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• Technology and Students with ADHD Podcast Episode #1

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• Math Tech For Adhd

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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 11:57am EDT
  

• Technology and Students with ADHD

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  According to a report produced by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs, children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may often have difficulties with such academic studies in mathematics as a result of their struggle to attend to tasks and to [...]

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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 4:07pm EDT
  

• Construct a GM or Chrysler/Fiat plant or both in Palestine.

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  Now may be the time to take advantage of a new President, a new hope for progress in the Middle East, and the possibility of an economic recovery for GM or Chrysler or both.
  
  Americans have always been quick to use the military option [...]
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  Posted: June 14, 2009, 3:03pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• It's time to Vote For Williamsville

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  Dear Friends, Neighbors , Supporters and Volunteers:
  
  1. This Tuesday June 16th is Election Day in the Village of Williamsville. Please VOTE and take everyone who is registered in your household and neighborhood with you !! You can only vote for the first time at one place...Village Hall [...]
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  Posted: June 14, 2009, 11:37am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Erie Admirals 1 - Buffalo City FC 0

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  Tough loss. BCFC was out of it early. The Admirals had too much speed, and our guys just did not play. Carried the ball with heads down, carried the ball too much, tried carrying the ball through too many defenders, poor passing, poor crossing, no communication. Not very pleasant.
  
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  Posted: June 13, 2009, 10:34pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• What is the real reason doctors and health insurance CEOs don't want single payer?

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  When someone gets an answer from Aetna, Blue Cross, Cigna, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, etc. please let us know.
  
  
  
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  Posted: June 13, 2009, 4:50pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Dan Ward endorsed by Amherst Independence Party Committee

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  I received a message from Jonathan Lavell of the Amherst Independence Party. He informed me that Dan Ward had been endorsed by IP for reelection to the Amherst Town Board.
  
  So congratulation to Dan on this endorsement. Mr. Ward has now been endorsed by the Amherst Democratic, Conservative, Working [...]
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  Posted: June 13, 2009, 3:15pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• When the AMA speaks - grab your wallet.

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  “Health care reform is as important to us as it is to him,” Dr. Nielsen said. “We will be engaged in discussions in a constructive way. But we absolutely oppose government control of health care decisions or mandatory physician participation in any insurance plan.”
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  Posted: June 12, 2009, 6:01pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Get involved in the Village of Williamsville

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  Dear Friends and Neighbors: You are invited to participate in the last five days of our campaign for Village of Williamsville Trustees. Lisa Fessard and I have been going door to door for the last 5 weeks in the Village talking to residents about their concerns and ideas for our [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2009, 11:43pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Same Pig...

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  ...different Perfume.
  
  I said it all back in May of 2008, "Amherst 'Lifestyle Center' ": When is it fact or fiction?"
  
  I said it at the Town Board Meeting in that same month.
  
  This is a simple straight out shopping center plopped across the street from" [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2009, 6:05am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Pennsylvania Labor Council, Farm Workers (FLOC) & UE Local Endorse HR 676

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  Altoona, PA The Blair-Bedford Central Labor Council in Altoona, PA hasendorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). The Blair-Bedford Labor Council is the 128 central labor council to endorse HR 676.
  
  Toledo, OH The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), which began organizing farm [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2009, 5:46am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Fun in Albany

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  The new "New York State Senate Live" comedy show is no surprise. Attend a party reorganization meeting sometime (Democrat or Republican). Your head would spin with how un-democratic the proceedings are. Albany reflects power and money politics rather than progress, programs, and people. New York State government mirrors the colonial [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2009, 5:28pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Dan Ward asks for restart of WKBW-TV contract negotiations.

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  It has proven to be a long, heated and often negative fight between WKBW-TV and its' unionized employees. The situation is sad and troubling considering WKBW is my TV news station of choice and bears the legacy of news reporting excellence coupled with high quality programming.
  
  It was refreshing' [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2009, 8:02am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Buffalo City FC vs Erie Admirals - National Premier League Soccer

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  BCFC vs Erie Admirals Saturday Jun 13 weather forecast from the Weather Channel:
  High 73°F
  Low 54°F
  Precip: 20%
  
  Wind: NW at 7 mph
  UV Index: 9 Very High
  Humidity: 57%
  
  Sunrise: 5:36 AM
  Sunset: 8:55 PM
  
  Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 70s [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2009, 8:57pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Single Payer Hearing in House House of Representatives, Wed. June 10

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  The Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee of the House Education & Labor Committee will hold a hearing titled “Examining the Single Payer Health Care Option” this Wednesday, June 10th at 10:30 am in 2175 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
  
  For those of you who would like to [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2009, 2:42pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Two Democrats jump ship in NYS Senate

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  Social Conservative, a nice sounding name that covers up exactly what it means - much like Thief and Embezzler - one steals with the intention of keeping the money, the other embezzles money with the intention of giving it back of caught.
  
  A Social Conservative is a Religious or [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2009, 7:06am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Montana Teachers' Union President Speaks Out for Single Payer

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  Montana Teachers' Union President Speaks Out for Single Payer
  
  Great Falls Tribune
  June 6, 2009
  
  [www.greatfallstribune.com]
  
  Protesters want Baucus to consider single-payer system
  
  Distributed by:
  All Unions Committee For Single Payer Health Care--HR 676
  c/o Nurses Professional Organization (NPO)
  1169 Eastern Parkway, Suite 2218
  Louisville,' [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 10:04pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• IBEW Business Manager, CNA Indiana Organizer Speak at Rally for HR 676

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  Indianapolis, Indiana. Over 100 people rallied for HR 676 outside the annual stockholders meeting of Wellpoint/Anthem on May 20, then marched to the offices of Indiana U.S. Senator Evan Bayh. The rally was sponsored by Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan.
  
  Speakers at the rally included Tom Szymanski, Organizer [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 9:58pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Outside of Laborers Local 210, big Buffalo area Labor Unions not supportive of Single Payer Health Care

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  Resolutions endorsing HR 676, Universal Single Payer Health Care, have been passed by the following union organizations:

  1.Duluth (Minnesota) AFL-CIO Central Labor Body, 2.American Federation of Government Employees Local 2028, Pittsburgh, PA, representing 1,700 nurses, other professionals & service workers at two Veterans Administration Hospitals 3.Plumbers and Steamfitters HVAC, Local [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 8:58pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• June Session Of Senator Thompson's Business Gets Green Series

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  Thursday, June 18, 2009
  Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society

  25 Nottingham Terrace at Elmwood
  5:30 to 7:30 PM
  Greetings to all in the Green Business community:
  
  NYS Senator Antoine M. Thompson is keenly interested in growing green jobs in WNY and is continuing the Business Gets Green series [...]

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  Posted: June 07, 2009, 11:19am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Where did the name of Buffalo originate?

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  This has been an ongoing argument for a long long time. Here is Wikipedia's explanation:
  
  Most popular accounts hold that the name "Buffalo" is a corruption of the French phrase beau fleuve, "beautiful river," a phrase said to have been exclaimed by French explorers upon seeing the [...]
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  Posted: June 07, 2009, 8:43am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Should we think the unthinkable.

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  I hope that I am more than 1000% wrong and really don't want to be involved in starting a conspiracy theory.
  
  We can't find Air France Flight 447 wreckage. Other planes flew through the area with no problems. There are no cockpit conversations with the ground from the [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2009, 9:46pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Crap Chrysler and Wall Street Journal shedding big tears over Fiat deal.

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  Ever purchased a Chrysler? I've had two, a 1974 Plymouth Duster and a 1982 Chrysler LeBaron. Two of the worst cars I've ever owned. And that includes Buicks, Fords, Volkswagon, Peugeot, Renault, and Chevrolet.
  
  Starter troubles, electrical troubles, heater troubles, poor service, and salesmen who don't want to know' [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2009, 8:38pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Maine State AFL-CIO Urges National to Endorse HR 676 (Single Payer Health Coverage)at September Convention

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  Augusta, Maine. On Wednesday, May 20, 2009, the Maine State AFL-CIO reaffirmed its commitment to Universal Single Payer Health Care and adopted a resolution to be presented at the National AFL-CIO convention supporting HR 676, The United States National Health Care Act. The AFL-CIO Convention will be held in Pittsburgh, [...]
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  Posted: June 04, 2009, 7:04pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• A Message from the Fairways Group

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  BENDERSON PUSHING LIMITS, DESPITE LITIGATION
  
  May 21, the Amherst Planning Board tabled approval of the new and
  larger Benderson proposal on Maple Rd. Many of our residents and people fighting other land abuses attended and spoke. Their arguments were pointed and irrefutably accurate by anyone's logical measure. Benderson's presenter [...]
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  Posted: June 04, 2009, 1:54pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Amherst Democrats open campaign headquarters

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  Grand Opening
  Amherst Democratic
  Committee Headquarters
  3370 Sheridan Drive (Crawford Plaza – Sweet Home and Sheridan)
  
  Thursday, June 04, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm

  Meet and Greet the Candidates
  $25.00 per person, $40.00 per couple
  Food and Drinks provided
  

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  Posted: June 04, 2009, 7:03am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Santillo & Fessard update Williamsville Trustee campaign plans

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  This Friday , June 5th, will be our last Friday night volunteer work night at Peggy's house beginning at 7 P.M. at 37 Rinewalt Street. If you have any amount of time available, we would appreciate your help with a mailing we are preparing. It shouldn't take much time so [...]
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  Posted: June 04, 2009, 12:18am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Far too many lawyers in Western New York State and Albany

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  I was just visiting the Harvard University Law School on line when I came upon a startling discovery. There are far too many lawyers in Erie, Monroe, and Onondaga Counties. So much so that so that Erie County has twice as many lawyers as Queens and Kings Counties, and almost [...]
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  Posted: June 03, 2009, 12:02pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• California AFSCME District Council Urges Support for HR 676

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  The President of AFSCME District Council 36 in Southern California has written to three Congressmen urging support for HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation now in the House of Representatives.
  
  Alice Goff, President of AFSCME District Council 36 in Los Angeles, sent the letter to Representatives John Conyers, Xavier [...]
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  Posted: June 02, 2009, 12:46am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• In the bible, what happens when a fetus is killed?

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  Nothing.
  
  "If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
  
  "And if' [...]
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  Posted: June 01, 2009, 11:10pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Listen to what I say. Just don't pay too close attention.

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  Democratic Erie County Legislator Kathy Konst had this post on the internet forum Spakeupwny.com:
  
  Can this dream of a county government that is professionally, rather than politically, run ever become a reality? It already exists in Maricopa County, Arizona, home to the cities of Phoenix, Tempe and Sun City. [...]
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  Posted: June 01, 2009, 8:42pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Tom Golisano is certainly smarter than all of New York State

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  It is official. Tom Golisano has fled New York State with it's high taxes for the cheaper clime of Naples, Florida. He said so himself in today's Buffalo News.
  
  While I do agree with most of his complaints regarding New York State government, I disagree [...]
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  Posted: May 31, 2009, 11:56pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Buffalo City FC (1) - FC Reading Revolution (0)

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  You have to forgive me for not being a sports reporter. I am certainly opinionated and love the game, but, [...]
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  Posted: May 31, 2009, 8:02am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Kentucky AFL-CIO President and UAW Local President Speak at Rally for Single Payer

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  Louisville, Kentucky. Over 150 peopled rallied for single payer health care and HR 676 in front of Humana’s headquarters in downtown Louisville on Thursday, May 28th. The demonstration for single payer in Louisville is one of more than fifty taking place around the country May 27 to June 3rd.
  
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  Posted: May 30, 2009, 4:03pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Buffalo City FC vs FC Reading Revolution

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  Looking for something to do today? Go was high quality European Development Soccer.
  Bring your kids, especially if theya re playing youth soccer. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ADMISSION.
  
  Buffalo City FC plays FC Reading Revolution at 6:00PM on the Nichols School pitch on Amherst St. near Delaware Park [...]
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  Posted: May 30, 2009, 8:36am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Well the callous bastards at Forbes.com want it both ways

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  Forbes.com, the elitist snobs with the long thin noses down which they view you are more than vigorously opposed to Single Payer health care. Like the rest of the money grubbers that have looted our treasury over the past 30 years, they could care less about whether you live or [...]
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  Posted: May 28, 2009, 9:16pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• American Federation of Government Employees Capital Area Council Endorses HR 676

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  Washington, D.C. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National Capital Area Council 1 has endorsed HR 676, single payer health care legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI).
  
  The AFGE Capital Council represents thousands of federal employees in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area. Thomas O. Murphy reports that [...]
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  Posted: May 28, 2009, 2:43pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Downtown Buffalo for the week of May 29.

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  Dear Friends of Downtown,
  
  Below is the link for the updated Buffalo Place E-Report for the week of May 29, 2009. Headlines from this week include:
  
  - The Disco Biscuits at Thursday at the Square
  - 2009 Erie Canal Harbor at Canal Side: Activities, Programs & Tours
  - [...]
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  Posted: May 28, 2009, 1:31pm EDT
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  Posted: May 28, 2009, 1:30pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Santillo & Fessard thank supporters, update campaign effort.

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  Dear Friends and Neighbors:
  
  It was wonderful to see you all last Friday night at our thank you party for petition carriers and supporters... and once again thank you all for your help and support ! We wanted to let you know that for the next 2 Friday [...]
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  Posted: May 28, 2009, 7:09am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Dear Friends and Neighbors: It ...

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  Dear Friends and Neighbors:
  
  It was wonderful to see you all last Friday night at our thank you party for petition carriers and supporters... and once again thank you all for your help and support ! We wanted to let you know that for the next 2 Friday [...]
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  Posted: May 28, 2009, 7:09am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• What does a health insurance company do?

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  Once upon a time you went to the doctor. The doctor treated you and charged you a dollar. You reached into your purse or wallet, took out a dollar then paid him or her.
  
  Today you go to the doctor. The doctor treats you and charges you a $1.20 [...]
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  Posted: May 27, 2009, 3:32pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• I'm quite surprised.

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  American Ellis Short, just purchased 100% of the English Premier League team Sunderland Black-Cats. He is now the fourth American to become an owner of a Premiership franchise - the other three are Manchester United (who may be crowned the best team in the world today - The real world [...]
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  Posted: May 27, 2009, 9:34am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Canadians respond to Conservative criticism of their Health Care System

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  Well, there they go again. A millionaire health care executive is on a Conservative televison commercials critical of single payer health care plans though misleading remarks about the Canadian system.
  
  The group sponsor, Conservatives for Patients Rights, cares not to identify itself as Millionaire Conservative Healthcare Executives and their [...]
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  Posted: May 26, 2009, 7:33pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Peaceful America vs Reality - 1890 to 2009

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  I have a feeling that a majority of the people in this country don't care. We have this Conservative Republican/Democrat induced notion that we are a saintly nation set upon by those of the outside who would like to do us ill because they hate our way of life and' [...]
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  Posted: May 25, 2009, 11:27pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• CNA MAKES VIDEO OF NURSES’ AND DOCTORS’ PROTEST

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  California Nurses Association (CNA/NNOC) has made a video of the nurses’ and doctors’ protest at the Senate Finance Committee “roundtable” May 12th where no single payer advocates were permitted to testify.
  
  View it here:
  http://unionsforsinglepayerhr676.org/videos/2009-05-19-rns_and_mds_arrested_for_speaking_out
  
  
  HR 676 would institute a single payer health care system [...]
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  Posted: May 25, 2009, 11:13pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• DULUTH CLC CALLS FOR AFL-CIO CONVENTION ENDORSEMENT OF HR 676

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  The Duluth Minnesota LABOR WORLD, one of the oldest continuously published labor newspapers in the country, reports on the action taken by the Duluth Central Labor Council to ask the AFL-CIO Pittsburgh Convention in September to endorse HR 676, single payer health care legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). [...]
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  Posted: May 25, 2009, 11:10pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Union Retirees Persuade Congresswoman to Co-Sponsor HR 676 (Plus More)

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  HR 676 now has 77 co-sponsors in addition to Congressman John Conyers. Latest to add her name to the list of co-sponsors is California Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-16). Lofgren spoke May 16th at the annual Legislators BBQ sponsored by FORUM (Federation of Retired Union Members) in San Jose.
  
  In [...]
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  Posted: May 25, 2009, 11:06pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• "MEMORIAL DAY 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012....."

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  Remember what it means.
  
  Remember what it cost.
  
  Remember to respect those who protect it.
  
  Remember to reject those who seek to abuse it for their personal benefit.
  
  
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  Remember What it means!
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  Posted: May 25, 2009, 8:47am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Buffalo City FC - "People Matter"

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  The first post on this blog was only 1 year ago - "Are you interested in Wind Energy" on May 26, 2008. The intent was was post only matters related to Progressive, Democratic Socialists, and materials where "People Mattered."
  
  I have added the Buffalo City [...]
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  Posted: May 24, 2009, 7:07pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Local Buffalo are elected officials - Democrat & Republican - do not openly support Soingle Payer Healthcare

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  I still wonder why, other then Rep. Eric Massa of Corning, no U.S. Senator, no U.S. Congressman, no NYS Assemblyman, and no NYS Senator representing WNY supports and advocates single payer healthcare. The plan isn't even discussed in the Buffalo News but has appeared in the Rochester Democrat& Chronicle.
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  Posted: May 24, 2009, 11:17am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Downtown Buffalo for the week of May 22

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  Dear Friends of Downtown,
  
  Below is the link for the updated Buffalo Place E-Report for the week of May 22, 2009. Headlines from this week include:
  
  - Gomez Opens 2009 Thursday at the Square Season
  - Downtown Country Market Pre-Season
  - Safety Tip: A Message from Sheriff Timothy [...]
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  Posted: May 21, 2009, 9:09pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• I wonder hold long it will be...

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  ...before the Moderates still left in the Republican party start thinking?
  
  
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  The 2008 presidential election seems to have knocked the party into stupidity, isolation, and traitorous fear-mongering. [...]
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  Posted: May 21, 2009, 5:18pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• A question no one will ask the Republicans?

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  Republicans to the man and woman are all opposed to single payer healthcare.
  
  That being the case:
  
  "Wouldn't our veterans be better served in a for-profit health care system like the rest of us rather then deal with the government run Veterans Administration medical system?"
  
  Continued hypocrisy' [...]
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  Posted: May 21, 2009, 11:39am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• When is a "Patronage Job" a "Public Servant" job?

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  When you are a Republican running for political office.
  
  Here we go again. The seed does not fall far from the tree. Another anti-government, political patronage job holder, Republican with political family name recognition is running in office. This time in the Town of West Seneca. Brian Wirth, Chairman [...]
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  Posted: May 21, 2009, 11:03am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Not just "Progressive Politics" but also "Sports"

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  As I've have said all along, this is a very small blog with readers who are looking for sources of information that are not part of the established, or better said entrenched, local political scene.
  
  In that spirit of being on the outside, I am going to add something' [...]
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  Posted: May 20, 2009, 8:24am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Williamsville Trustee Election

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  Do you wish to assist Peggy Santillo and Lisa Fessard. Please print, fill out and mail this form:
  
  Name: _________________________________________
  
  Address: _______________________________________
  
  Phone: _______________________________________
  
  EMail: _______________________________________
  
  Please check the areas below for which you are interested.
  
  __________ You may use my (our) name(s) as [...]
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  Posted: May 19, 2009, 11:07pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Lisa A. Fessard address the Williamsville Village Trustee elections

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  Dear Friends and Neighbors:
  
  I am running for a seat on the Village of Williamsville Board of Trustees, at the request of Mary Lowther, our hard working and most dedicated Mayor of our Village.
  
  I have decided to run along with my friend Margaret "Peggy" Santillo to fight [...]
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  Posted: May 19, 2009, 10:55pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Margaret "Peggy" Santillo addresses the Williamsville Board of Trustees Election

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  Dear Friends and Neighbors:
  
  I am running for a seat on the Village of Williamsville Board of Trustees, as the request of Mary Lowther,our wonderful and hard working Mayor. The election is on Tuesday, June 16th.
  
  I have decided to run to try to stop possible plans to [...]
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  Posted: May 19, 2009, 10:40pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Maybe it is time to break up the Banks!

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  Whether you like the idea or not, at least educate yourself by watching this presentation:
  
  
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  Posted: May 19, 2009, 3:53pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• A look at the property taxes assessments for Amherst NY notables

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  I posted this yesterday and some how lost it. I can't explain what happened. FEEDJIT my tracker site showed over 134 people trying to read the post. I apologize to those who received a message saying it did not exist. So I try again.
  
  There has been' [...]
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  Posted: May 19, 2009, 12:22am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• A look at the property taxes assessments for Amherst NY notables

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  There has been enough rumbling going on over the property tax assessments which are now concluded in the Town of Amherst. I decided to go in and take a look . I wanted to see what the values were for some of the towns notables.
  
  All I can say [...]
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  Posted: May 17, 2009, 5:17pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Rochester (NY) Speaks Out - A Town Hall Meeting on HR 676

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  Rochester Speaks Out - A Town Hall Meeting on HR 676
  
  Come join your hosts, Progressive Democrats of Genesee Valley, Rep. John Conyers and Rep. Eric Massa, along with a panel of health care reform experts, to learn more about HR 676 - Single Payer Medicare for All. We [...]
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  Posted: May 16, 2009, 8:30pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• If your Senator is not honest and open with you, why do you let it continue?

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  I've been writing about Single Payer Healthcare since this blog got started and have supported it since I was in college 40 years ago. What has always amazed me is how the people who are opposed to Single-Payer are duplicitous and no one seems to care.[...]
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  Posted: May 16, 2009, 1:52pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• A lesson for Republicans, Conservatives, Neo-Cons, Wall Street, Billionaires

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  You may think that you are an island. You made it on your own. You don't need anyone. You also believe that living in a cooperative society is un-American and an anathema. You are wrong, and you have forgotten a critical lesson in your life. At sometime,somewhere, someone gave you' [...]
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  Posted: May 16, 2009, 1:11pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Spare me those Uneducated Notre Dame Graduates and those "Pro-Life" in some but not all instances supporters

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  I don't know how many of them there are, but, those that are vocal have every right to speak out. And I have the right to complain about the nonsense for which they speak.
  
  First off one can't discuss "Pro-Life" vs "Pro-Choice." This is where the uneducated part of [...]
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  Posted: May 16, 2009, 9:55am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Looking for a decent Williamsville Village Board candidate support?

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  Take some time to think and then seriously connsider pulling the lever for:
  
  
  About Margaret "Peggy" Santillo
  
  Experienced and Hardworking
  
  * Amherst Town Board Member, elected and re-elected for 8 years - Served as liaison to:
  
  o Historic Preservation Commission
  [...]
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  Posted: May 16, 2009, 8:52am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Thursday At The Square Summer Concert Schedule

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  Thursday at the Square: The 23rd Anniversary season of Thursday at the Square will
  take place from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Lafayette Square in Downtown Buffalo.
  
  The 2009 season will feature an amazing array of diverse and exciting artists from
  across the globe.
  
  May 28, [...]
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  Posted: May 15, 2009, 7:36am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• GM's better idea...

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  ...import cars form China
  
  
  
  Maybe it is time to simply let GM pass into the night. I'd preserve a manufacturer, anyone can be a importer (without a bailout). ' [...]
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  Posted: May 14, 2009, 9:38pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Downtown Buffalo for the week of May 15

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  This is what I received from Buffalo Place. Unfortunately there is no Summer Concert Series Schedule as yet. The link to Buffalo Place web site is below. The schedule should be posted shortly, check in at the link below.
  
  Buffalo Place E-Report for the week of May 15, [...]
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  Posted: May 14, 2009, 8:10pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• The "market place" has discoved that "the market place" does not work.

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  You health is in the hands of the "market place" and that is exactly where the Republicans want it. They don't care about you, but, they do care an awful lot about the dollars you have and how they can go about liberating it from your wallet. This is a' [...]
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  Posted: May 14, 2009, 5:55pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Dan Ward Announces his campaign is now on line.

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  Dan Ward, endorsed Democratic Party Candidate for the Amherst (NY) Town Board announced tonight the his campaign for re-election is starting to pickup steam in this Western New York and City of Buffalo suburb composed of 116,000 residents. His first ever political style web site is up and running:
  Dan [...]
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  Posted: May 14, 2009, 1:07am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Thursday In the Square

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  I've been attending these concerts for 22 years with #23 coming up. Just did not realize exactly how popular they have really become until I started posting downtown activities. This is a little blog it has received over 1000 hits in the past three weeks looking for the concert schedule.' [...]
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  Posted: May 13, 2009, 9:47pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Amherst Republicans and their Republican dominated planning commitees are at it again.

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  Well, if what I hear is correct, the Republicans on the Amherst Town Board and their Republican controlled planning, zoning, and traffic committees may be at it once again to break the rules for favored developer friends.
  
  Citibank has a building inside the CrossPointe [...]
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  Posted: May 13, 2009, 3:08pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Can you find an obvious place in the national budget that can be cut?

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  Looking for money for much needed social program? The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America charges the government to promote the "General Welfare." At this time our lives we need change and there is one place where change can take place and not endanger us. The [...]
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  Posted: May 13, 2009, 12:36pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Physicians for a National Health Program

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  Our Mission: Single-Payer National Health Insurance
  
  The U.S. spends twice as much as other industrialized nations on health care, $7,129 per capita. Yet our system performs poorly in comparison and still leaves 45.7 million without health coverage and millions more inadequately covered.
  
  This is because private insurance bureaucracy [...]
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  Posted: May 13, 2009, 11:15am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Indiana IBEW Local Endorses HR 676

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  Terre Haute, Indiana. IBEW Local 725 has endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). Local 725 is a construction local with jurisdiction in nine Indiana and six Illinois counties.
  
  R. Todd Thacker, Local 725 Business Manager, said: “Health care coverage continues to be [...]
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  Posted: May 12, 2009, 11:31pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Researchers Rule out Supply Constraints and Litigation as Cause

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  by Gerard Anderson PhD
  
  The United States continues to spend significantly more on health care than any country in the world. In 2002, Americans spent 53% per capita more than the next highest country, Switzerland, and 140% above the median industrialised country, according to new research from the Johns [...]
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  Posted: May 12, 2009, 8:30am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Benderson - Taubman Sarasota Fl Project in trouble.

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  An upscale shopping center proposed by partners Benderson Development and Taubman Centers Inc. is in trouble. The Sarasota Herald Tribune reported on April 17th of this year that Taubman's properties have an increasing vacancy rate, wrote of $8.3 million in charges and told investor's the University Town Center project [...]
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  Posted: May 11, 2009, 1:54pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Burlingame, CA Union urges President Obama to support Single payer health

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  Burlingame, California. The President and Vice President of IAMAW Air Transport Employees Local Lodge 1781 have written President Obama on behalf of their members urging him to give “serious attention” to HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI).
  
  In their letter to President Obama, [...]
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  Posted: May 11, 2009, 8:59am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Williamsville Village Trustee candidates announce plans

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  We wanted to update you on our efforts for the upcoming June 16th Village of Williamsville Election.
  
  We just completed a very successful petition drive collecting over 3X the amount of signatures needed by over a dozen Village resident volunteers working to nominate us, Margaret "" [...]
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  Posted: May 11, 2009, 8:44am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Benderson strikes out in front of Amherst Traffic Safety Board

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  Well, it appears that Benderson Developments plans to place a shopping center on Maple Rd. between Millersport Hwy and North Forest Rd. is once again in play. The project was originally proposed as an environmentally friendly, liveable, walkable, sustainable community the same as those located in [...]
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  Posted: May 10, 2009, 9:19pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Benderson shopping plaza on Maple Rd back on the table.

  I received this from the Fairways Blvd Group which has been leading the effort to prevent a shopping center form being placed on the Amherst Gun Club site located on Maple Rd. between Millersport Hwy and North Forest Rd.
  
  I addressed my concerns 3 times about this development. Twice [...]
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  Posted: May 10, 2009, 1:28pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Ed Schultz addresses single payer healthcare on MSNBC

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  Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

  
  
  Please note:
  
  Western New York Congressmen Republican Christopher Lee and Democrats Brian Higgins, and Louise Slaughter do not support single payer healthcare.
  
  Western New York Democratic Congressman Eric Massa supports single [...]
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  Posted: May 08, 2009, 3:06pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Are you uninsured and in need of healthcare?

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  You are not alone. I am unemployed and am 61 years of age. As of April 30th, I am without healthcare coverage. I investigated with Buffalo (NY) area healthcare providers. These are the two lowest quotes for coverage that I received.
  
  Univera Healthcare $903.00 per month or $10,836.00 per [...]
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  Posted: May 07, 2009, 9:43pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Downtown Buffalo for the week of May 8

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  Headlines from this week include:
  
  - Hospice Memorial Walk
  - Mother's Day in Downtown Buffalo
  - Curtain Up! Illustration Contest
  - Safety Tip: X-BOX Giveaway Scam
  - Landmark: The Buffalo Club
  - A Chorus Line at Shea's
  
  Thank you for your support of Downtown Buffalo.
  
  [www.buffaloplace.com]
  [...]
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  Posted: May 07, 2009, 4:34pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Iroquois Copnfederacy Supports "The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society"

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  I was watching an environmental program on the Green Planet Channel called "Whale Wars" when low and behold there appeared momentarily on the screen the flag of the Iroquois (Haudenosee) Confederacy as pictured to the right and below, flying on the Australian sailing vessel the Steve [...]
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  Posted: May 06, 2009, 2:24pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Robert Samuelson - Retro Horse & Buggy Salesman

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  Robert Samuelson reminds me of the Horse Dealers form back at the turn of the 19th century arguing that development of the automobile is not in the national interest, expensive and stupid. It will never work!
  
  His belief that there is a "foolish" bias against oil is the story [...]
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  Posted: May 05, 2009, 6:24pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Buffalo Area Congressman not supporters of Single Payer Healthcare

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  H.R. 676 "United State Healthcare Act" has been a big topic of mine since Rep. John Conyers introduced the bill. It offers affordable healthcare to every man, woman, and child in the United States based on the Medicare model.
  
  What I find amazing is the here in Buffalo and [...]
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  Posted: May 04, 2009, 8:09am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Jack Kemp is gone.

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  There are so many things that Jack Kemp stood for that I completely disagree with. One thing that I am very definitely proud of is his beyond reproach approach to inclusion of all minorities into the fabric of American life, it's courts, and government. It is my impression that he' [...]
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  Posted: May 03, 2009, 4:13pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• An example of why we are in an economic mess.

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  You know why New York State and the nation is in trouble. We really have a problem with truth in advertising, truth in government, too much waste, and far too many hidden expenses that make life more expensive than it should for the everyday folks of this country. It is [...]
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  Posted: May 02, 2009, 2:51pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Enviro - News from Dr. Brenda Young - June 2009

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  Sponsored by Daemen College Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement and the Natural Sciences Department
  
  Help Support Youth Green Jobs Training-Sign the Petition
  
  On Friday, April 17th, 2009, Buffalo ReUse submitted their application to the U.S. Conference of Mayors to initiate a Pre-Apprenticeship, Green Jobs Training [...]
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  Posted: May 02, 2009, 10:54am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Washington State Postal Workers Endorse HR 676

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  Two Washington state postal worker union organizations have endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI).
  
  In Richland, Washington, the annual convention of the state organization of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) endorsed HR 676. The Washington State APWU convention is the second [...]
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  Posted: May 01, 2009, 9:06am EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Single layer healthcare would save $400 billion on bureaucracy, enough to cover all 46 million uninsured Americans

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  Contacts:
  Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006
  Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312) 622-0996, mark@pnhp.org
  
  Challenging head-on the powerful private insurance and pharmaceutical industries, Vermont’s Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a single-payer health reform bill, the American Health Security Act of 2009, S. 703, in the U.S. Senate Wednesday. The bill [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 11:26pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Action for single payer needed on Friday, May 1, 2009!

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  Immediate calls to Senator Charles Schumer (D) N.Y. requesting that he invite a single payer advocate to participate in the upcoming May 5 and May 14 Senate Finance Committee roundtable discussions on healthcare reform scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C.
  
  Please call Senator Schumer right away at his [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 11:21pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Thursday In The Square - Buffalo, NY

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  The full schedule of the long running Downtown Buffalo, NY free summer concert series "Thursday in the Square." will be released the night of May 14th.
  . [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 6:27pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Downtown Buffalo for the week of May 1st.

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  Below is the link for the updated Buffalo Place E-Report for the week of May 1, 2009. Headlines from this week include:
  
  - Go Green Buffalo: Buffalo Niagara Green Expo
  - Thursday at the Square Countdown
  - Buffalo Bisons
  - Safety Tip: Poisons: Room by Room
  - Gavin Rossdale [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 4:33pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Sierra Club/Niagara to honor Dan Ward

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  All are invited to the Sierra Club Annual Dinner scheduled for Monday May 4, 2009 at Marinaccio’s Restaurant, 5877 Main Street , Williamsville , New York 14221 (716) 633-7755. We will have Douglas Draper as our speaker, environmental news reporter and writer from Ontario , Canada .
  
  We will [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 1:38pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona

• Amherst (NY) property tax protests to continue

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  Fellow Citizens –
  
  Please forgive me for not getting back to each of you individually to your many letters, emails and telephone calls. I have been overwhelmed by their number and we don’t have the staff to follow up on each of them. (The Town [...]
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  Posted: April 29, 2009, 4:36pm EDT
  by Mike Wrona