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Springdale Farm
ByDerekAmanda and I recently stayed at a Bed & Breakfast near Rochester called Springdale Farm. It was small with only two guest rooms and a single open dining/living room, but nice and reasonably priced. Since Deeva was asking about my photography yesterday, I thought I’d share a couple of my most recent photos. Nothing spectacular,…
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Cheap maintenance bill for once
ByDerekSometimes it’s very beneficial to know how to do some relatively simple “advanced beginner” maintenance tasks on your own vehicle. Such as today when my rear brakes started squealing. I ran down to Pep Boys, picked up a new set of pads, and threw them on the car for a total cost of $27.18 and…
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Rational Skyway redevelopment
ByDerekCraig links to a Buffalo News editorial of someone that’s actually speaking rationally when it comes to redeveloping the Skyway. The majority of people going to the waterfront will drive there. So what is the difference if you drive over a bridge, which blocks the river, or over the Skyway, which does not? The problem…
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Just rearrange the sentences a bit
ByDerekThesis: “In his new book, political analyst Ron Brownstein calls this a crisis of ‘hyperpartisanship,’ a crisis which has ‘unnecessarily inflamed our differences and impeded progress against our most pressing challenges.’ Nothing reflects the result of hyperpartisanship more than the current immigration debate…” Supporting arguments: “Here in our nation’s capital, I wanted to talk briefly…
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No boom, no bust
ByDerekUSAToday profiles Buffalo’s housing market, one of the few to remain a steady grower while other areas of the country go POP! While many cities have suffered the effects of subprime mortgages and home foreclosures, Buffalo’s housing market — including suburban areas such as Amherst and Orchard Park — has enjoyed a slow but steady…
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