Niagara Gazette Columns

PFEIFFER: Something that really 'bugs' me

2012-02-10T22:24:09-05:00

Who would ever think that roaches, as in cockroaches, not your left-over weed, and valentines are a good match?
As the greatest Hallmark holiday ever created looms large, my friends at the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Bronx Zoo have concocted a Valentines Day fundraising promotion that just makes you want to say, “Really?”

HAMILTON: The SPCA and the pineapple upside-down pie

2012-02-09T19:49:36-05:00

It is said that, as free Americans, we often get the things for which we ask; we also often get exactly what we deserve. Sometimes it works out to our good, and sometimes it doesn’t.

GLYNN: Slim chance now for a real thick ice bridge

2012-02-09T10:16:56-05:00

If you’re not convinced about the unpredictability of Western New York weather, consider that this area was experiencing temperatures in the mid-40s on the 100th anniversary of the ice bridge tragedy in the gorge.

BRADBERRY: Is Black History Month Still Relevant?

2012-02-07T23:17:12-05:00

I am uncomfortably recovering and slowly recuperating from a relatively minor, but medically necessary procedure which has kept me out of circulation, out of touch and essentially on my back for a lot longer than I have personally believed was justifiable; however, in this case my opinion matters not; the doctor’s diagnosis and promising prognosis trumped mine, so here I lay almost completely befuddled, nearly unable to pen a clear sentence.

CONFER: Time to end the NFL’s blackout rule

2012-02-06T21:41:36-05:00

Long ago, in a much simpler time, ticket sales accounted for the majority of revenues for professional football teams.

CITY BEAT: Stuck on traffic

2012-02-05T23:07:44-05:00

Sometimes I feel like the traffic signal reporter in Niagara Falls.
Traffic signals have been making a lot of news around here lately. There’s the whole flap about what to do to improve public safety near the Como Restaurant in the 2200 block of Pine Avenue.

HIGGS: Discussing crime and punishment in the Falls

2012-02-05T15:20:41-05:00

Have to take a detour off Pine Avenue in 1956 this week to report on an event held by the Niagara Falls Block Club Council for its member clubs and other interested citizens.

GLYNN: Hotel Niagara plan exciting for the Falls

2012-02-05T01:57:25-05:00

It all sounds like a re-run of a TV program you’ve seen a dozen times. This time, however, there is every reason to believe that the landmark Hotel Niagara on Rainbow Boulevard will be restored to the splendid atmosphere that guests enjoyed for decades.

HAMILTON: BOE and kids, or the SPCA dogs?

2012-02-02T23:12:42-05:00

There is example after example of otherwise qualified Niagara Falls’ board of education members and staffers lending their time and efforts to organizations outside of the school district’s core business.

GLYNN: Trust in SPCA shelter must be restored

2012-02-01T23:22:06-05:00

Stories about the operations at the Niagara SPCA shelter shape the image of sickening and disgusting treatment of animals.