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Rensch Road decision made in haste
      With Monday, prior to the Town Board meeting, being the deadline for submissions for the April 19 Planning Board meeting, there was no reason the Town Board needed to act so hastily on the rezonings of 14 Rensch Road parcels. The item should have remained tabled until the legalities were reviewed ...
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Spindle items
JILL SCHMELZER Amherst Reporter
      + GOING SOUTH FOR SPRING - As some of you already know, I am headed to the Southtowns for six weeks starting Friday. I will become the East Aurora Bee editor while Terri Medina is on maternity leave. Although I will miss Amherst, I am excited to gain this experience and cover some new terr...
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Out of the Past
      125 Years Ago March 23, 1882 To show how perfectly the telephone transmits even faint sounds for long distances, it may be of interest to mention that when the Bee office has a connection with Tony Schmidt's restaurant in Buffalo, a sharp-hearing man can hear the beer gurgle as it passes down a...
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Don't hold your breath waiting for an IDA merger
BRIAN ACKLEY Political Columnist
      Good things come to those who wait, Erie County Executive Joel Giambra exclaimed last week. While some observers might naturally think Giambra was referencing the man or woman who will occupy his chair come next January,
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Protecting children from Internet predators
MARY LOU RATH New York State Senator
      The Internet is a tremendous resource that has greatly increased our access to education and information. Unfortunately, as illustrated in recent local cases, sexual predators have made the Internet a potentially dangerous tool that can be used to victimize innocent children.
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Report illustrates accomplishments during 2006
LYNN MARINELLI Legislature Chairperson
      Under the Erie County Legislature's Rules 5.03, I recently submitted the legislature's 2006 annual report for the public record, and a full report was presented at the WNY Coalition for Progress meeting on Feb. 20.
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