http://www.tonawanda-news.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:54:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_328005423.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_328005423.html New Yorkers have long had a love affair with their attorneys general. Many of the men who have been the state’s chief legal officer have done great things while in office. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:52:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_328005207.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_328005207.html Many of you may know that I’m no fan of Thanksgiving. I don’t like the food. I don’t like the forced togetherness. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:35:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_326003533.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_326003533.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:29:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_326002955.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_326002955.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:46:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_323004613.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_323004613.html Writer’s block is awful. When writing this column, I sometimes sit and stare at the computer screen for hours, wondering what I’m going to share with our readers. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:45:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_323004452.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_323004452.html A week from today, I’m going to be pretty busy. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:57:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_322005658.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_322005658.html So the Bills fired Dick Jauron. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:34:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_321003404.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_321003404.html Due to fears perpetuated by governments and news media the world over, people have been lining up in droves to be vaccinated against H1N1. This mass hysteria has created a demand for shots so vast that shortages of the vaccine have become the norm. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:32:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_321003230.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_321003230.html Typically, my column is a rant. I'm upset or complaining about something. Frankly, people seem to like it that way. I mean, who wants to read a column about how awesome everything is? Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:54:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_319005529.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_319005529.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:43:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_319004448.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_319004448.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:43:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_316234629.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_316234629.html The ex-Blue Devils of West, many of them, wrote about their coach, Jules Yakapovich. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:22:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_316002156.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_316002156.html I marveled this week at the celebration taking place in Berlin. It’s hard to believe that 20 years have passed since the Berlin Wall came tumbling down. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:20:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_316002038.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_316002038.html There’s nothing like sitting down to write a column and ... nothing. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:53:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_314005309.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/columns/local_story_314005309.html Opponents of cap and trade routinely call the legislation a “job killer.” When nondescript talking points like that get thrown around it’s impossible to make a case for the denial of the bill’s passage.