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The Editorial Board: Red-light runners create dangers that must be addressed

Ten people aboard a Metro Bus were transported to the hospital late Monday after the bus was struck by a passenger vehicle, according to a Nia…...

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The Editorial Board: City priorities should include housing, infrastructure and key amenities

Mayor Brown talked to the editorial board on Jan. 30, 2024 about the city's budget and paying for increased costs. Buffalo will receive an extra $5...

27.04.2024 10

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The Editorial Board: Environmental justice empowers those who live near contaminated sites

Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper received a $5.6 million grant for environmental justice projects. StreamGo has turned to the Buffalo Sewer Authority to...

05.04.2024 4

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The Editorial Board: Thoughtful Scajaquada transformation plan deserves to advance

Gov. Kathy Hochul has instructed the state Department of Transportation to conduct studies for a plan adopted last year by the Greater Buffalo… For...

04.04.2024 3

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The Editorial Board: A win for Buffalo as Postal Service drops unwanted plan – again

The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday that it has canceled its proposal to transfer mail processing operations from Buffalo's William Stree…

04.04.2024 10

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The Editorial Board: Good news via the library, T.R. site, Rich Family Foundation and Canal Fest

Managers need to make the safety of their employees paramount during life-threatening weather conditions. Local Postal Service managers had al… The...

30.03.2024 10

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The Editorial Board: Buffalo is trying to save its landmarks; Niagara Falls should do the same

The Appellate Division ruled against an appeal of a decision by the Common Council in March 2023, allowing the city to take control of two dam… The...

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The Editorial Board: A flaw in the city's contracting procedures

It’s a situation that alarms all those who advocate for equitable, high-quality maternal care. Miriam Mack, policy director to the Family Defe… We...

19.03.2024 6

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The Editorial Board: Open government is under attack in New York

Sunshine Week is a yearly initiative uniting "participants from journalism, civic groups, government, and the private sector to emphasize the … Erie...

13.03.2024 3

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The Editorial Board: Making the world better for immigrants, medical students and residents

Sunya Afrasiabi discusses her award-winning project, #MyStory, a program that recounts stories of immigrants and refugees through documenting …...

09.03.2024 5

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The Editorial Board: Renew the federal broadband program

Nearly 100,000 Erie County residents, and millions more in rural communities nationwide, will lose low-cost internet service if Congress fails… The...

26.02.2024 3

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The Editorial Board: State should move quickly on regulating cave and similar boat tours

The bill, introduced on Tuesday, is intended to improve supervision of the Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Ride, and similar attractions, t… All...

20.02.2024 4

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The Editorial Board: Tax hike rage in Amherst shouldn't extend to Central Park project

To Amherst Supervisor Brian Kulpa's mind, their position has changed because a park would draw a more diverse group of users than a private co…...

06.02.2024 10

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The Editorial Board: Give pay parity to the state's direct support workers

Here’s an opportunity for our members of Congress to show whose side they’re on. They need to advocate for the hard-won political deal that wo…...

02.02.2024 4

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The Editorial Board: Flynn has served Erie County with distinction

In a recent meeting with the Editorial Board of The Buffalo News, Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn reflected on his tenure while gi…...

29.01.2024 4

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The Editorial Board: Lockport should prioritize public safety, transparency with Cave Tour incident

The Lockport Cave has resumed offering tours on foot, but not on the water, for the first time since a cave tour boat capsized at the attracti… It...

26.01.2024 5

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The Editorial Board: Yes, return this postal plan to sender

The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday announced plans to close 229 mail processing facilities over the next two years under a plan that could pr… The...

26.01.2024 5

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The Editorial Board: Help farmers to help themselves with solar arrays

Officials in the Town of Marilla are concerned that solar arrays are being erected on valuable farmland.Another wind farm may be coming to Western New...

25.01.2024 2

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The Editorial Board: The business need for immigrants

The Buffalo Niagara Partnership's policy priorities for the new year include everything from tapping into the immigration workforce to promoti…

24.01.2024 20

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The Editorial Board: Central Library and Town of Hamburg are right to embrace diversity

Frank Gist, a longtime trustee with the Buffalo and Erie County Library system, was forced to resign from the library board last month after a…...

23.01.2024 6

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The Editorial Board: Hochul moves to improve reading education

The governor said her "Back to Basics" plan would make sure students receive foundational, evidence-based instruction in reading. And Hochul s…

18.01.2024 2

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The Editorial Board: Once struggling, two charter schools earn a renewed lease

The charter schools' fight for survival has become – at least for now – a tale of recovery, persistence and leadership while dwelling in the...

16.01.2024 6

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The Editorial Board: A bad combination: vaccinations are down and infections are up

While physicians who treat adults are seeing a rise in Covid-19 and influenza, pediatricians report increases in flu and particularly RSV, whi… Flu...

15.01.2024 6

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The Editorial Board: Reports document a critical need to improve maternal care

The University at Buffalo and Oishei Children's Hospital are set to play a major role in a study that aims to curb hypertension and improve me…

10.01.2024 7

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The Editorial Board: An apology

Happy New Year! We're celebrating with our annual, fanciful prediction of stories we'll see in 2024. We recognize a responsibility to hear what our...

07.01.2024 9

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Sean Kirst: Longtime Bills fan in Florida fully grasps epic rivalry with Dolphins

Unless the Bills get help from either the Steelers or Jaguars losing this weekend, a playoff spot along with the division title will be on the…...

06.01.2024 10

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The Editorial Board: Tonawanda is justified in taking former Huntley site by eminent domain

The town eyes residences, commercial space and waterfront parkland in the future at the Huntley site but has grown frustrated with delays in f… The...

03.01.2024 3

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The Editorial Board: Civil disobedience in Amherst, weeds in May, Niagara Falls revival and more for 2024

In New York City, the iconic Times Square New Year’s Eve numbers have arrived and a mini ceremony was held just for them.

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The Editorial Board: Is quitting early the new normal?

In an exclusive interview, Higgins refused to confirm what other sources told The News and other media outlets last week: that he's leaving to… Rep....

29.12.2023 7

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The Editorial Board: Yes, Virginia

We asked Santa to get to the bottom of some age-old Christmas mysteries.

25.12.2023 5

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The Editorial Board: Outrageous paid leave occurrence demands better reporting from city

If the Buffalo Comptroller’s Office does not file an audit by 2 p.m. Tuesday of all city employees currently on paid administrative leave, Com…...

15.12.2023 2

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The Editorial Board: Remediation of Hostel Buffalo Niagara's building is long overdue

Buffalo's only official hostel for backpackers and budget travelers is in danger of being kicked out of its Main Street home of nearly 30 year…...

04.12.2023 2

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The Editorial Board: KeyBank must offer more than promises to Black and low-income borrowers

A national coalition of community groups is again criticizing KeyBank over its track record of home purchase loans with Black and low-income b… This...

03.12.2023 5

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The Editorial Board: Keeping kids safe

BusPatrol's program is of no cost to the City of Buffalo or the school district. The Virginia company installs and operates the camera systems…

30.11.2023 3

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The Editorial Board: Storm warnings for the Erie County budget

Erie County may be financially healthy at the moment, but Comptroller Kevin Hardwick is waiving the yellow caution flag and warning of the pot…

24.11.2023 6

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The Editorial Board: Racist discrimination in homeownership is still with us and must end

White households in Western New York are still far more likely to own their homes than minorities, despite decades of efforts legally and othe…...

12.11.2023 3

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The Editorial Board: Jemal should accept Preservation Board's decision on Richardson project

The Buffalo Preservation Board for the second time has called for the removal of a porte-cochere developer Douglas Jemal installed at the Rich…...

10.11.2023 8

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The Editorial Board: New York must act to correct Medicaid disparities that threaten long-term care

Reduced staffing means nursing home residents make more unnecessary trips to the hospital. The numbers tell the story; New York State’s nursing...

06.11.2023 2

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The Editorial Board: Buffalo Diocese needs to stop keeping terrible secrets

The Buffalo Diocese has asked a state court to stop the public release of documents subpoenaed by the State Attorney General’s Office during i…...

01.11.2023 2

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My View: Outsmarting the alarm is a complex process, with many stages

Poloncarz is seeking a fourth and, he says, final term as county executive, aiming to finish work that was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. India...

01.11.2023 5

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The Editorial Board: Erie County and Amherst IDAs are playing important watchdog roles

Depending on the company's answer, the agency could cancel the project's tax breaks and direct Uniland to refund previously awarded incentives. Sodexo...

30.10.2023 6

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The Editorial Board: Around LaSalle Station, creating a village within the city

The long-delayed redevelopment of the LaSalle Metro Rail Station and surrounding properties is getting bigger, as the city has agreed to buy a…

23.10.2023 10

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The Editorial Board: A bill that effectively guts New York election reform needs Hochul's veto

The results could roughly be categorized into the good, the bad and the ugly. In the waning hours of the 2023 state legislative session, Albany...

19.10.2023 2

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The Editorial Board: Same old, same old in the City Comptroller's office

Former Buffalo Common Council majority leader and Erie County legislator Demone Smith returns to City Hall to work in the comptroller's office…

17.10.2023 4

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The Editorial Board: As the African American Cultural Center welcomes a new leader, governance is key

Bishop Michael Badger, chairman of the African American Cultural Center, is excited about plans for the new building. After three years of constant...

15.10.2023 2

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The Editorial Board: Effort to expand and connect trails deserves public support

GObike Buffalo is collaborating with Cheektowaga, Lancaster and Clarence to conduct a trails feasibility study that would connect existing tra… Its...

14.10.2023 4

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The Editorial Board: On redistricting, Erie County sent in the clowns

The Legislature's Republican minority leader and others have filed a new suit saying the district maps remain substantively flawed, despite te…...

02.10.2023 3

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The Editorial Board: Will greed trump social justice in state's marijuana market?

New York’s Cannabis Control Board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve adult-use licenses to sell marijuana. There is a lot going on in the world...

29.09.2023 2

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The Editorial Board: With mail-in voting law, Albany serves the cause of democracy

“Today, we're going to right the wrongs of the past and say it's finally time that people can vote by mail. We saw it work during the pandemic…

26.09.2023 3

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The Editorial Board: Thanks for the compliment, feds – and the stories

On a day marked by more defense team reshuffling and a new trial date, the request for another big change came from federal prosecutors in the… A...

12.09.2023 2

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