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Free Ride?

ByDerek

I love how The Tax Foundation can put things into perspective so simply and eloquently. “While the oil companies experience record profits, the federal government has been giving them a free ride,” Jeff Rickert, vice president of the Apollo Alliance, charged during a news conference Tuesday. In the most recent flap over “excessive” profits, ExxonMobil…

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Memories of Mike Miller

ByDerek

Last Thursday, our good friend Mike Miller passed away. Many people knew Mike from the work he did for the Buffalo Central Terminal, Broadway Fillmore Alive, and most recently Preservation Buffalo Niagara. We knew Mike first as a friend, and a great advocate for Wesern New York second. You often hear people say, “He’s the…

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Times Beach Geocaching

ByDerek

Visited a new place for the first time today while geocaching – the Times Beach Bird Trail. The cache happens to be out on the breakwall, which made for a rocky, yet fun hike. You never know what you might see on these little adventures… The Buffalo Light The Buffalo Fire Boat (Edward M. Cotter)

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A different kind of gas tank exchange

ByDerek

Apparently, the latest path to saving the Earth is via screwing with the bacteria in a cow’s stomach, replacing it with a kangaroo’s. What the hell is this going to do to food packaging and grocery store isles? We’re going to need a whole new shelf to separate the organic, free-range, native bacteria beef from…

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Derek and Amanda retire from the CTRC

ByDerek

This year marks the tenth that Amanda and I have been volunteers with the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation, and my fourth serving on the Board of Directors.  The CTRC is in the best position it’s ever been in to succeed and move into the future, and with that knowledge Amanda and I are both “retiring”…

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