Suspending gas tax not thought out
      This election year is becoming the year in which "leadership incompetence" is demonstrated by politicians who insult voters' intelligence with meritless, even harmful, proposals to garner votes in the upcoming elections. Witness Republican Assemblyman James Hayes' May 7, 2008, Amherst Bee article ...
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Board member defends comments
      Throughout my tenure on the Amherst Town Board, I have tried to remember the story of Solomon, who realized that in governing a nation, the most valuable of gifts is "an understanding heart." (1 Kings 3:9 (New American Translation).
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Board members need to have heart
      (Editor's note: This letter was originally sent to Council Member Deborah Bruch Bucki.) I just want to tell you how upset I was when I read the editorial that was run in The Amherst Bee this past week. How unfair it was to you and how blind-sighted the writer is.
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When is an oath not an oath?
      The Town of Amherst's Comprehensive Plan was adopted unanimously in 2007. Once it was adopted, it became subject to town law regulations. Town law is a set of state mandates that town municipalities in New York govern themselves by.
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Shining the light back on tradition
      The lights are back up at South Field. Thank you to Superintendent Howard Smith, the Board of Education, Director of Athletics Jim Rusin and all others responsible for getting this work done. Friday night high school football is a wonderful American tradition. As a member of the South community, I...
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