Well what do you know, an opponent for Sheldon Silver that survived Shelly’s ballot challenge. It’s about time, every year he ends up getting his opponent thrown off the ballot by challenging their signatures.

Silver’s Opponent
This is the first in what will be a recurring blog series this fall about legislative races that aren’t getting much […]

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Thruway Toll Lawsuit In Court
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - Whether you have to pay a toll on the Niagara Section of the Thruway could be decided by the end of Thursday.
State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Glownia hears the case Thursday morning, brought on behalf of Developer Carl Paladino and Erie County.
The state Thruway Authority contends that […]

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INSIGHT
“The republic was not established by cowards, and cowards will not preserve it.” —Elmer Davis
“What experience and history teach is this—that people and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it.” —Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
“The chief object of education is not to learn things but to unlearn […]

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This is beyond insane, it’s beyond outrageous it must be criminal. Where oh where is Eliot Spitzer, the chief law enforcement officer of the state? While we suffer in this state the unions and the politicians runaway with the pocketbooks and wallets of the taxpayers. But who really cares? Every election year we re-elect the […]

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Thursday August 24, 2006
6:30-8:30 p.m.
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Tickets available at the door.

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The Politicker has a good article and one that shows just how bad the influence of Sheldon Silver is on newly elected “Reformers” that are Democrats.. Sheldon Silver has to go..

Times Seeks Manhattan Reformer
One of the few competitive primaries in Manhattan was shaken up yesterday when the Times endorsed Assembly candidate Brian Kavanagh over incumbent […]

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Tavern takeover?

The prospective tavern owner has had his say, and historians have chimed in, as well.
But the public needs to share their opinions on the Homestead Tavern project, City of Tonawanda Mayor Ron Pilozzi said.
The Homestead Tavern project, which was just introduced to the City of Tonawanda Common Council last Tuesday night, includes turning the […]

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Shine public light on authorities
(August 20, 2006) — It’s tempting — in the wake of revelations by the state comptroller that Monroe County Water Authority officials went to great and unethical lengths to enrich themselves four years ago — to recommend a drastic solution to New York’s problems with public authorities. After all, the Water […]

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Albany KT McFarland Suspends Senate Campaign
Less than a month before the Republican primary, Senate hopeful Kathleen “KT” McFarland announced Monday she is temporarily suspending her campaign.
In a statement, McFarland says the decision follows her daughter’s shoplifting arrest on Long Island.
McFarland’s spokesperson says she is be no means dropping out of the race, just taking […]

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The state assembly members that are prodding the control board to lift the wage freeze clearly are ignoring the fact that it is because of their inaction and their continued ignorance is the reason we have a control board and the wage freeze cannot be lifted.

Buffalo Control board won’t thaw on wage freeze
Some state lawmakers […]

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