Bee Editorial
Everyone should be on alert for predators
      In light of reports of attempted child abductions across Western New York, Amherst police are sending out a warning to parents: teach children about stranger danger. Now that spring has arrived, youths are outside more, playing in yards and not always with a parent's eagle eye upon them.
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Spindle items
JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor
      • EGGS - On Easter Sunday, while my sister and brother in-law were outside hiding eggs for the annual family hunt, the rest of my family and I reminisced about the best prizes we ever got from an egg hunt.
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Costs to taxpayers of local assessment just continues to grow
DAN MEYER Political Columnist
      Some random thoughts on a couple of items of local interest that recently made headlines: Talk about getting whacked in the wallet. Erie County Comptroller Mark Poona's recent report on property tax assessment in Erie County was definitely an eye-opener.
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Tax rates likely unchanged in upcoming Sweet Home budget
GEOFFREY M. HICKS Superintendent Sweet Home Schools
      Each April, the Sweet Home School Board adopts the proposed budget for the next school year, which is voted on by the community one month later. School budget adoption is one of the most demanding jobs a board faces.
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State of County address communicates vision of future
CHRIS COLLINS Erie County Executive
      Last week, I delivered my first State of the County address. It was a chance for me to reassert my commitment to county taxpayers, acknowledge the work we have accomplished in the last three months and communicate my vision for the future of Erie County.
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