Welcome Doc Wu to the forum ...
Hey all, we're up to 24 members on the forum. DocWu is our latest addition. Doc is a prolific blogger, geek, and lover of local music. T...
Pre-show thoughts ...
Today I'm going to discuss two things on Reason: The governor's plan to cut the budget (and his hiring freeze), and school choice. C...
Grear: Niagara Falls Reporter inaccurate
I spoke briefly yesterday about a Mike Hudson column in the Niagara Falls Reporter concerning Brian Grear, who he says is running a spitefu...
From the email #2
Last week my church (Emmanuel United Methodist in Lockport) had a community day. I was supposed to sit in the dunk tank. But for the second ...
From the email #1
Michelle Davidson wrote me an email asking me to let you know about a meet-n-greet at Lockport's Union Station next Saturday (August 9th...
The fall of the mainstream media?
I'm not sure if you've taken note of this, but the bloggers are taking over. There was a time when blogs were used for commentary on...
Newsletter for July 29th-ish
News, notes and necessities items of interest the week of July 28, 2008 an occasional update from me, Scott Leffler News: ...
Smile, I'm on candid camera
The Jon Powers campaign has been trying to get me to come to one of their meet-n-greets for over a month. Last night, with the kids at my mo...
Ketchup (Long time - no blog)
You would think that four days of vacation would have given me plenty of time to blog ... but the opposite was true. We were going, going, g...
Too busy to blog ...
A couple quick notes and then I'm off to Seabreeze with the fam. I'm not sure what happened with Dialog yesterday. Apparently only h...
New York's NOW chief asks Obama to give women "gifts"
Marcia Pappas, president of New York's chapter of the National Organization for Women, has asked Obama to placate female voters with pro...
Newt to McCain: No boring white guys for VP
Former House Speaker and "Contract with America" architect Newt Gingrich told John McCain to steer clear of a "boring, norm...
Huh?
I saw this on the news tonight and just shook my head. From the Buffalo News: The superintendent of the Media School District in Orleans Cou...
Editorial cartoons are fun ...
Many of you know, I love editorial cartoons. It's the first thing I read in the paper. So when a local blog creates their own political ...
Bacteria closes Niagara beaches
According to The Buffalo News : The Niagara County Health Department announced Wednesday that swimming has been barred until further notice ...
Reason show notes 072308
This morning I discussed a couple of press releases concerning the Buffalo Creek Casino ... and a new law regarding smoking ... then it was...
Column: Lincoln's flaws
I mentioned briefly on Reason yesterday that Abe Lincoln might not have been as great a president as he's believed to be. I decided to m...
Under God Wordle 2
I figured out how to change colors, fonts and styles ... I like this one better.
Wordle under God ...
Below is a "wordle" of an earlier blog post. Click the image to see it larger ... and understand it better. Thanks to Buffalo Pund...
Worst president ever?
We have a way of romanticizing history. It is, afterall, written by winners, baby. But what happens when you find out that the history you l...
Reason show notes 072208
I talked Tuesday about the "In God we trust" email I had gotten last night. One caller said the motto had disappeared from our co...
Weekly update ...
News, notes and necessities items of interest the week of July 21, 2008 an occasional update from me, Scott Leffler News:...
From the email ...
Okay, I got one of those dreaded forwarded emails this evening that says, "forward if you agree, if not delete." The text it below...
Reason show notes 072108
Random fact: The company that manufactures the greatest number of women's dresses each year is Mattel. Barbie 's got to wear somet...
Tippi Hedron is ... Hitchcock Barbie ...
I'm not making this up . The best part is, though, that the story says there is a remake in the works for The Birds , to appear in theat...
Niagara Produce Lockport - Up, Running and Awesome
The Mrs. and I just returned from Niagara Produce Lockport, the mini city version of Niagara County Produce in the old Brewhaus building at ...
Show notes 071708
I had what seemed to be a million topics today ... both on Reason on Hometown 1230 WECK and on Dialog on WLVL in Lockport. Let's start w...
Transportation topic of meeting ...
A national expert on transportation policy will hold a talk with the Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council this afternoon ...
Heard ...
I will occasionally get emails from people telling stories they've overheard at the grocery store or a local restaurant. They're oft...
From the email; Batman to play at the Palace
Yesterday on Dialog I had mentioned that I want to see the new Batman movie; The Dark Knight. A caller mentioned that the Palace Theatre her...
Congressmen reaching out ...
The above cartoon provided by GetLiberty.org . It's ironic because it shows that our elected officials are out of touch - which I certai...
Dialog show notes 071608
Dialog show notes only today because Reason was a "previously enjoyed" episode ... on account of complete power failure in Lockpor...
New column on casino debacle
As an FYI, yesterday's column was on the ongoing fight against the Buffalo Creek Casino. Here's a snippet: Personally, I view casino...
Kids and technology ...
A couple weeks ago, we got our oldest daughter (who's 11) a cell phone. It seems both surreal and completely natural at the same time. S...
Casino foes could better spend their time
Over the course of the past couple weeks ... and years, we've seen people from Western New York come out of the woodwork to try to thwar...
Show notes for July 15, 2008
Tuesday morning on Reason, I discussed the anti-casino lawsuit (which I think is dumb, by the way), plus the fact that our "value"...
Blame the birds ...
Buffalo Pundit has a great idea. Let's blame the Common Tern for everything. I like it. I endorse it, even. Leave him a comment about t...
How was parking?
I missed Friday's Blood Sweat & Tears concert in Lockport, so I don't know how the parking lots filled up. I saw last week in th...
Buffalo Bean: Giving up on Higgins ...
Matt over at The Buffalo Bean , a great local blog, discusses his disgust with the way things in WNY don't change ... specifically the S...
It's all about me!
For some reason, a few bloggers today have decided to talk about yours truly. The folks at Niagara Times ask: When local media outlets talk...
Show notes (July 14, 2008)
This morning on Reason, I discussed the ongoing fight between Mayor Byron Brown and the Buffalo Police Union. First the mayor wanted to curt...
Weekly update for July 14, 2008
News, notes and necessities items of interest the week of July 14, 2008 an occasional update from me, Scott Leffler News:...
Ventura to announce whether he'll run for Senate on Monday
According to CNN's web site, Jesse Ventura will be on Larry King Live on Monday, to announce whether he'll seek the Independence Pa...
Niagara Politics ...
A few things worth noting: Got an email from Don Hobel , candidate for State Senate. He told me the turmoil in the Democratic Party (includi...
Burger Time = Fun!
For those who haven't visited the forum ... or who haven't checked out the arcade in the forum, I wanted to let you know, I've...
Ventura to run for Senate?
According to Newsweek , former governor, former wrestler, and former Dialog and Reason guest Jesse Ventura is now mulling over a new job: US...
Obama decides against Nascar sponsorship
From the USA Today ... NASCAR's BAM Racing team has presented Barack Obama's presidential campaign with a potential sponsorship dea...
RIP Tony Snow
According to FOX , Tony Snow, the former White House press secretary and conservative pundit who bedeviled the press corps and charmed milli...
Maziarz speaks up on PCB plan
State Senator George Maziarz, who many of my listeners encouraged on Thursday to fight a plan to bring PCBs to Niagara County, has come out ...
TIME publishes feature story on Liberatarian ticket
Many of you may know that in addition to my talk show duties, I'm also the chairman of the Niagara County Libertarian Party . As such, I...
Obama may sponsor Nascar Team
According to Sports Illustrated , Barack Obama is pursuing an opportunity to sponsor a car in an upcoming Nascar race. A BAM spokesperson ha...
How very weird ...
I mentioned today that since it's July 11th (7/11), it should be National Slurpee Day ... and that 7/11 should give away free Slurpees. ...
Massachusetts to end income tax, slash budget?
I got this in my email this afternoon and thought it might be of interest to those of you who appreciate the concept of smaller government. ...
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