While a state Assembly investigation into a pair of tawdry extramarital affairs between state Rep. Sam Hoyt and a brace of comely young Albany interns has attracted the attention of The New York Times and other major media outlets, Hoyt's hometown paper, the Buffalo News, has focused its coverage on an alleged conspiracy involving the Internet blogger who scooped them on the story.
Few on the Niagara Frontier can be unaware of Joe Mesi, the former No. 1 heavyweight contender whose dedication to children's causes has made him a beloved figure throughout the region. If name recognition alone translated into votes, Mesi could pretty much skip next Tuesday's Democratic primary, along with the November general election, and just show up in Albany on Jan. 1 to be sworn in as the new state senator from the 61st District here.
The Republicans will peddle fear and fiscal folly, and largely ignore the last eight years at their convention this week in a desperate effort to counter the hope, reality and truths the Democrats presented at their convention. The contrasts will continue throughout the campaign.
The first reactions I experienced last Friday when I heard Sen. John McCain surprise the nation by naming the little-known 44-year-old female governor of Alaska as his running mate and choice for vice presidential candidate were shock, suspicion, skepticism and sadness.
It's not that important for you to understand Spanish. Your kids and grandkids, however, will need to speak what surely will become America's next official language.
After the phony roll call vote was taken here to formally nominate Sen. Barack Obama -- a roll call that did not remotely reflect the true delegate strength of Sen. Hillary Clinton -- the media exploded in an orgy of celebration about the historic character of the moment to which they had just been privileged to be witness.
In "Traitor," Don Cheadle stars as Samir Horn, a Sudanese-born American involved with shadowy terrorist groups. Horn may be something other than what he appears. Is he one of ours, a rogue without portfolio, or an actual terrorist working to stage a headline-grabbing attack?
The UB Bulls, the local Division I NCAA football team, kicked off its season last week, thrashing the University of Texas-El Paso in a non-conference game. Most in our community would hardly notice, however.
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