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My View: Traditional letter writing still carries real value

My View: Traditional letter writing still carries real value

Does anyone write letters anymore? I do. Let me tell you about it. First, I need to go back in time to when I was very young at summer camp. I know I...

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Robert Poczik

Viewpoints: A history of disastrous CIA covert interventions began with a 1953 coup in Iran

Viewpoints: A history of disastrous CIA covert interventions began with a 1953 coup in Iran

A woman walks past an anti-American mural on the wall of the former U.S Embassy in Tehran, Iran. Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled...

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Mark sommer special to the news

It's time to close the rural health reality gap

It's time to close the rural health reality gap

One year ago, I moved to Western New York to become dean of the DePerro School of Health Professions at St. Bonaventure University. I left Cleveland...

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Swagata banik

The Editorial Board: Ryan's demolition pause, bid for Scajaquada leadership are moves in the right direction

The Editorial Board: Ryan's demolition pause, bid for Scajaquada leadership are moves in the right direction

Mayor Sean Ryan is right to push for action on a plan to downgrade the Scajaquada Expressway. His pause on demolitions is also a good move. People are...

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The Editorial Board , Review & Outlook

My View: It may have its up and downs, but spring is glorious in WNY

My View: It may have its up and downs, but spring is glorious in WNY

March marks the anticipated fare-thee-well to the severe winter endured by the hardy residents of Buffalo. Finally the long-awaited gateway to spring...

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Arlene Braun

Letter: Fixes for city's financial woes

Letter: Fixes for city's financial woes

While a modest tax increase may be needed, I think the Mayor and Common Council need to brainstorm on what big items can be cut to try to reduce...

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Letter: TSA workers deserve to be paid

Letter: TSA workers deserve to be paid

My wife and I just returned from a two week vacation in Florida, amid the current federal budget turmoil in which TSA workers have been working for...

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Another Voice: New rules on benefits will make it important to be ready and stay organized

Another Voice: New rules on benefits will make it important to be ready and stay organized

On March 1, new federal rules from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 took effect that change how SNAP and Medicaid work. These changes mean more...

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Lawrence dupre

Adam Zyglis: Still Leading the Atlantic

Adam Zyglis: Still Leading the Atlantic

Despite the Sabres overtime loss to the Bruins they still sit atop the Atlantic division coming down the stretch to the playoffs. Adam Zyglis: Stock...

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Adam Zyglis

Trump signs executive action to pay TSA after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

Trump signs executive action to pay TSA after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a promised executive action Friday that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees, after...

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Lisa Mascaro

My View: Winter can show a diverse variety of terrifying faces, even in the space of one day

My View: Winter can show a diverse variety of terrifying faces, even in the space of one day

I climbed out of bed, meandered to the glass door that opens to the patio of our villa and pulled open the vertical blinds. Snow was really coming...

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Jane Mitchell

Another Voice: Will 'affordability' mean higher property taxes?

Another Voice: Will 'affordability' mean higher property taxes?

New Yorkers next year will be scratching their heads, trying to understand why they're paying the biggest property tax increase in state history...

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Ken Girardin

Letter: Ridiculous that state pensions are not taxed

Letter: Ridiculous that state pensions are not taxed

In the Buffalo News' State News pages for Saturday, October 22, 2016, there was an article indicating some of the highest school-employee...

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Letter: Courage needed to halt war

Letter: Courage needed to halt war

Our bombs killed innocent children at a girls’ school. People are also reading… It was once the jewel of downtown. Today the AM&A's...

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The Buffalo News

The Editorial Board: Help for East Side landmarks and a new focus on UB bode well for the future

The Editorial Board: Help for East Side landmarks and a new focus on UB bode well for the future

A proposed $45 million upgrade (rendering shown here) at the Broadway Market will provide a much-needed update for this East Side icon. People are...

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Mark Mulville

My View: What makes some people step forward when things get hard

My View: What makes some people step forward when things get hard

It happened slowly. I began to notice the same ideas resurfacing in thoughtful conversations, not as theories, but as lived truths. They all seemed to...

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Joe Kreuz

Another Voice: Protecting kids, supporting adults: a smarter path forward on tobacco policy

Another Voice: Protecting kids, supporting adults: a smarter path forward on tobacco policy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently released results from the National Youth Tobacco Survey showing that youth tobacco use is down across...

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Dr. jeffrey willett

Letter: Lowering energy costs starts at home

Consumers are experiencing higher electric and natural gas costs, with no clear end in sight. While the reasons are complex, the outcome is simple -...

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The Buffalo News

Letter: Data center would be a disaster

Letter: Data center would be a disaster

I am writing to help make the public in Western New York aware of the proposed data center at the STAMP site in Genesee County. The developers are...

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The Buffalo News

The Editorial Board: Police-related lawsuit settlements are costing the city and eroding public trust

The Editorial Board: Police-related lawsuit settlements are costing the city and eroding public trust

Settlements related to police-related lawsuits are costing the City of Buffalo money it can't spare, as well as eroding public trust. People are...

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The Editorial Board , Review & Outlook

Why do Americans see each other as morally broken? | The Ethical Life podcast

Why do Americans see each other as morally broken? | The Ethical Life podcast

Episode 239: A new global survey delivers a striking insight. Among 25 countries studied, the United States stands alone in one key measure — more...

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Scott

Adam Zyglis: Stock Spikes

Adam Zyglis: Stock Spikes

Huge bets on oil futures shortly before Trump's announcement on Iran roiled the market raises suspicion of insider trading and market...

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Adam Zyglis

My View: A mentor can also be a friend in need

My View: A mentor can also be a friend in need

When I was 22, I was recovering from an illness and at odds with my family, so I needed a place to stay. The parents of my high school friend, Mary...

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Nan Haynes

Another Voice: Buffalo institutions lead in tackling NY's reading crisis

Another Voice: Buffalo institutions lead in tackling NY's reading crisis

New York has made real progress in prioritizing early literacy, but too many children are still struggling to learn to read. People are also...

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Katie pace miles and christina oliver

Letter: Electric vehicles represent technological progress

Letter: Electric vehicles represent technological progress

With regard to the “movement to have everyone drive EVs,” I have no idea what the writer is referencing. No one expects a complete conversion to...

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The Buffalo News

Letter: U.S. alienating former allies more than ever

Letter: U.S. alienating former allies more than ever

The current war with Iran and the growing maelstrom of consequences from U.S. and Israeli actions bring to mind a Biblical verse and lines from a 17th...

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The Buffalo News

The Editorial Board: Yes, Buffalo's finances really are that bad – forget grandstanding and do the work

The Editorial Board: Yes, Buffalo's finances really are that bad – forget grandstanding and do the work

Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan is facing Buffalo's financial reality, and Council members must do the same. The bill comes due in Buffalo: Ryan to...

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The Editorial Board , Review & Outlook

New Mexico jury says Meta harms children's mental health and safety, violating state law

New Mexico jury says Meta harms children's mental health and safety, violating state law

SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico jury decided Tuesday that Meta knowingly harmed children's mental health and concealed what it knew about child...

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Morgan lee associated press

My View: Sometimes, being forced to slow down is the best thing that could happen

My View: Sometimes, being forced to slow down is the best thing that could happen

John Diebold, of Amherst, realizes it's not always important to be on the go. People are also reading… The bill comes due in Buffalo: Ryan to...

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John Diebold

Another Voice: Partial closing of Bradford Regional Medical Center should serve as a warning

Another Voice: Partial closing of Bradford Regional Medical Center should serve as a warning

Emergency health care deserts do not arise from a single policy failure or executive decision. Instead, they emerge from the intersection of economic...

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Geoffrey hobika

Letter: State should stay the course with solar

Letter: State should stay the course with solar

New York must strengthen its clean energy economy and expand access to affordable, renewable power. Therefore, I urge care and clarity as Albany...

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The Buffalo News

The Editorial Board: Ryan administration must make rescuing long-vacant AM&A's a priority

The Editorial Board: Ryan administration must make rescuing long-vacant AM&A's a priority

The former AM&A's building has been vacant for nearly three decades. Downtown needs this structure to be activated. People are also...

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Joshua Bessex

Adam Zyglis: Leaving His Mark

Adam Zyglis: Leaving His Mark

Former FBI Director and purple heart recipient Robert Mueller died over the weekend, and President Trump tweeted "Good, I'm glad he's...

23.03.2026 9

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Adam Zyglis

My View: Tough Buffalo winters build anticipation for great Buffalo summers

My View: Tough Buffalo winters build anticipation for great Buffalo summers

Was that a tough winter or what? Kurt Lorence, of Grand Island, is already planning for summer. People are also reading… He paid $58,000 for a house...

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Kurt Lorence

Another Voice: Catholic Charities brings hope to neighbors when it’s needed most

Another Voice: Catholic Charities brings hope to neighbors when it’s needed most

For more than 100 years, Catholic Charities has stood alongside Western New Yorkers during some of the hardest chapters of their lives. Today, nearly...

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Dan mecca

Letter: International students have been a great resource

Letter: International students have been a great resource

I attended college with several international students and even more in graduate school. They were, without fail, highly intelligent, some downright...

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The Buffalo News

Letter: American Imperialism is not welcome

Letter: American Imperialism is not welcome

Donald Trump’s reckless, ungoverned waging of war is shocking, dangerous and toxic to America. Congress must stop this madness. People are also...

23.03.2026 9

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The Buffalo News

The Editorial Board: New facility at Graycliff tops off decades of painstaking restoration

The Editorial Board: New facility at Graycliff tops off decades of painstaking restoration

Graycliff's new visitor pavilion enhances the historic estate's tourist draw and helps draw attention to decades of restoration work....

23.03.2026 8

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Joshua Bessex

My View: Win or lose, personal achievement is its own reward

My View: Win or lose, personal achievement is its own reward

A warm sun shone through a clear and brilliant blue sky. We had just finished a short traverse around a massive rockslide at the base of Croda Rossa,...

22.03.2026 7

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Toby Beahan

Viewpoints: With war abroad and injustices at home, Jackson's ideas have resonance

Viewpoints: With war abroad and injustices at home, Jackson's ideas have resonance

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's children – from left, Yusef, Jackie, Santita, Jesse Jr. and Ashley – watch as the procession for their father...

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Rishi awatramani and manuel pastor los angeles times

Another Voice: Hochul's car insurance reform will help prevent rampant fraud

Another Voice: Hochul's car insurance reform will help prevent rampant fraud

New York drivers pay some of the highest auto insurance premiums in America. The average policy now runs about $4,000 a year – roughly $1,500 above...

22.03.2026 8

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Ryan law

New York’s nuclear power momentum is a good thing

New York’s nuclear power momentum is a good thing

We don't agree on everything. Carol remembers when "nuclear" was a dirty word in environmental circles. José has grown up in a world...

22.03.2026 9

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Carol browner and josé gaona

The Editorial Board: The numbers are close, but New York state budget debate in mainly about policy

The Editorial Board: The numbers are close, but New York state budget debate in mainly about policy

The New York State budget negotiations, as always, are taking on big issues as well as numbers. Assembly, Senate pass budget plans to tax rich, hike...

22.03.2026 6

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The Editorial Board , Review & Outlook

Letter: Fossil fuels are driving energy prices

Letter: Fossil fuels are driving energy prices

Like other families in Buffalo, our energy bills this winter skyrocketed. The main driver of this energy affordability crisis is our state’s...

21.03.2026 9

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The Buffalo News

My View: 'One-to many' or 'many-to-one'? It can make a big difference

While employed at IBM’s San Jose Research Facility in 1970, Edgar Codd made a breakthrough in computer science when he developed the idea of...

21.03.2026 10

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Ron messer

Letter: Free people must stand up to bad leadership

Letter: Free people must stand up to bad leadership

Whenever we people of this great country gather at any celebration we stand, place our right hand over our heart, raise our voices and lustily sing...

21.03.2026 10

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The Buffalo News

Another Voice: New York should not double down on flaws of the 340B program

Another Voice: New York should not double down on flaws of the 340B program

Every day, tens of thousands of New Yorkers receive infusion treatments to manage chronic and life-threatening conditions. People are also reading…...

21.03.2026 9

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Christine mann