Totes were worth the investment
Bee Editorial
      After years of seeing the rodent population increase in the suburbs, it's a relief to see some decrease. Peter Tripi, Erie County senior public health sanitarian, attributes much of the decline to the purchase of totes. For all the complaints about them being too heavy or too big, we'll take thos...
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Spindle items
JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor
      • SAVE THE APPLAUSE FOR SHEA'S - A parent told me on Monday that his son had chosen to attend the Amherst Town Board meeting for a class because "That's where the entertainment is.
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Out of the Past
      125 Years Ago Jan. 11, 1883 A description of the Edison electric light is reprinted from the Buffalo Telegraph. A reporter from The Bee witnessed its excellent working last Saturday. The Edison dynamo is located in the engine room of Mr. Urban's mill. It supplies current for the thirty-four la...
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Tailgating, traffic jams, potato soup and frozen Penguins
DAN MEYER Political Columnist
      Some random thoughts and firsthand observations on the "Winter Classic" outdoor hockey extravaganza (aka the Ice Bowl) held on New Year's Day in Orchard Park between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins. I was there, sitting (actually mostly standing) up in Section 314 in Row 21 in the gene...
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Sweet Home makes good on a promise
GEOFFREY M. HICKS Superintendent Sweet Home Schools
      Alittle more than three years ago, planning began for the Sweet Home Middle School renovation project with the convening of a parent task force that studied options and provided recommendations to the Board of Education. The Board settled on a $23.
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County election brings mandate for change
CHRIS COLLINS Erie County Executive
      As I take office as Erie County executive, I have been told our commanding victory on election night gave me a mandate. There is a mandate, but not for me personally. Instead, it is a mandate for change. A change in how we approach government. A change in how we deliver the vital services Erie Co...
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