New column on casino debacle
As an FYI, yesterday’s column was on the ongoing fight against the Buffalo Creek Casino. Here’s a snippet: Personally, I view casino gambling as a form of entertainment. Every so…
Kids and technology …
A couple weeks ago, we got our oldest daughter (who’s 11) a cell phone. It seems both surreal and completely natural at the same time. Surreal, since cell phones really…
Casino foes could better spend their time
Over the course of the past couple weeks … and years, we’ve seen people from Western New York come out of the woodwork to try to thwart the efforts of…
Show notes for July 15, 2008
Tuesday morning on Reason, I discussed the anti-casino lawsuit (which I think is dumb, by the way), plus the fact that our “value” has dropped significantly over the past five…
Blame the birds …
Buffalo Pundit has a great idea. Let’s blame the Common Tern for everything. I like it. I endorse it, even. Leave him a comment about the evils of birds.
How was parking?
I missed Friday’s Blood Sweat & Tears concert in Lockport, so I don’t know how the parking lots filled up. I saw last week in the Buffalo News that Charlene…
Buffalo Bean: Giving up on Higgins …
Matt over at The Buffalo Bean, a great local blog, discusses his disgust with the way things in WNY don’t change … specifically the Skyway, which – it appears –…
It’s all about me!
For some reason, a few bloggers today have decided to talk about yours truly. The folks at Niagara Times ask: When local media outlets talk or write about political happenings…
Show notes (July 14, 2008)
This morning on Reason, I discussed the ongoing fight between Mayor Byron Brown and the Buffalo Police Union. First the mayor wanted to curtail spending by limiting the number of…
Weekly update for July 14, 2008
News, notes and necessities items of interest the week of July 14, 2008 an occasional update from me, Scott Leffler News: This week’s edition will be short, as the upcoming…