Does anyone else feel like our elected leaders do not represent us?
Regarding the writer who lamented that our president came to Buffalo on May 17 “just to boost his low showing in the polls” brought to mind the former disgraced twice impeached resident of our White House holding a sacred Bible with all his fellow faithful Republican hacks standing with him …
We need a national conversation, and not just about gun control, as important as that is. We need a national conversation about why children (yes, I consider 18-year-olds still to be children) are not receiving the psychological help they need to deal with isolation, bullying, child abuse, h…
The recent tragedy in Buffalo at the hands of a white supremacist, and the thousands of other hate crimes committed each year in the United States, leads me to believe that America is not a shining example of multiculturalism.
The most memorable and honorable part of the legacy of Buffalo Bills alumni, has been our fight against racism. In pro football, the most sacred places are the locker room and the huddle. What happens there stays there because of the intimacy and strong bond between the players.
My husband and I make an annual visit to Chautauqua Institution on a random Sunday to take in their 10:45 church service and enjoy the quiet, peaceful setting of the grounds. Several years ago during one of our summertime visits we were delighted to see that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s…
My severely autistic son, Michael, and I moved to Buffalo almost two years ago. We love it here. However, the struggle to get my son services has taken a toll. Recently, the state of New York cut $800 million from the budget for services for special needs families. I’m a widower. I provide c…
Dressed in combat fatigues, a steel breast plate and an assault rifle, one would think he was heading to the front lines of a war. Instead, he entered Tops Friendly Market on Jefferson Avenue opening up fire on, among others, a grandmother shopping for groceries. Had he escaped, African-Amer…
After the tragedy at Tops, I was left with such an emptiness. I have several family members who are Black. Why would someone want to hurt them simply because of the color of their skin. God created us all in his image-regardless of what color we are. The City of Good Neighbors shined through…
June is Men’s Health Month. Men, did you know that you can prevent colorectal cancer? Colorectal cancer screening can find growths (polyps) that can be removed before they turn into cancer. Screening can also find cancer early when treatment may work best.
I have been weeping and aching since I heard the news about the mass shooting in Buffalo. Yet I remember what the Black writer James Baldwin said: “Beware the wet-eyed sentimentalist,” and I agree – that is cheap peace (my meaning).
So accused Capitol rioter Thomas Sibick has asked U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson to loosen restrictions in place since being released from a Washington, D.C. jail in October 2021. Well here is a few thoughts on his pleadings. First, if Sibick doesn’t like his present arrangements wit…
As an old white woman (at 60 years my husband advises I can’t call myself middle-aged as I’m not living until 120), I’m embarrassed for my race on so many levels recently. But today I’d like to address one issue by asking lots of questions. Why is Buffalo’s East Side a food desert? Why are t…
