I am a Nardin parent who is deeply concerned about the situation at Nardin. Over the past two months the situation has progressively gotten worse, not better. Despite calls for healing and moving forward, the Nardin board continues to act without transparency and accountability. Board Chair …
When you close your eyes, would you be able to tell the difference between the different denominations of paper currency? Could you tell a five dollar bill from a 20 dollar bill or a 100 dollar bill? The answer is that you wouldn’t. That is how it is for the over one million blind and visual…
The May 17 letter from a Williamsville resident “Leadership must … make people feel safe” offers some worthwhile thinking, especially around people feeling safe in their own communities and that crime is an existential threat to our civilization. And yet the writer seems to banging the usual…
Letter writers on power grid, renewables, extreme weather, debt limit, gun reform and local issues, Kensington Expressway and Nardin Academy,
The Supreme Court has unanimously overturned the conviction of Buffalo contractor Louis Ciminelli. Everyone who knows me knows that I’ve maintained from the beginning that Lou Ciminelli was innocent, that in fact no crime had been committed. I’m glad I had a chance to tell him so before he w…
Western New York has a long history of auto manufacturing presence in the area that have provided good-paying jobs to generations. This is largely because of General Motors and Ford and the billions they spend on local businesses that supply components and services to their plants. Public of…
I guess we’re all entitled to our opinions. Some would say keeping the Warriors as the Salamanca school name/mascot and the Native man with Gustoweh image was a win for the Senecas, despite New York State Education’s ban on Native names and mascots for schools.
I am a “snowbird” also, just like the My View contributor Michael K. Hall. I agreed with all he said, and found his remarks about cars manufactured for Florida very amusing. My neighbors in Florida are all lovely people and we never discuss politics. I loved the editorial from May 16 that sa…
My family always had firearms, so I got used to being around them as a kid. My uncle took me shooting when I was young and instilled in me a healthy reverence for the power and potential of a firearm. He never told me not to touch the firearm; rather, his approach was that you run the risk o…
Sen. Joe Manchin uses “radical” like it’s a bad word. We need a radical climate agenda to meet federal greenhouse gas emissions goals and state law, and to save ourselves from the ravages of the climate crisis. Corporate profit desires do not prevail over this truth (“EPA airs first limits o…
I am a parent of a Nardin Academy student and also an alumna. My daughter should be entering her senior year at Nardin this fall. However, I am reluctant to enroll her because of the current issues surrounding the Board of Trustees.
President Biden’s message that you don’t have to go to college to have a good career is hardly a simple political calculation to win over working-class Republican voters (“Biden seeks to bridge the ‘diploma divide’,” May 16). The Inflation Reduction Act’s massive investment in clean energy t…
Our region is in the process of advancing a reconstruction project on the Kensington Expressway consisting of a 4,500-foot-long tunnel with the objective of restoring the former Humboldt Parkway at a cost of $1 billion. I believe it is time to set back and ask ourselves if this project is re…
Republicans love to trot out the scene of an American family at the kitchen table staring glumly at the credit card bill and realizing that they have to cut back on their spending. They compare this with the U.S. national debt.
On numerous occasions, I have written letters to the editor regarding gun violence in our country and the hard-headed, uncompromising position of lawmakers (overwhelmingly Republican) who refused to consider any sort of gun control legislation. Instead, they offer their thoughts and prayers.
Regarding The Buffalo News editorial board’s support of the recent National Labor Relations Board judge’s ruling against Starbucks, thank you for your support for unions. They are essential to improving the working conditions, safety and pay of workers. The consumers benefit when they’re ser…
With the new Buffalo Bills stadium set to start breaking ground soon, and the expectation to open by 2026, I believe it to be as good a time as any to start discussing, planning, and then building, a Metro Train link from the KeyBank Center to the new stadium.
Cohoes, N.Y. officials are right on trend, developing floating solar to power their city (“Long popular in Asia, floating solar catches on in the U.S. as cities consider advantages,” May 11). California, New Jersey and, with military investment, North Carolina, are already using floating sol…
“Make America Great Again” This slogan is still the central theme and brainchild of the host the disastrous reality show that we watched daily in Washington D.C. for four years. This individual is again striving now to bring this show back to our nation’s capital in 2024.
The May 14 editorial by The Buffalo News listed several essential metrics by which the community could evaluate progress for East Buffalo. One essential metric was totally ignored: public transit. Every item listed requires transportation in order to succeed. Such transportation must be in t…
Letter writers discuss the state's climate plan, Donald Trump, stadium, debt ceiling and mass shootings.
It’s very clear David Brooks’ opinion in the May 16 edition has overtones of President Biden succumbing to Kevin McCarthy’s reduction to Social Security and Medicare benefits and accepting the change. This is absolutely absurd. These benefits were paid into them by us, the taxpayer, to allow…
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Teachers are the lifeblood of any school, and they are masters at adapting to changes: internal curriculum or classroom changes; Board of Regents, Board of Education, or private school Board directives; and the inevitable changes to pedagogy. This is normal.
Congratulations to Christopher Wan and Joan Yang for their inspiring plans to develop the site at Tupper and South Elmwood into a beautiful new building with apartments and retail. Unlike most similar projects, it has the approval of neighbors and the Preservation Board. It appears not to de…
Working in a prison is no cake walk, but thank goodness we have people who are willing to step up and perform the task of guarding our sentenced criminals. Yes the position does provide good benefits and a working wage but at what cost? Day after day there are fights among the prisoners over…
I recently attended two informational meetings concerning money being spent on projects in the Buffalo area. One being Ralph Wilson Park and the other focused on the proposed new jail.
Recently some friends discussed strategies they would use if they got into a situation with the threat of a person shooting at them. This reminded me of Army combat training to use to cover and camouflage to avert enemy fire and seek refuge to survive or return fire.
The Lincoln Project asked rhetorically, how many lies could Donald Trump tell in his 60 minute campaign rally on CNN. They counted 139 lies.
We’ve all seen this movie before. Shame on a national network for hosting such a one-sided platform so the former president could spew his never ending stream of lies to a blatantly partisan audience.
The public indebtedness of the United States is under the guardianship of the U.S. Constitution. Congress may not repudiate it. If Congress does – through its actions and/or inactions – the President of the United States must step in to ensure that the national debt is paid.
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