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Libby March

The Buffalo News

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The Editorial Board: Partnership for Public Good's 2025 agenda addresses urgent needs and deserves support

The Editorial Board: Partnership for Public Good's 2025 agenda addresses urgent needs and deserves support

Support for the Treatment Not Jail Act is among the Partnership for the Public Good's pillars for 2025. It intends to improve the models of dr…...

23.01.2025 3

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: As Hochul gives State of the State, issues identified in former addresses still need work

The Editorial Board: As Hochul gives State of the State, issues identified in former addresses still need work

Gov. Kathy Hochul meets with The Buffalo News to discuss state support for law enforcement initiatives contributing to an 18-year low in shoot…...

15.01.2025 4

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Grieving Families and Good Food legislation should be reconsidered and tweaked

Gov. Kathy Hochul decided the fate of scores of bills in the final weeks of the year, including her third consecutive veto of a proposed state… I...

03.01.2025 2

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: April Baskin pursued social justice in Erie County and should do the same in Albany

Erie County Legislature Chairwoman April Baskin reflects on her time in leadership since 2018. In January, she will take on her new role as a …...

27.12.2024 10

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: New state program will boost more affordable housing within walkable neighborhoods

At a March 15 panel discussion at the University at Buffalo, three progressive housing experts discussed the reasons for Buffalo's growing aff…...

10.12.2024 5

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Good efforts to improve job readiness, housing, learning and food choice

Mohammed Ismail, co-owner of Apon Supermarket, details his motivation and journey to helping open Apon, a new grocer focused on South Asian go…...

06.12.2024 3

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Legislative earmarks are meant to do good in the community, not sit around unspent

04.12.2024 4

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: As the first blast of winter weather arrives, remember the lessons of previous storms

County and city officials talk about preparing for snowstorms. The heavily localized lake snows that pummeled the Southern Tier and much of...

03.12.2024 2

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: If Gov. Hochul signs Good Food NY, local producers and institutions will be the winners

Allison DeHonney, executive director of Buffalo Go Green, talks about the organization's greenhouse on Glenwood Avenue and how it supports the…...

29.11.2024 2

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Libby March

Elizabeth Licata: Independent bookshops never left − and now they're booming

Jonathon Welch, co-founder of Talking Leaves Books, describes how his indie bookstore has weathered ups and downs over the decades. BestCellar is a...

17.11.2024 2

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Productive action on asylum-seekers by local agency speaks louder than inflammatory rhetoric

17.11.2024 3

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Libby March

Sean Kirst: A lost brother and a call for help for those facing mental illness

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16.11.2024 4

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Historic preservation and historic beer rack up recent wins in WNY

Big Ditch is canning NA Burner, the region's first nonalcoholic beer since the Prohibition era. The Central Terminal Restoration Corp., the...

16.11.2024 2

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Large or small, fresh food options on Buffalo's East Side must arrive faster

Buffalo Common Council education committee chairwoman Zeneta B. Everhart introduced "Thriving Together: A Comprehensive Guide for Youth and Fa…...

14.11.2024 3

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: With the elections behind us, look for ways to enjoy a WNY fall

Tops and Wegmans took us behind the scenes to see what it takes to prepare for one of the busiest weeks in grocery retail. Adam Cichocki's family...

10.11.2024 2

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Advocates are right to push Buffalo Public Schools on numbers, disparity of suspensions

Samantha White, supervising attorney at the Western New York Law Center and part of the Buffalo Suspension Coalition, details the disproportio…...

05.11.2024 3

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Ballooning payroll and eyebrow-raising hire justify continued oversight of WROTB

Western Regional Off-Track Betting board member Timothy Callan describes frustration with the lack of information he has requested from the Of…...

30.10.2024 2

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Libby March

The Editorial Board:Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's legislative successes and new initiatives have earned her re-election

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, joined Gov. Kathy Hochul Friday to promote a new digital portal to make it easier for families to ap…...

24.10.2024 3

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Recently released police disciplinary records should open the door to better oversight

What ended with a shooting at a youth football game started with a gun call and involved a kidnapping and robberies, Police Commissioner Josep…...

21.10.2024 3

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Libby March

Buffalo has become an entrepreneur's dream come true

The recent lies about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio have caused turmoil. J.D. Vance has admitted that he created these s…...

06.10.2024 2

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Excessive referral waits at Buffalo's VA hospital have caused anxiety and suffering

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy spoke Thursday outside the Buffalo VA Medical Center to address concerns over mismanaged oncology referrals. The top...

02.10.2024 3

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Trespassing talk alone won’t address CSX accidents that have crippled and killed

A drone video shows a lack of barriers between railroad tracks and the grounds of the Harvey Austin Elementary School, where the athletic fiel…...

26.09.2024 2

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Cheektowaga is right to address aggressive panhandling, but should also consider solutions

18.09.2024 3

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Looking back at Buffalo under Brown highlights major growth as well as longstanding problems

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown talks about how the city must contend with an overall structural deficit in future budgets during an interview with …...

15.09.2024 2

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: UB is wise to examine its handling of campus assemblies and encourage peaceful protest

Nine people arrested during a peaceful, pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Buffalo in the spring have filed legal notices of t… UB...

05.09.2024 3

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Tree shade helps combat extreme heat and Buffalo needs more of it

News Executive Editor Sheila Rayam and reporter Mackenzie Shuman discuss reporting on environment and climate change issues in the Buffalo Nia…...

01.09.2024 2

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Buffalo's lackadaisical system of police oversight must improve

Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia commented to the editorial board on Jan. 30, 2024, about the police contract. The oversight bodies –...

18.08.2024 1

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: DA should review 1960s drug conviction of Geraldine Pointer

15.08.2024 1

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Last-minute meeting, political gamesmanship hurts Cheektowaga voters

14.08.2024 1

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Libby March

The Editorial Board: Buffalo peer support system for police is being put to the test

“We see a lot of traumatic things here, stuff that we're not supposed to see as humans,” Buffalo Police Department Mental Health Coordinator M…...

01.08.2024 2

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Libby March