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Get your shovel and get to work
      Residents shouldn't need a reminder as to why they should shovel their sidewalks, but as the complaints to the town continue to come in, it's apparent that some do. Driving through Amherst the past few days we found many areas were clear, passable and most importantly, safe.
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Spindle items
JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor
      + CHOOSING KINDNESS - The cheap coffee filters failed me again on Monday, which sent me on a mission to feed my addiction. I stopped at the McDonald's on Sheridan Drive on my way to the police station. If you haven't tried its coffee, I highly recommend it. So I pulled up and waited behind a ...
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Out of the Past
      125 Years Ago Feb. 23, 1882 Tuesday night a number of depredations were committed on the Transit (Road), among which were the breaking down of all the nice young maple trees along Mr. Jacob Fromwiller's farm. They also cut off the tail of a cow belonging to Mr. Andrew Metzinger, tore some board...
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Herbert Hauptman leading Buffalo region to new heights
BRIAN ACKLEY Political Columnist
      Buffalo threw a bang-up birthday party recently for one of its own. More people needed to notice. Four score and 10 years ago, Herbert Hauptman was born.
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Making it right for Erie County taxpayers
MARY LOU RATH New York State Senator
      As a sponsor of legislation that expands STAR, the state's school tax relief program, for Erie County, I applaud the Erie County Legislature's approval last Thursday of a similar measure. This initiative is an example of identifying an inequity in the current system and pushing forward on a plan t...
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Democrats focus on reducing capital spending
LYNN MARINELLI Legislature Chairperson
      Among the new ways of doing business in Erie County, the Legislature is reviewing the 2007 capital project spending plan. The Legislature is the fiscal house in Erie County. We are living more within our means in the county, and a reform-based, responsible capital spending process and budget are e...
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