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The New York City Police Department sent at least four officers to Buffalo, N.Y. to spy on that city's Somali community, according to an internal Intelligence Division "briefing report."
State-of-the-town speeches exploded during the housing boom, when mayors could describe the growth in the tax base and bask in the glow. After everything went to hell in 2008, mayors would probably have preferred to skip the speech.
The bizarre late-night fight involving state Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-Buffalo, proves that the state legislature retains its amazing capacity to surprise, delight, amuse and nauseate.
What is magical about Punxsutawney is not just the movie or the mythical 127-year-old "prognosticator of prognosticators." The people and their values are the magic, and it is from the real people of Punxsutawney that America can learn some real lessons.
In many of the struggling inner cities of the Rust Belt, the make-shift storefront church is a common sight. In the decaying, desperate and fading old business districts of former economic powerhouses salvation is in short supply -- but there are many still willing to offer it up.
"This is the natural classroom. It's so important for the children to learn right here on the prairie about these animals -- what we use each part for and how today they still keep both the people and the prairie healthy."
Pittsburgh and its surrounding areas are fertile grounds for photographing laundromats, a fascinating subject with the patina of a bygone era.
For too long, New York State's leaders made decisions that impacted the Seneca and other native peoples without having an adequate understanding of our history, our culture, and our sovereign and treaty rights.
Detroit, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Cleveland, and the like get much of the notice, but there were thousands of smaller towns in-between that produced goods and had prospering, even thriving, community structures. Exploring them can be like walking through a sad dream.
There is a cloud hanging over upstate New York. Many of the 62 counties which comprise the state are an economic wasteland. There is not enough business activity to provide jobs for the population.
Last month Endless Simmer brought you our list of America's top 10 new sandwiches. Many of you commented on our original story to tell us which of y...
Right now, it's good to be a bison farmer. There's a growing demand for the meat, prices have doubled, and there's a lot more interest in the food community, something attributable to the changing American diet.
The Eichten family has been in the buffalo business for over 20 years. They kill two buffalo every Tuesday, processing the 1000 pound animals at the nearby Deutchland Meats.
Don't you think it's time for your tax dollars to stop funding the needless harassment and slaughter of the icon of the West?
Reindeer are dying in large numbers all across the Arctic. If the actions of the House Rhetoricians are allowed to play out this year, Rudolph won't be here much longer to carry Santa around the globe.
Fitz needs to come out strong and fearless. I'm thinking of sending him a CD with a few Taylor Swift, Hannah Montana and Rick Ross songs encouraging that very sentiment for him to listen to before gametime.
