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Fit the Crime
2008-04-02 00:00:00 If true and found guilty, the only reasonable punishment for this is for the accused to be struck with blunt force so as to cause his liver to lacerate and his arm to be broken. More About: Crime
Zimbabwe
2008-04-02 00:00:00 The opposition has won a parliamentary majority, and the Presidential results have not officially been announced. In any event, read this, which is the first blog post I can remember reading by someone looking forward to a day without dictatorial tyranny. More About: Zimbabwe
Catch-All Post for Wednesday
2008-04-02 00:00:00 Next week I have a particularly busy schedule, and this week I'm preparing for it, so posting will be light from me. Buffalo Geek will fill in over the next three weeks with content that snarky and fresh as a daisy, and if you'd like to contribute throw me ... More About: Post , Catch , Wednesday
Buffalo?s Vacancies
2008-04-02 00:00:00 The city announced today that it is halting all subsidized new home in the city, citing the fact that there are thousands of abandoned, derelict houses in Buffalo , underscoring a complete lack of market demand. April Fools! Senator Schumer announced that he is seeking $4 billion in federal ...
Congestion Pricing comes to New York City
2008-04-01 00:00:00 The New York City Council passed a home rule measure 30-20 (yes, there are 50 legislators on New York City 's council). Now it moves on to Albany. Under the plan, pioneered in Singapore and popularized in London, motorists will be charged $8.00 to drive south of 60th Street ... More About: Congestion
Niagara Falls
2008-04-01 00:00:00 Saturday. The weather was a bit chilly, but not ridiculous. It was sunny, for a change. There were loads of people on the Canadian side sightseeing, shopping, and otherwise enjoying themselves. After crossing the border, I noticed that Frank Parlato's flash cube was dead. But ... More About: Niagara Falls , Niagara , Falls
FAIL at IKEA
2008-04-01 00:00:00 Saturday we took a ride up to IKEA, and given that Mia is now out of the crib and in a regular bed, we decided to buy this lamp for her room so that she wouldn't hurt herself on a hot bulb. We plugged it in, and after a ... More About: Ikea
Litigation Stew at a Roiling Boil
2008-04-01 00:00:00 This reminds me of dealing with Santaland the first in 2005. We were given very specific parameters in terms of what we could and couldn't do, lest we make the laid off workers and their union very angry. I made numerous calls to AFSCME, and not one of ... More About: Litigation
Statler on Hold
2008-03-29 23:00:00 The Buffalo News' Sharon Linstedt reports that Bashar Issa has put his Statler renovation on "hold". In reviewing my British - American English dictionary, I find that "on hold" translates as "over". An employee of Issa?s BSC Development Buffalo LLC, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said ... More About: Hold
A Cure for What Ails Us
2008-03-29 00:00:00 Esmonde writes about Governor Paterson's recent trip to Buffalo. It's interesting that Paterson now quips about being on the "we need cuts" side of the budget process after so many years of being on the "over my dead body" side, and concludes: ?We are going to have to truncate some ... More About: Cure
One-Stop Shopping
2008-03-29 00:00:00 The Eastgate plaza on Transit Road in Clarence. Featuring Super Wal*Mart, BJ's Wholesale Club, Dick's Sporting Goods, Linens & Things, and, evidently, Jimmy's Cocaine and Ecstasy Emporium. More About: Shopping , Stop
Stranger and Stranger
2008-03-29 00:00:00 Rumors are swirling that a longtime local Assemblyman will soon announce that he does not intend to seek re-election.
Absolutely Crazy
2008-03-28 00:00:00 Doesn't it seem that Spitzer's first prostitution eruption (there's now a second) popped a balloon of crazy in this state? Between Paterson's weeklong litany of admissions of affairs and drug use, Spitzer's second hooker, Judge Tills, Reynolds exiting the race, no one wanting to replace him, etc., it's like ... More About: Crazy
Buffalo Twitter Meetup Tonight
2008-03-28 00:00:00 Reminder that tonight is the Buffalo Tweetup at the Buffalo Brewpub (Main & Transit) at 7pm. More About: Meetup , Tonight , Twitter
EVERYBODY PANIC!
2008-03-27 00:00:00 The Buffalo Police Commissioner is warning that a nasty Central American gang has gained a foothold in WNY, and that its initiation rite is to rear-end cars and then assault and rob the motorist. Or worse. It sounds very urban legend-y to me, but Gipson called an "emergency" news ... More About: Panic
The Run No One Wants
2008-03-27 00:00:00 Looks like it's tough recruiting Republicans to run for NY-26. Between that, Judge Tills, and Governor Spitzer it sure has been a very strange month here in New York. First, Tom Reynolds announces he's out. George Maziarz? No, thanks. State Senate majority by a hair. And Grandkids. ...
Fuhrmann Boulevard Reworked
2008-03-27 00:00:00 WNYMedia's main page has the skinny and the renderings here. More About: Boulevard
Blockbuster!
2008-03-27 00:00:00 Click here to learn the identity of a WNY politician who is rumored to have been a client of Emperor's Club VIP! More About: Blockbuster
Jack Davis to Run
2008-03-27 00:00:00 He's in. He says he polled the district, and people are clamoring for him to enter the already well-populated Democratic field running for NY-26. Davis said a poll he conducted among residents of the 26th District swayed his decision. He polled residents on their thoughts about jobs, the ... More About: Jack
All Done
2008-03-27 00:00:00 On Saturday, while we were coloring eggs, Mia became bored with the idea sooner than anyone else, and kept repeating a particular mantra; a mantra I transfered to one of the last eggs we did:
Owned
2008-03-26 00:00:00 The LA Times gets pwn3d by an enterprising con man. Best quote: It is not Bureau of Prisons policy to allow cross-country furloughs. Even to attend the Soul Train Music Awards. More About: Owned
University Heights
2008-03-26 00:00:00 Is it too much to ask that the City maybe put some cops on a walking beat - if not everywhere, all the time, then at least in particularly crime-prone areas once in a while? And it wouldn't kill UB to get involved with this a bit more, either. I wonder ... More About: University
Once in a While
2008-03-26 00:00:00 You ever get that feeling that just about everything outside the doors of your house get on your last nerve?
Tell Jack
2008-03-26 00:00:00 Jack wants to know if he should go "all in" or "fold". Please let him know here, and give me a heads-up in comments when you've done so. More About: Jack
The Summation
2008-03-26 00:00:00 Dick Cheney sums up the Bush Administration's attitude towards the American people's opposition to just about anything they do: [HTML1] Reminds me why the Imperial Cruiser in the opening shots of Family Guy's "Blue Harvest" sported a Bush Cheney '04 sticker.
Hannity
2008-03-25 00:00:00 Is there any nationally known TV commentator who is as stupid, self-righteous, hypocritical, or silly as Mr. Hannity ?
Maziarz to NF Reporter: I?m Not Running
More articles from this author:2008-03-25 00:00:00 The Niagara Falls Reporter breaks the news that State Senator George Maziarz will not be running for the seat now occupied by scandal magnet Tom Reynolds. After a weekend mulling what he called a "historic, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," state Sen. George Maziarz told the Niagara Falls Reporter on Monday that ... More About: Running 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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