Bee Editorial
Multiuse development: a step in the right direction
      A multiuse development proposal on Maple Road at the former Buffalo Shooting Club should become a reality. That section of Amherst can support the proposal for a revolutionary idea - something Western New York needs. A multiuse development is something this area has not seen, but should.
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Spindle items
JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor
      • FINALLY FOOTBALL SEASON - Sure, the past two years it's been hockey fever in Buffalo, but I am a football girl in and out. Growing up, myself and three siblings were all members of EMW in Elma.
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Out of the Past
      125 Years Ago Aug. 17, 1882 The building of the bridge over Ellicott Creek is a feast for the man with nothing to do. He sits all day, except at meal time, watching the men drilling, blasting and carting out stone. The Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul's Church of Eggertsville will give one of th...
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Correction
      In the Aug. 8 edition an article misidentified the school where Chris Cooper and Matthew Eichhorn are students. They will attend Mill Middle School in the fall. Daniel Flaherty was misidentified in the Amherst Police Department Youth Police Academy photo featured in the Aug. 8 edition.
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In Western New York politics, all begins, ends with money
DAN MEYER Political Columnist
      "M oney makes the world go around, the world go around, the world go around. Money makes the world go around, it makes the world go round." The above phrase is a lyric from the 1966 musical "Cabaret," a very successful Broadway production that became a hit and led to the acclaimed movie ...
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Property tax rebate extended for Erie County residents
MARY LOU RATH New York State Senator
      Building on the success of last year's property tax rebate check program, the Senate worked this year to expand the initiative. As a result, Erie County residents will soon be receiving information on how to apply for their rebate, and seniors eligible for enhanced STAR will soon be receiving thei...
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Legislature committees working on vital issues
LYNN MARINELLI Legislature Chairperson
      As chair of the Erie County Legislature, I instituted quarterly meetings of the chairs of the legislature's committees to keep legislators and the public informed on issues and accomplishments.
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