College graduates: educate yourself about credit
Bee Editorial
      If you are among the hundreds of college grads returning to Amherst after a few years away, your number one priority is likely to be landing that first job. Your number two priority? Learning how to manage the money you'll make.
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Spindle items
JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor
      • A YEAR LATER - On Oct. 11, 2006, The Amherst Bee hit newsstands with this top story: "Services threatened by proposed budget." The budget numbers quickly left the limelight. Who would have guessed the Oct.
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Race between Hochul, O'Loughlin finally starting to heat up
DAN MEYER Political Columnist
      With so much attention being paid this fall to the race for Erie County executive - Chris Collins and Jim Keane continue to exchange barbs as we head toward the stretch run to the general election next month - just a couple of weeks ago,
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Parent Portal gives moms, dads an edge
GEOFFREY M. HICKS Superintendent Sweet Home Schools
      This year, Sweet Home is using the power of the Internet to better communicate with parents and students.
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How Erie County met the challenge of the October storm
JOEL GIAMBRA Erie County Executive
      While many think of football, Halloween and autumn's colors this time of year, I have memories of a challenge Erie County met head-on. I'm speaking of the freakish snow storm of Oct. 12, 2006 that hit Erie County and presented a great challenge for this administration and residents as well.
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Are you really better prepared?
JAMES J. ZYMANEK Director Emergency Services and Safety
      Almost one year ago today, the Town of Amherst was the epicenter of one of the most disastrous events to strike Western New York. The Great October Storm of 2006 showed us how powerful Mother Nature could be, as the storm forever changed the landscape of our flourishing community and also showed h...
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