dvd review the nightmare before christmas collectors editionblogcritics.orgoh 48 minutes agoits been a long eight years since the last dvd release of tim burtons the nightmare before christmas. this time around disney is giving everyone a an early christmas present washington postnightmare before christmas on dvd crave onlinethe buffalo news entertainment buffalo newstoon zone globe and mailall 8...
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the senecas have halted construction on the buffalo creek casino structure. the 300 million project is already well underway and the permanent structure was slated to open in 2010. the seneca gaming commission cites the slagging economy for leading to this decision but some point to uncertainty with respect to the lawsuit that has been filed by certain citizens and groups seeking to shut the ca...
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five questions that i would totally not have the balls to ask michael strahan and unlikely possible fictional answers that he might give warning to those of you without a sense of humor this post is satirical in nature and not a real interview with mr. strahan now stop reading and go guzzle some drano. tsao well michael i appreciate you taking the time to do this interview youve been one of my fav...
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many aspects of this story raise an eyebrow but one item in particular is that interviews with several muslims reveal a mixed view on additional marriages under islamic law. some said it is not allowed under united states law and therefore is forbidden others said it can be permissible under islamic law anyway. we have seen this before of course and will certainly see it again unfortunately. pri...
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at this point i think we can all agree that the hottest drama in town is being staged about the studio arena not in it.......
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michele iannello and now sam hoyt have accused tom golisanos and steve pigeons responsible new york for breaking the law. rny is permitted to spend unlimited sums of money on behalf of a candidate or against any candidate so long as there is no coordination between rny and the campaign its supporting. iannellos charges that pigeon had been advising joe mesi very closely before rny was formed. ...
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on sunday buffalo news editorinchief margaret sullivan wrote and on a deeper level how much should we be concerned that we are playing a part in perpetuating dirty politics after all the common fare of blogs which often have their own axes to grind and their own lessthanadmirable motivations for publishing often does not meet the standards of a responsible news outlet. the buffalo news motivati...
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judge skretny refused today to issue an order shutting down the buffalo creek casino. the judge instead directed a federal agency the national indian gaming commission to carry out their congressionally mandated obligations and decide whether the casino should be shut down todays ruling comes as construction crews continue erecting the structural steel for the casino project on nine acres of ...
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just sitting back enjoying a glass of stfu buffnews editor margaret sullivan takes the time every sunday to inform us of how awesome a job her minions are doing. this past sunday she also gave us a warning about those nasty blogs and how full of misinformation they can be after all the common fare of blogs which often have their own axes to grind and their own lessthanadmirable motivations for p...
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...two other people were rescued after the jet ski accident but he said they were not charged because authorities found no evidence they had illegally entered the u.s. dherbeckbuffnews.com httpwww.buffalonews.com258story423103.html......
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first i read this in yesterdays buffalo news ongoing discussions with the prosecutors office also included considerations on how the cases will proceed if the teens and their attorneys reject the plea offers vona said. i dont think its a situation where its appropriate for any of these kids to come out of this with a criminal record he said. then i read this initial charges accused the players ...
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say what you want about blogs but i wasnt busy posting about nicole kidman calling on rich people to save studio arena theater and i didnt splash it on the front page of my site or anything else only to allbutretract it within a day.......
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joe mesi is different than his two opponents in the 61st senate district democratic primary. unlike his democratic opponents michele iannello and dan ward mesi is not an elected official nor has he ever been an elected leader. that can be a good thing in politics. however if there is a criticism of mesi it is that he is not very savvy when it comes to the issues. when he debated his two other prim...
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the focus of new york politics shifts to denver this week and next as the candidates for president have their madefortv conventions.a most of new yorks political elite is there too. 361new yorkers are delegates to the convention.a only two of them are named clinton though one of the two will get more attention than the other 360. vp pick joe biden has a strong tie to central new york.a hes a gradu...
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albany sin city ya think if you didnt think it then your in for a rude awakening. hoyt and spitzer are only the newest and if you hadnt heard of any before this its only because the local media didnt and doesnt cover it. there could easily be 30 minutes of strictly albany politics every night on tv the sex drugs parties and the payoffs or buying off our supposed representatives would make you si...
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next week is a staycation but in the meantime were heading up to t.o. to evidently spend some time in the rain. nevertheless i will endeavor to hear hardwicks show on the way up but wont be able to post anything about it afterwards. so this thread is for your reaction to that show and anything else you might see. like for instance the fact that buffalo cops who have plenty of time to set up ch...
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drug raids help enrich new york police departments by ronald fraser on the streets new yorks police chiefs are losing the decadeslong drug war but ironically back in their precinct headquarters many of these officers depend on drug raids to fatten their operating budgets. many states wary of overzealous police departments require that the proceeds from seized assets be used for education or other ...
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one of the things missed in the earlier mention of the buffalo news piece centering on jack davis heritage of our fathers speech was that davis later in the article actually said he doesnt believe anymore that a takeover of states in the southwestern united states will happen with a war.from the articlei think theyll do it without a civil war he said. theyll take control of the state governments a...
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the buffalo news said that the university of buffalo mens basketball team suspended leading scorer andy robinson for the first three games of the regular season after he admitted to taking out a facebook ad offering to pay someone to write a paper for him. so i guess we shouldnt be looking for him on the allmac academic team this year although he might not be the strongest writer let it be known ...
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and here starkly is the primary reason why i find jack davis not only to be so unelectable but a reprehensible and ignorant human being to boot. his utter and blatant hatred of immigrants. maybe down in the southwest hed get loads of support for his antiimmigrant rantings and he could join the minutemen on the barricades preventing mexicans and central americans from coming here and busing you...
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jon powers and alice kryzan want to debate. they have said as much. powers has stated in the media that he wants debates and kryzan also called for debates. obviously there is a missing element here. that missing element is jack davis.kevin hardwick host of hardline with hardwick on wben in buffalo on the air today called out davis for not willing to debate. one of the debates at least if you go b...
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the other day someone posted a comment on my site accusing bob mccarthy being on the take from jack davis. that is partly what prompted this post and i have to confess that i did something stupid. i left the comment up for too long. as a matter of fact i looked up the commenters ip address and found what appeared to be a valid email address for himher and i sent an email about that comment asking ...
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the buffalo news writes today that jon powers has released documents from war kids relief and veterans for america that show he was paid 60000 in 2006 for a position with vfa vice president of policy and that money paid by vfa was also given for his role with war kids relief. that image above is one that i have used in the past. it shows that powers was paid 60000 from vietnam veterans of america ...
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the buffalo news has seen them and confirms congressional candidate jon powers released documents wednesday showing that he earned 15000 from his iraq childrens charity in the first five months of 2007 a year in which the organization raised only 41738. but the powers campaign also released a letter from veterans for america the huge veterans organization where powers worked showing that the 60...
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channel 4 interviewed both joe illuzzi and hoyts primary challenger barbra kavanaugh. illuzzi explained that he was publishing emails between hoyt and his mistresses because of hoyts position on abortion and gay marriage both of which illuzzi vehemently opposes. illuzzi also continues to pledge to print more emails until hoyt quits the race saying hes holding hoyt accountable. he says they were...
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