Bob Confer
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CONFER: When will the college bubble burst?
The bursting of the housing bubble was the unquestioned cause of the Great Recession. After years of unprecedented growth in the housing market that saw home ownership and home values rise dramatically, the collective bad decisions of homebuyers, banks, and government finally caught up to the economy at large.
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CONFER: U.S. slow to address honey bee deaths
You might recollect the buzz of recent years regarding the precipitous decline in honey bee populations.
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CONFER: Celebrate your tax freedom day
Today, May 6, is a holiday of sorts for the workingperson - it's Tax Freedom Day in New York. It's the day that you can finally go about working for your own personal needs and interests like feeding your family, paying your mortgage, saving for your retirement, or helping your kid through college. Prior to that, every day that you worked this year covered your tax obligations and nothing else.
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CONFER: Choosing a trade over college, part II
When I was in high school some 20-plus years ago, BOCES was considered a dumping ground; those who pursued the vocational arts were looked at - by school administrators, parents, and peers alike -- as sub-par students, kids who weren't bright enough to hack the standard path of high school education, let alone the rigors of college. Times have changed and vocational education has become more acceptable to mainstream education but, still, a lot of today's parents who were educated during that era still carry some long-held (and totally unacceptable) disdain for the program.
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CONFER: Choosing a trade over a degree
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CONFER: A baby killer gets a free pass
I'm not what you would consider a sensitive guy, yet when I hear about the atrocities perpetuated by Dr. Kermit Gosnell I get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach and nearly tear up.
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CONFER: A police state for the police state
The North Tonawanda Police Department recently joined numerous police forces nationwide that equip their officers with video cameras. The Patrol Division is now mandated to use an On-Officer Video Recording System during all law enforcement encounters with the public. At the end of every shift each officer is supposed to upload the videos to a web-based storage facility where they can be reviewed by supervisors and saved for evidentiary purposes.
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CONFER: Don't expand bobcat hunting
For as long as I can remember, the Southern Tier has been like a second home for me. I’ve spent many a weekend camping, hiking and hunting the forests of Allegany County.
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CONFER: Stop the satellite TV tax
Last month, our satellite television provider announced a significant price increase that approached 10 percent. The wife and I weighed our options and dropped our subscription package down a notch to the least expensive one available. Versus the plan we were in, the new one will save us $30 a month. That's $30 that we can spend on our toddling daughter's ever-growing appetite and wardrobe.
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CONFER: Government lured by plastic worms
Soft plastic fishing lures like plastic worms and tube jigs have a proven track record of being the best artificial baits on the market, especially for the likes of bass and panfish. On the strength of these lures, professional anglers have won numerous tournaments and secured good incomes while the average weekend fisherman has landed many a trophy and filled countless frying pans.
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