Jul 19
2013
Astute analysis by Buffalo News columnist Donn Esmonde on Mayor Byron Brown: “He has conditioned people not to expect much. So he can take credit for anything good that happens – even when, like the waterfront or downtown revival, it doesn’t have much to do with him – while avoiding blame for problems.”
Jul 17
2013
It’s been a foregone conclusion that Mayor Byron Brown would continue to raise oodles of money in pursuit of a third term as mayor. The question has been whether his challengers would be able to raise enough money to mount a serious challenge. Brown’s two challengers – Bernie Tolbert, a Democrat, and Sergio Rodriguez, a Republican – filed their first campaign finance disclosure reports this week, and they provided insight into their viability as candidates. The numbers show Tolbert is well on his way to reaching his goal of raising up to $350,000 before the Sept. 10 Democratic primary. His[...]
Jul 16
2013
Mayoral hopefuls Bernie Tolbert and Sergio Rodriguez filed their first campaign finance disclosure reports this week. They show Tolbert, while outgunned by incumbent Byron Brown 6 to 1, nevertheless has more money to campaign on than the mayor’s opponent spent four years ago. Rodriguez, however, has struggled to raise money.
Jul 16
2013
Dan Telvock of Investigative Post reports for WGRZ on a public meeting in Fredonia in which local residents and environmentalists squared off over whether power plant should be shuttered or converted to facility fueled by natural gas.
Jul 16
2013
Jul 16
2013
Glenn Greenwald of the Guardian, citing the latest report by The Washington Post on the federal government’s efforts to establish a security state, explains the danger this poses to civil liberties in the United States and beyond.
Jul 11
2013
Daily Beast previews new documentary, “Terms and Conditions May Apply,” that details the threat to privacy from corporations, as well as government. “The film argues that the threat is worse, and more troubling, than mere NSA spying on U.S. citizens.”
Jul 11
2013
Air pollution can cause lung cancer and increase the risk of heart failure, according to two studies published Tuesday in The Lancet Journal. The first study found that extended exposure to particulate air pollution commonly called soot can increase the risk of lung cancer even at concentrations below European Union limits, which are stricter than U.S. limits in some instances. The research led the authors to question whether there are safe levels of air pollution. The second study found that heart failure or death was associated with increases in a number of air pollutants. These studies have some meaning locally[...]