If a bus route is canceled and nobody cares, does it really get canceled?
For the past two weeks, East Niagara Post has published a series of stories about the cancellation of the NFTA 55L, which will cease operation at the conclusion of business…
Lockport is the Buffalo of Buffalo
Buffalo is a very proud city — with an inferiority complex.Mind you, when I say “Buffalo,” I mean Western New York. We’re all Buffalo. Lockport is Buffalo. Niagara Falls is…
On digital books and analog exes
I’m conflicted. But that’s nothing new. As I write this, I’m sitting in the midst of thousands of books at the annual AAUW book sale. Tens of thousands maybe. And…
Why don't poor people just eat their babies?
It never seems to completely go out of vogue, but once again, poor-people bashing is top of mind for seemingly half of America. I’m reminded of the old Bugs Bunny…
Lancaster parents need to learn compassion
Lions, Panthers, Rams and Raiders. Those are the mascots for the four high schools we cover here at East Niagara Post. The Lockport Lions, Newfane Panthers, Roy-Hart Rams and Barker…
So do something about it
Seldom does a day pass when I don’t write a story for East Niagara Post about someone getting arrested for marijuana possession. Seldom do I post a story about someone…
Vote to change history typical of GOP
My biggest problem with Democrats is that they want too much control over what I do with my money. My biggest problem with Republicans is that they want too much…
Sometimes it really is sunshine and roses
Most journalists are cynics. It comes from years of practice. It comes from countless occasions of being told that the world is sunshine and roses only to be mired in…
We are all Charlie
Having done small-town news for the entirety of my news career, I sometimes forget what a dangerous profession it can be.Over the past 20 years, I’ve worked in Ashland, Mansfield…
New Year's column … take two
Holy cow! It’s 2015. I usually wait until the last minute to write my column — for a variety of reasons. For one, I want to be able to touch…