- Let’s ban the use of ‘it remains to be seen’
- Everyone who writes for a living or reads for pleasure has a pet peeve. My first city editor had a thing about “not only.” He insisted that “not only” always had to be followed by “but also.” Thousands of otherwise rational folks will never end a sentence with a preposition. I myself get cranky over “replica.”
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- Better food than fuel
- One reason, perhaps, why members of Congress never succeed in promises to reduce the size and power of the federal bureaucracy: They need it to save them from their own foolish decisions.
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- Blogzerpts / Opinions from buffalonews.com
- Excerpts from reader commentary on News staffers’ online blog postings last week. Online comments come from registered users, but — unlike reviewed and verified Everybody’s Column letters — can be posted under pen names.
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- Improve medical access for kids
- Buffalo’s ranking as the second-poorest large city in the country has an especially tragic side — lack of access to adequate medical care for the city’s impoverished residents. News reporter Mark Sommer’s recent coverage of that aspect of life for the poor, in detail often troubling to read, offered a look at the impacts of poverty on the health of the youngest and most helpless in our community.
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More Opinion
- Mother’s Day revolves around cooking, again
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Today, as we enjoy Mother’s Day in my Italian family, we have many reasons to celebrate. Two years ago, my mom chased a squirrel feasting on the prized tomatoes she raises from seed for tomato sauce. She missed a step and fell down the back stairs. In an instant, our lives changed.
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My View
- New York could help parents, infants by passing bill
Like millions of parents, the birth of our daughter Natalie in 2006 was a cherished and long-sought moment. Having a baby is one of life’s true joys. For too many working families, however, a new baby can also mean a difficult struggle to make ends meet.
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Another Voice
- Concern mounts over ingredient in Plastics
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PHILADELPHIA — Inside her Ursinus College lab, biology professor Rebecca Roberts dons rubber gloves and watches as her students inject spleen samples from mice with a reactive substance.
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Sunday Viewpoints
Everybody's Column
- Rumore, BTF delegates stand behind teacher
- Senators’ proposal is nothing but a gimmick
- Petition backing principal ignores important issues
- Strong police presence at Canisius was appalling
- Tax holiday will deplete infrastructure funding
- Eliminating gas taxes won’t lower the price
- Officials must end this illegal war now
- It’s time for Buffalo to enter 21st century
- President of union shouldn’t take sides
- Three-arch design is better for environment
- Each of us needs to take a stand against bullying
- ‘Hussein’ item in Buzz was offensive to some
- Teachers’ opposition to tax cap is telling
- It’s great to see staff of neonatal unit lauded
- Parkside residents go above and beyond
- Pandemic response plan is heartless, unethical
- BPO’s ‘Defiant Requiem’ was poignant performance
- Conflicts of interest finally pointed out
- Clinton, Obama need to focus on poverty
- Returning war veterans need community support
Columns
- We must restore confidence in the financial industry
- Concern mounts over ingredient in Plastics
- Do the torturous math
- Topic Five: The possible loss of the upstate economic czar
- Topic Three: The governor's plan to revive upstate cities
- Topic Two: Government consolidation
