June 9, 2016

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State Parks Declares “War on Trees”

The past couple of years the state agency has been working overtime to clear-cut trees in some of its most popular Western New York

June 9, 2016

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The Best Drug Store In Town

Your local government high school is often the best drug store in town. Government schools are the key distribution point for illegal drugs in

June 2, 2016

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Cuomo Says Hamister Has Financing in Place, Is Moving Forward

Well, after a long period of false starts and broken promises, all shrouded in “official” secrecy for lack of a better description, Cuomo announced

June 2, 2016

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Around And About

BY TONY FARINA Lack of Transparency Examples abound about the lack of transparency when it comes to the accounting of taxpayer dollars and nowhere

June 2, 2016

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Pictures Of Biker Charged With Sex Abuse Suddenly Disappear From Internet

Big Al, a fixture at Hogs and Heroes events, appeared often on his bike with a child riding in back. This time Big Al

June 2, 2016

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Few Local Elected Officials Willing To Speak Up For Campaign Finance Reform

BY PAUL WOLF, ESQ. New York’s Campaign Finance Laws There is certainly room for improvement. New York’s campaign contribution limits are among the highest

June 2, 2016

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Power IS Corruption; Are Silver, Skelos and Cuomo Victims of the Progressive Government they Fought to Sustain?

BY JIM OSTROWSKI This may come as a shock but I have a slightly different take on the corruption scandal that led to the

May 26, 2016

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DESPITE HARM TO REGION, GI TOLLS SNAFU MAY FACE SLOW RESOLUTION

Straight from the pockets of commuters and tourists, the Grand Island tolls bring in $18 million a year for the NYS Thruway Authority.

May 26, 2016

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It’s Time to Move the Albright-Knox and Buffalo Zoo to Niagara Falls

If we could ever put the interests of institutional advancement over the prissy sensibilities of cynics, we may be able to make something spectacular

May 26, 2016

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Judge Michalek’s Cases Being Reassigned as Probe Continues

This newspaper has learned at press time that all cases currently assigned to State Supreme Court Justice John Michalek are being reassigned to other

May 26, 2016

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Amherst Planning Board Needs Some Sunlight

The great U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis an early advocate of transparency in government once stated “sunlight is said to be the best

May 26, 2016

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Nanny State ‘Click it or Ticket’ Campaign in Effect; ‘Godvernment’ Law will Harass Motorists

Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard, once again, is reminding motorists that the nanny state ‘Click It or Ticket’ revenue generator will be in

May 26, 2016

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BUFFALO TEACHER FLIPs OFF EDUCATOR

BY MATT RICCHIAZZI When nationally renowned education expert Dr. Steve Perry came to town last week to speak with parents about education reform, Buffalo

May 24, 2016

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Remembering Cheektowaga’s Ken Meyers… one of the best

Cheektowaga lost one of the lions of government and politics today. Ken Meyers, former Cheektowaga Councilman and Supervisor, civic leader, Town Democratic Party chairman,

May 19, 2016

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Elections FOR DA in Erie & Niagara are an Opportunity for Reform

In the upcoming election, the position of District Attorney will be on the ballot in Erie and Niagara county. Through a back room deal

May 19, 2016

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Dr. Gosy Was ‘Last Best Hope,’ Says Attorney Daniels

“It has really been hard on him but he is more optimistic now,” said Daniels now that his center has been reopened and the

May 19, 2016

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Dr. Scapegoat, I Presume?

The war on human beings who use, sell or possess drugs (private property), is, from the perspective of reason or morality, dead.

May 19, 2016

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Money Grab at Bridges Hurting WNY Says Grand Island Supervisor McMurray, Activist Thompson Toll Removal Effort Reignited, Regional Support Needed!

“It needs to go away,” Thompson said after Sunday’s launch of the “Home Free” campaign to once again try to remove the Grand Island

May 19, 2016

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Poloncarz Still Reviewing ECC Budget Plan

Apparently, Democrat Poloncarz and Republican Quinn still have not met yet on the new budget adopted by ECC and it is hard to tell

May 19, 2016

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Britain Stops Sale of Rare Falls Painting

An anonymous North American buyer was the high bidder, but the sale immediately raised concerns with the British Reviewing Committee on the Export of

May 12, 2016

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The Constant Battle For Open Government

It is truly amazing how much time and effort it takes to obtain basic information and how unresponsive many government officials are.

May 12, 2016

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ECC Crisis Passed on to Elected Officials

As expected, the board adopted a tuition increase of $138 a year for students, a number in the range of what we reported last

May 12, 2016

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Raising the Jury from the Dead

Jurors in this state and throughout the United States are firmly told by judges they must follow the judge’s instructions “on the law,” but

May 12, 2016

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Important Information for Patients of Dr. Gosy Patients Advised to Seek Treatment from Primary Care Physicians

In the wake of the closure of Dr. Eugene Gosy’s practice, patients in need of pain management treatment are advised to proceed as follows:

May 12, 2016

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Brown: Judge, Jury, and Executioner on Mascia Removal?

In the past, Mascia has criticized the Brown Administration’s management of the BMHA during Mascia’s five terms as an elected commissioner lodging claims of

May 12, 2016

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Flynn, Flaherty Will Square Off Tonight for Conservative Nod

By Tony Farina The race for Erie County district attorney will become a little clearer tonight (May 12) when the Conservative Party’s Executive Committee

May 11, 2016

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A series of Events Mark Jewish Community Center’s Half Century of Arts and Culture

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo is celebrating its 50th year with a series of events that take place May – June, 2016.

May 11, 2016

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How Governor Cuomo made Medical Marijuana Insanely Expensive

As the number of patients qualifying to purchase medical cannabis under New York’s program slowly rises, many are complaining about the high price of

May 5, 2016

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ECC Financial Crisis Could Trigger Political Battle

There are growing signs that Erie Community College’s fiscal crisis may get worse in the near future and could turn into a political struggle

May 5, 2016

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Ethics Reform Needed in Erie & Niagara County

With numerous politicians being convicted in Albany, there has been a lot of focus on the need for ethics reform in the New York

May 5, 2016

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HIGGINS’ Taxpayer Funded Plan Should be Derailed

Congressman Brian Higgins is urging the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to spend $43 million to redevelop the DL&W Terminal on South Park along the

May 5, 2016

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Tear Down the Skyway?

Eventually, we should move away from expressways inside the city limits and toward arterials with a higher speed limit than 30 mph. Concerns about

May 5, 2016

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Special Grand Jury to be Impaneled in Pigeon Case

We have learned that State Atty. Gen. Eric Schneiderman is expected to impanel a special grand jury in Buffalo on Monday (May 9) with

May 5, 2016

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Smokes Creek Conundrum Remains Unaddressed Along Smokes Creek

High priced flood insurance, erosion that eats up your back yard and government inaction are just a few of the joys associated with creekside

May 5, 2016

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National Fuel: New York Consumers to get Rate Increase while Pennsylvanians get Decrease

National Fuel supplies natural gas to over 730,000 residential and corporate customers throughout Western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. The Williamsville, NY-based oil and

May 5, 2016

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