Include local businesses during seasonal shopping
Bee Editorial
      If "Black Friday" isn't what you consider an ideal shopping experience, then maybe a leisurely stroll along Main Street would be more appealing. With the vast majority of residents doing some holiday shopping, everyone has his or her shopping preference: online, the mall or independent boutiques.
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Spindle items
JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor
      • NOT SO EASY - The day before Thanksgiving was a miserable day to be on the road. It wasn't by choice, but I had to trek on the Thruway to deal with a family problem. My trip home was three people heavier - my nieces.
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Results of informal survey reveal feelings of gloom and doom
DAN MEYER Political Columnist
      Last month I asked you, the readers of this column, to put your thinking caps on and evaluate the major projects in this region that are oft talked about but have yet to come to fruition.
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New Town Board members plan to bring changes, orders
SATISH MOHAN Amherst Supervisor
      People have spoken: Barry Weinstein, Guy Marlette and Mark Manna will be our next Town Council members. I welcome them and am looking forward to working with them. I have met them, and they all have expressed their desire to bring a sense of economy, civility and decorum to the functioning of the ...
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