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February 18, 2026

Asteroids Aren’t New — But NASA’s Budget Crisis Is

How a $1.6 billion telescope program turned ‘city-killer’ asteroids into this week’s scariest headline If you woke up this morning and checked the news, you might think Earth is suddenly under siege.

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February 18, 2026

THE STEVEN HASSAN FILES: Part II: Steven Hassan’s War on Cults Could Destroy Religious Freedom

Steven Hassan is a licensed mental health counselor in Massachusetts who has built a career on a single claim: that he can identify “destructive cults” using a diagnostic overarching highly simplistic completely

Nicole Daedone Faces 20 Years for Teaching Women ‘Orgasmic Meditation’

Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz face sentencing on March 30 on a

The Clitoris is Legal, Teaching About it Isn’t: Unravelling the Daedone and Cherwitz Case

Abandon all hope, ye brainwashed fools.” Orgasmic Meditation (OM) is a practice

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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Schroeder Touts Watchdog Record, Hints Mayoral Run Possible

“I believe I have the right skill set to be mayor,” said Schroeder during a wide ranging interview this week in his 12th floor

April 28, 2016

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A Libertarian View: War of the Words

If a Martian came to earth and watched what the state does when it “regulates,” she might scientifically report that the government just mugged

April 28, 2016

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Four Year Terms for Erie County Legislators is a Bad Idea

Every 10 years a Charter Revision Commission is formed by the Erie County Legislature to review and propose changes to the Erie County Charter.

April 28, 2016

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Steve Cohen calls on Schroeder to conduct BMHA Audit

Since this publication broke that story last month, BMHA Chairman Mike Seaman has come under fire for an alleged conflict of interest.

April 28, 2016

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Stocker and Jacobs Gearing up for Epic 60th District Republican Battle

Republican County Clerk Chris Jacobs has released a video promoting his candidacy for the State Senate, distributed on his Facebook page and via YouTube.

April 28, 2016

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Activist Amber Small Running Hard for Democratic Nod in 60th District

Community activist Amber Small, a relative political newcomer, is running an aggressive grassroots-oriented campaign in her bid to win the kind of support that

April 21, 2016

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Trumping the Left

What better topic to introduce my new column in this paper than Trump’s visit to Buffalo Monday night? So there I was, in the

April 21, 2016

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Great Lakes Water Withdrawal Scheme on Cuomo’s Desk

By James Hufnagel Later this month, and for the second time during his five years in office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo will make a decision

April 15, 2016

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Hamister May Need More Taxpayer Money to Revive Failed Project

According to informed sources in the Buffalo development community, Mark Hamister is about $6 million short of the mark in financing for his much-hyped

April 14, 2016

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ECC Responds to Critical Audit with Corrective Action Plan

rie Community College has filed a formal response to the Jan. 14 audit report by the state comptroller that detailed a “lax control environment”

April 14, 2016

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For 35 Years, Gramma Mora’s Has Brought Authentic & Savory Mexican Food to Buffalo

By Frank Parlato Take a seat at Gramma Mora’s and they arrive almost immediately – homemade crispy tostada chips with freshly made tomato salsa,

April 14, 2016

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New CEO of Buffalo Metropolitan Credit Union Started as Teller

The best way to learn a job may still be from the ground up, and the new CEO of the Buffalo Metropolitan Federal Credit

April 7, 2016

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Dogfighting: Evil Blood Sport All Around Us

> by TONY FARINA According to the Humane Society of the United States, dog fighting is a sadistic “contest” in which two dogs—specifically bred,

April 7, 2016

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Despite ‘suspension’ Mascia to run for reelection as a BMHA tenant elected commissioner

> by Frank Parlato Joe Mascia, 71, the disputably suspended tenant-elected Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA) Commissioner, is running for reelection. He has filed

April 7, 2016

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Ambitious Picture of Rev. Pridgen or Did He Not Go Far Enough?

Buffalo Councilman and Pastor of the True Bethel Baptist Church, Reverend Darius G. Pridgen has evidently created and had posted on Facebook a photo-shopped,

April 7, 2016

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Press Release: Preliminary Statement Brief Regarding Plaintiffs:

Artvoice makes no comment on the actual case, however are posting as we received as a press release. Please see the attached Preliminary Statement

April 6, 2016

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Comptroller Disputes BMHA $3.5M Debt Forgiveness Claim

By Matthew Ricchiazzi Buffalo Comptroller Mark Schroeder issued a letter to the Buffalo Common Council disputing the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority’s claim that it

March 31, 2016

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Pavers In Niagara State Park An Ongoing Scandal

Two years ago this month, The Niagara Falls Reporter exposed what appeared to be a blatant case of bid-rigging perpetrated by the Saratoga Springs,

March 31, 2016

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Readers Follow Up With Ghost Stories and Pictures

Following our publication of the picture of “Peg, the witch,” last week, a purportedly ghostly presence which appeared against the backdrop of a black

March 31, 2016

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Crisis Deepens At ECC: Another Tuition Hike Seen As Inevitable

By Tony Farina Erie Community College is facing a bleak financial future for many reasons, not the least of which is the unauthorized pay

March 31, 2016

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The Road to Heroin Recovery

5 Tips for the Road to Recovery Heroin is one of the hardest drugs to quit using mainly because of the extreme pain abusers

March 29, 2016

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BMHA Audit Brings Status of $3.4 Million Debt Into Question

Last Monday a special meeting of the Common Council’s Finance Committee was held to investigate a $3.4 million Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority debt accumulated

March 24, 2016

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Debunkers and Believers Asked to Weigh In On Ghostly Picture

A family living in the historic Oliver Street District in North Tonawanda submitted to Artvoice a photograph of their almost two-year-old daughter sitting on their

March 24, 2016

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Three Names Proposed For The Buffalo Zoo’s Infant Gorilla

The Buffalo Zoo is inviting people to vote online for one of three names for an infant male gorilla born on Sunday, January 10 to

March 24, 2016

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Mixed Martial Arts Promoters Have Tough Road Despite Passage

It may be bloody and highly controversial, but mixed martial arts will be coming to New York in the not too distant future, and

March 24, 2016

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Shaky Union Support May Have Delivered Key Blow To Panepinto

It could be more than an office scandal and financial pressures that drove State Sen. Marc Panepinto’s decision two weeks ago not to seek

March 24, 2016

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Jimmy Kemp To Speak At Conservative’s Tribute Dinner To Dad

Jimmy Kemp, son of legendary Buffalo Bills Quarterback Jack Kemp, will be the guest speaker at the Conservative Party of Erie County Conservative Forum’s

March 24, 2016

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Complaints Against Violante No Surprise To Lawyer Representing Donatello

It was in the Sept. 3, 2013 editions of the Niagara Falls Reporter that I broke the story that one of the top prosecutors

March 24, 2016

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Brian Meyer To Head Regional News Partnership at WBFO

Award-winning veteran journalist Brian Meyer, who has served as news director at WBFO in Buffalo since 2014, has been promoted to the position of

March 24, 2016

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As $250 Grant for BMHA is Debated, Delinquent Debt to City Rears Head

Many BMHA tenants pay about 30 percent of their rent [about $100 per month.] The rest of the sum is subsidized by taxpayers. These

March 17, 2016

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Snowden Seen as Trumpiest of Trumpsters, Develops Line of Campaign Button

Flamboyant and entrepreneurial Rick Snowden, who owned a nightclub and the historic Miller Mansion on Nottingham Terrace in Buffalo where he hosted several spectacular

March 17, 2016

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Hamburg’s Quinn Eyes Panepinto Seat

Hamburg Councilman Michael Quinn, a lawyer, former ironworker and an infantry paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, has reportedly told Erie County Democratic Chairman

March 17, 2016

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