Flawed policy should change

Updated: 02/09/10 6:38 AM

Perhaps, finally, it is a change whose time has come. With the nation’s top two military leaders calling for an end to the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays in the service, it is clear that the country and the military have come a long way since then-President Bill Clinton failed in his first-term effort to allow gays to serve openly.

Tapping taxpayers

Updated: 02/08/10 10:40 PM

Williamsville school officials may have good reason for squirreling away millions of taxpayer dollars, especially given wild fluctuations in state budgets and resulting state aid. But criticism from the state comptroller for what seemed overly prudent practices, and the banking of too much of that money, is valid.

Slow start for high-speed rail

Updated: 02/08/10 6:43 AM

New York State may not have gotten all that it wanted in the president’s allocation of high-speed rail money—state transportation officials bear some blame for that—but that doesn’t mean there won’t be more funding to go after in the future. Increased cross-state connectivity could be a huge boost for the state economy, and the Western New York congressional delegation should continue to push for help.

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