Bee Editorial
'Sunshine Laws' a cornerstone of democracy
      Laws enacted to allow the public and media access to governmental proceedings are usually perceived as a benefit to the people represented by these officials. Yet these "sunshine laws" are equally beneficial to the elected officials themselves, as they allow for input from both sides of a topic a...
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Spindle items
JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor
      • HAPPY EASTER - In a recent trip to Target with East Aurora Bee Editor Terri Medina, we got a laugh out of today's Easter baskets - Winnie the Pooh's head with a handle and a plush soccer ball. What happened to traditional woven baskets?
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'Truth Detector' reveals how sex scandal steamrolled Spitzer
DAN MEYER Political Columnist
      Client 9. What more can be said? The past couple of weeks have featured a virtual nonstop avalanche of news coverage, commentaries and analyses, with so many in-depth "breaking news" and "developing story" crawls running across the bottom of the television screen that many of the finest Irish Cath...
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Corrections
      In last week's editorial, it should have read James VanValkinburgh, a former Sacred Heart Academy teacher, pleaded guilty to third degree rape.
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Senate's budget proposal caps state spending
MARY LOU RATH New York State Senator
      Last week, the Senate passed its budget proposal, which includes a constitutional spending cap to limit taxes and spending going forward and to further increase accountability for taxpayers.
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Deciding prudent borrowing for capital projects is next step
LYNN MARINELLI Legislature Chairperson
      Just as homeowners determine capital improvements, so does government, mostly with public health, safety, economic development and community projects. Decisions are weighed on needs versus wants, priorities, costs, timelines and market conditions.
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