Cutting SRO positions is a bad idea
Bee Editorial
      Remember when two gunmen paraded into Columbine High School and killed 13 students and faculty members and injured 21 others? Remember the shock and devastation the rest of the world felt watching images of children fleeing from what should be a safety zone - their school - as those gunmen rando...
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Spindle items
JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor
      • STUMPED - How many papers can we make in an hour? How many articles can I write in a day? Twenty? Do I get to go to China?
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Which Democrat has the leadership qualities we need?
DAN MEYER Political Columnist
      Hillary or Barack? Clinton or Obama? A woman as our nation's chief executive, or an African-American as the holder of the highest office in our land?
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Budget season an opportunity to reflect on accomplishments
LAURA CHABE Amherst School Superintendent
      It is hard to believe that we are well into the month of February. Before we know it, spring will be upon us, and we will be looking forward to longer days and sunshine. From a school district's perspective, this marks the beginning of the budget season.
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Working to increase perspectives, decrease costs
CHRIS COLLINS Erie County Executive
      In my campaign for county executive, I pledged to bring common sense to Erie County government. As I pass my first month and a half in office, I am pleased to report that my administration is applying common sense to every issue that comes before us. Common sense starts with asking the right quest...
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