Bee Editorial
Give the voters a say on Town Board size
      Does the Town of Amherst need six board members, plus the supervisor? The majority of the Town Board doesn't care what your answer is. With a mighty hand, the board voted "no" to Council Member Dr. Barry Weinstein's resolution to downsize the Amherst Town Board.
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Spindle items
JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor
      • ARTHRITIS CLASSES - The Arthritis Foundation will hold an exercise program at Slim and Tone, 55 CrossPoint Parkway, Suite 106, Getzville. The class will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 4-28.
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New Addition
by ANDREA KIMBRIEL Reporter
      • NEW ADDITION - Let me introduce myself. I am the new Amherst lifestyles reporter, replacing Elizabeth Taufa who embarked on a visit to Europe on Sunday.
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Plenty of people worthy of positive press
DAN MEYER Political Columnist
      It's happened again. Faithful readers of this column may recall that last year I listened to the masses and responded to some requests by you to showcase some of the folks who make us proud to be from Western New York.
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Political philosophies force change in affiliation
SATISH MOHAN Amherst Supervisor
      Atheir people into various philosophic divisions and have named them political parties. All of these parties built their platforms for public good. Democrats aligned with labor unions that were being exploited by their employers, and the Republicans got closer to business groups to support the gro...
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