Open letter to the jerk who stole my bike
When I walked into the Lockport Police Department around 10 a.m. Saturday, Officer Rick Provenzano went to hand me the press clipboard filled with arrest reports so I could do…
NY62 race could be so much more
I miss Gia Arnold. What the former Republican/Libertarian state Senate candidate lacked in decorum, she made up for with pizzazz. When she was in the race for the 62nd District…
OK, Cuomo, I get it — you're the governor
Without exaggerating, I get about 150 emails a day. I swear that half of them are from Gov. Andrew Cuomo.You’ll notice that the governor gets his share of face time…
Welcome to the Rod Serling News Hour
I want to say it’s been a very strange news week in East Niagara, but I feel like we’re full of strange news around here — like the greater Lockport…
Kindness turns ashes to phoenix
More than 20 years ago, I had my first news “job” as an intern at the Niagara Gazette. I knew in high school that this is what I had wanted…
Manufactured 'news' is unethical
So there I was — walking around the Merchant’s Building at the Niagara County Fair Wednesday evening when a colleague walked up to me and asked if I’d seen the…
Cuomo's corrupt act will be his demise
Hi. I’m Scott, news editor here at ENP. I thought maybe I should offer a brief introduction for those of you who don’t know me. I’m a former reporter and…
Coulter's latest rant hurtful to women
I’d like to think that I’m funny. Or at least that I have a good sense of humor. But either I don’t know humor or Ann Coulter doesn’t. Frankly, I’m…
‘Tip wage’ should be abolished
Imagine waking up at 4:30 in the morning, taking a shower, making coffee and heading out the door to make it to work for the start of your 6 a.m.…
Politics can ruin even a soldier’s return home
One of the primary functions of our constitutional republic is that we elect people to make decisions on our behalf. We don’t always like the decisions they make. Some people,…