Happy Halloween
You may notice that the profile photo on the right side of the website (under the twitter feed) is a little greener than usual. There’s two reasons for this: 1)…
For everything there is a season
I’ve always liked Halloween. As a kid, Halloween gave me an excuse to eat as many Snickers bars as possible in a very short period of time. I’m almost surprised…
Everything counts in small amounts
The Occupy Wall Street movement continues to intrigue me. And I continue to research it. Thursday, I went to the Occupy Buffalo protest to talk to some people about the…
#OccupyBuffalo was more Occupy and less Buffalo than I expected.
With some free time at hand and an interest in the #Occupy movement, Heather and I went to Niagara Square, just in front of Buffalo’s City Hall to see what…
U.S. should surrender the war on drugs
As I edited tonight’s police blotters for the Lockport and Medina papers, it occurred to me that about half of the arrests were misdemeanor marijuana possession arrests. That’s a lot…
Who are the 1 percent?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about this ongoing discussion of the 99 percent vs. the 1 percent. Who exactly are the 1 percent? And I don’t mean what do…
Is a "Tea Party Occupation" in our future?
I can’t help but feel like Occupy Wall Street, now in its fourth week, is a movement without a cause.Sure, I’ve seen their list of grievances — and most of…