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    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…

          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…

              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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              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…

              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 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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