Nader chooses Buffalo logo, "Populist" party ...
According to Ballot Access News: New York doesn’t permit independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, to start circulati...
Powers campaign gets some muscle
Got this press release tonight from the Jon Powers for Congress campaign: POWERS CAMPAIGN ADDED TO NATIONAL RED-TO-BLUE PROGRAM Program Ads...
Ketchup (things I've been meaning to blog about)
As I read news stories and other blogs, I'll bookmark items with plans to come back and post a blog about those items. Sometimes I get b...
Reason show notes (063008)
I spent about a half an hour whining about the DEC stopping by my house over the weekend in response to a complaint about my camp fire ... I...
Giraffe springs animals from circus ...
What with the animal war ongoing, I took special note of the following: AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Fifteen camels, two zebras and several llamas ...
Why wait?
I posted something this morning asking if people wanted a forum added to the website. But I didn't realize I made it impossible to vote ...
Hmm ...
Looks like you have to log in before you're allowed to vote on the poll on the forum. This factor will significantly hinder polling. So ...
Weekly Update 063008
News, notes and necessities items of interest the week of June 30, 2008 an occasional update from me, Scott Leffler News:...
Fitting end to a great weekend ...
For the second time in a week, Lockport was graced with a double rainbow over the eastern sky. This seemed to me to be a perfect end to a gr...
Me and my summer blonde ...
What did you think I meant? I assure you, this is the only Blonde I'll be allowed to have this summer ... and my wife wasn't even th...
A Shelly Silver Fist Bump ...
Looks to me like NYS Assemblyman Sheldon Silver has been Obamasized.
The end of Fox News?
The New York Times ran a story on their website today showing that Fox News has shed viewers while both CNN and MSNBC has gained. In the fi...
Lockport's first Molson Concert (in review)
Okay, I want you to keep in mind that this is more of a review of the event than the music. While the music was great (I preferred the two l...
Downtown Lockport is buzzing ...
I just went downtown to check out the stage being put up for tonight's concert in Lockport. There were a ton of people all over the plac...
Erie County's Comptroller on Reason this morning ...
I just confirmed with Erie County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz that he'll be on Reason at 10 a.m. to discuss county borrowing. I got an em...
Guest photo album coming along ...
I had wanted to have this done yesterday, but life got in the way. I'm still not quite finished with it, but it's close ... so I tho...
Pablo fights on our side ...
When I went out to get the paper this morning, I saw my cat in the yard surrounded by what looked like a shredded roll of toilet paper. It w...
Metro Rail poll closed - Bird War poll up ...
Looks like the sample we took - albeit a small one - would indicate that MetroRail should be extended. Personally, I'd like to see it fr...
Bird attacks a world-wide phenomenon
I've spent the day surfing the internet to determine just how big of a problem with got with this war against the birds ... and I've...
Supreme Court strikes down "Millionaire's Amendment"
The Supreme Court has been very busy today, first ruling that the 2nd Amendment guarantees and individual right to bear arms ... then ruling...
The war is on!
Today on Reason I talked about the war between animals and humans. More and more it seems like animals are rebelling against our God-granted...
Random notes before bed ...
Everyone I talked to today seemed to have a story about either pigeons or sea gulls. I might pick up the Wimbledon story tomorrow on Reason...
*sigh*
About a month ago, my car died. Today my truck fell ill. I hope the truck doctor can fix it.
Lockport's ORIGINAL concert series starts tonight ...
There's been a lot of attention paid to Lockport's newest concert series, the Molson Canal Concert Series at Ulrich City Center. But...
Listen to Reason ... live ... online ...
I mentioned this a while ago, but I wanted to put it out there again. Hometown 1230 WECK is now streaming online. That means that no matter ...
Just booked for tomorrow ...
I'll be talking with Ron Tebo from WNYCarpool.com about his website ... and how you can get to work for half the price ... or less. The...
Senate picks Dean Skelos to lead it ...
According to the New York Times, "The Republican-led state Senate moved on Tuesday to install Dean G. Skelos, a Long Island senator fo...
Rated I for incompetent
Once you hit age 18, you stop caring what movies are rated. I mean, as a teen, it's kind of cool to sneak into an R rated film, but afte...
Buffalo News: Majority Leader Maziarz?
A story on the Buffalo News' web site this evening says George Maziarz is among the few who could replace Joe Bruno as Majority Leader ...
Rainbow over Niagara
Well, Lockport to be specific. Not the best rainbow photo I've ever seen - or taken for that matter - but driving down 31 with my camera...
Joe Bruno: "It is time to move on."
Albany's Time Union has posted a speech given by New York State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, indicating that he will not seek re-el...
Dialog show notes 062308
It being Monday, Bob Confer was my guest for the first 15, talking about the crazy capital of New York and the end of session things they...
Niagara County Board of Ethics
In the past couple months, we've heard a few news items about the Niagara County Board of Ethics. I've had this piece of paper float...
Great quote ...
The following is from a press release I got from Don Hobel. The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, the public debt ...
Weekly update 062308
News, notes and necessities items of interest the week of June 23, 2008 an occasional update from me, Scott Leffler News:...
Boeing must get shot at contract ...
Back in March, I interviewed someone from Boeing about a refueler contract they lost out on to Airbus. As it turns out, their PR campaign pa...
George Carlin, RIP
Waking up this morning, I saw a story on Salon about the death of George Carlin. Now, I've never been a huge Carlin fan, but I appreciat...
Need something to do?
I added another feature to the web site this weekend. If you access this blog straight from www.scottleffler.com, then on the left at the bo...
Carell bests Myers at Box Office
According to this story from Reuters , Maxwell Smart took control of the weekend box office in North America, while Mike Myers lost his mojo...
I'd wave ...
Watch the following video from Keith Olberman's show last week. Apparently, these guys refused to wave at the president. It's their ...
Listener: fly your flags upside down ...
The following was dropped off at WLVL last week. Please Join Us Are you angry at the present situation in this Country, State or County? Hig...
Obama's new "seal" upsets some ...
So apparently , Barack Obama is going for some visual reminder that he is presidential. He's had his team craft an " Obama for A...
Sabres draft party pretty cool ...
It's amazing how many people will come out to HSBC Arena ... even when there's not a game. Last night, for example, there were thous...
Old poll - new poll
Looks like the poll voters blame both political parties for the high price of gas. The vote totals are to the left. Also, we've got a ne...
NFTA may extend rail service ...
The NFTA was one of over 100 mass transit systems in the county to host a "dump the pump" day on Thursday. The organization also h...
Dialog show notes for June 19, 2008
Today's show was kind of all over the board, but one note I want to make sure people got was the New York State Board of Elections web s...
Reason show notes for June 19, 2008 ...
This morning - after some technical difficulties - I interviewed Wayne Allyn Root, Libertarian Vice Presidential candidate. We talked about ...
Thursday IN the Square - David Sanborn
From the Thursday IN the Square website: David Sanborn is a distinguished saxophone player whose music has inspired countless other musician...
Firefox claims download success
The creator of the Firefox browser is claiming a download record for the release of the latest version; Firefox 3.0. According to software d...
US&J: Chief Eggert hit by car ...
From Tim Marren's blog at the Union-Sun & Journal: In a horribly ironic and just all-around odd and scary situation, Lockport Police...
Sabres hold draft party at HSBC
The Buffalo Sabres have been on the cutting edge for the past few years. Even though management hasn't signed the "big names" ...
Dialog show notes 061808
Lockport Police Chief Larry Eggert was in studio discussing the upcoming concert series, Niagara County's new Department of Homeland Sec...
Reason show notes 061808
We started the show today with a discussion with Rus Thompson on the No GI Tolls initiative. Rus and I also talked about the price of gas a...
GI toll removal stuck in committee
I got an email last night from Rus Thompson saying the Assembly bill to remove the tolls from the Grand Island bridges is stuck in committee...
National GOP rips Powers ...
The Republican National Congressional Committee has questioned Jon Powers priorities because Powers missed a town hall meeting to go to what...
Now that's how to hold a fundraiser ...
Although I've been invited so several, I've never been to a political fundraiser before - except as a journalist reporting on the ev...
Wayne Allyn Root to replace Barr on Reason ...
Bob Barr, Libertarian candidate for president was scheduled to do an interview with me tomorrow afternoon. Unfortunately, Barr's publici...
Salon.com: A McCain-Lieberman ticket?
Salon suggests that a McCain-Lieberman ticket is more than just a pipe dream - it's downright plausible . But in a presidential year fi...
Bill unveil Toronto logo
The Buffalo Bills and formally unveiled the Bills Toronto Series logo today (at right). The Bills Toronto Series logo will be featured on pa...
State opens books to web viewers
The state comptroller's office has created a new Web site that will allow visitors to see how taxpayer's dollars are spent at the mu...
Dialog show notes 061708
How many chances should a person get? That was today's topic - and it revolved around the fourth DWI arrest for Marcy Cole . My suggesti...
Reason show notes 061708
Thanks to David DiPietro for taking time out of his day to answer my questions - and yours. I thought the gay marriage call might stump him ...
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