Four members of board adopt 'mystery budget'
Bee Editorial
      The Amherst Town Board should not have adopted the budget on Monday. They didn't know what they were voting on, and this year they had time to wait and find out. Last year they ran out of time. It was a complete mess of yelling, shouting out amendments and calling for the last-second vote, only t...
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Spindle items
JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor
      • COSTUME TROUBLES - Happy Halloween to all The Amherst Bee readers. To all the trick- or- treaters, be careful on the streets - at least this year there aren't piles of tree branches in the way.
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Collins vs. Keane debate does little to answer question
DAN MEYER Political Columnist
      It may not rank right up there with the most important arguments in our society, but it's one that I've been wrestling with for the past couple of weeks.
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Increasing early detection necessary in breast cancer fight
TOM REYNOLDS Congressman 26th District
      Each year, thousands of women receive the devastating news that they have been diagnosed with breast cancer. This hit home for me recently as a colleague of mine, who was diagnosed only two years ago and fought bravely, tragically succumbed to breast cancer earlier this month.
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