Now that's what I call news
The other day the local television stations all reported news that we here at East Niagara Post chose to ignore. I stand by that decision an...
Rights and wrongs: a.k.a. 'Never read the comments'
General stupidity is at an all-time high. Thanks to the Internet — and fueled by Facebook, idiots have found that they’re not alone and so t...
Memoirs of a stolen bike
So there I was ... minding my own business walking down East Avenue Friday afternoon. And I saw it — my stolen bike. Now, mind you, I've...
Open letter to the jerk who stole my bike
When I walked into the Lockport Police Department around 10 a.m. Saturday, Officer Rick Provenzano went to hand me the press clipboard fille...
NY62 race could be so much more
I miss Gia Arnold. What the former Republican/Libertarian state Senate candidate lacked in decorum, she made up for with pizzazz. When she w...
OK, Cuomo, I get it — you're the governor
Without exaggerating, I get about 150 emails a day. I swear that half of them are from Gov. Andrew Cuomo. You'll notice that the governo...
Welcome to the Rod Serling News Hour
I want to say it's been a very strange news week in East Niagara, but I feel like we're full of strange news around here — like the ...
Kindness turns ashes to phoenix
More than 20 years ago, I had my first news "job" as an intern at the Niagara Gazette. I knew in high school that this is what I h...
Manufactured 'news' is unethical
So there I was — walking around the Merchant's Building at the Niagara County Fair Wednesday evening when a colleague walked up to me an...
Cuomo's corrupt act will be his demise
Hi. I'm Scott, news editor here at ENP. I thought maybe I should offer a brief introduction for those of you who don't know me. I...
Coulter's latest rant hurtful to women
I’d like to think that I’m funny. Or at least that I have a good sense of humor. But either I don’t know humor or Ann Coulter doesn’t. Frank...
‘Tip wage’ should be abolished
Imagine waking up at 4:30 in the morning, taking a shower, making coffee and heading out the door to make it to work for the start of your 6...
Politics can ruin even a soldier’s return home
One of the primary functions of our constitutional republic is that we elect people to make decisions on our behalf. We don’t always like th...
Snowden is playing his own tune
Thanks to an interview that aired Wednesday night on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Edward Snowden is back in the news. Edward Snowde...
Hochul pick shows Western New York’s got clout
The selection Wednesday of Kathy Hochul as Andrew Cuomo’s running mate for his gubernatorial re-election bid it somewhat telling. Despite wh...
Praying upon the unindoctrinated
I’ve been following with a certain degree of interest the case involving the Greece Town Board’s use of prayer to open its meetings. I found...
Donald Sterling issue not black and white
Color me conflicted. Some people have told me over the years that I’m wishy washy at times. I used to get this complaint on a somewhat regul...
So I'm doing the whole 'dress like a girl' thing again
Three years ago in March I was at a bar in North Tonawanda with Heather when I got a message asking me if I'd dress in drag for a charit...
So I'm doing the whole 'wear a dress for charity' thing again
Three years ago in March I was at a bar in North Tonawanda with Heather when I got a message asking me if I'd dress in drag for a char...
Justice is blind — and deaf and dumb
I’ve always been intrigued by the concept of justice. I say concept because it really seems more theoretical to me than practical. One man’s...
‘Need to know’ a double-edged sword
I’m inquisitive by nature. No. Strike that. Inquisitive doesn’t begin to describe me. I must know everything. About everything. I hate being...
Just because something’s popular doesn’t make it right
The New York State Legislature did something last week that the vast majority of Americans support. And I wish they hadn’t. By an overwhelmi...
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