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Trico – Dissecting the Anti-Preservation Stance
ByDerekLast week if you would have asked me about my thoughts on Buffalo’s Trico plant, I probably would have told you I didn’t have many. My knowledge of the property was limited, as frankly is my knowledge of many of Buffalo’s buildings aside from the Central Terminal. It’s a side effect of being intently focused…
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Know when to run
ByDerekI’ll be honest. I really don’t care about the sicko Congressman NAMBLA wannabe story that’s been getting all the attention the past few days. The Congress issue that really pissed me off this weekend was the passage of the Safe Port Act. Not that I have anything against our ports being safe, but because they…
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Here’s a shocker
ByDerekTurns out, New York State’s STAR program failed in it’s primary goal – to reduce the property tax burden. It actually had the opposite of it’s intended effect – it accelerated spending by local school districts, which in turn raises the homeowner’s taxes. I really don’t understand how politicians think. If a whole bunch of…
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Ken Block + Top Gear = Pure Awesome
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- Derek | Geek | Net Neutrality | Politics
Fighting for Net Neutrality
ByDerekMichael Rebmann over at North Buffalo Journal and Review is fighting the battle against net neutrality. He posted a video from NetCompetition.org to aid in his argument that the government must remain hands-off in this debate, no matter what. Now I understand that Michael’s a Libertarian, and while I agree with many aspects of the…
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Back in Buffalo
ByDerekYes, as Amanda just mentioned, we were in Orlando last week. I went down for Lotusphere last Sunday and Amanda flew down Tuesday night to meet me so we could spend the latter part of the week and weekend vacationing. Both parts of the trip were a lot of fun! This was my third trip…
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