CHEERS & JEERS: Oct. 3's best and worst

Editorials

October 2, 2008

Anonymous The Niagara Gazette Thu Oct 02, 2008, 06:42 PM EDT

CHEERS

• TRIBUTE TO WOMEN: Let’s hear it for the girls. Eight women were honored Tuesday for their contributions to the community during the YWCA of Niagara’s Tribute to Women. We salute award winners: Susan Diemert, literacy specialist, Orleans Niagara Board of Cooperative Education; Jody Chesko of Niagara Produce in Lockport; Nora Smith of Niagara County’s Federal Credit Union; Lynda Mahoney, clinical coordinator for Mount St. Mary’s Hospital and Health Center; Joanne Stanton of Edward Jones Investments; Sara S. Sperrazza, Niagara County Court and surrogate judge; Carrie Morrison, 2008 graduate of Starpoint High School and freshman at Niagara University; and Dr. Maria Crea Smith, who received a lifetime achievement award.

• GREAT LAKES CLEANUP: Finally, some good news is coming out of Washington. It appears the Great Lakes are getting some help from Congress. On Sunday, the House widely approved a bill that would extend for two years a program to clean up areas of pollution and contaminated sediment. The original five-year bill, passed in 2003, was to expire this year. Now, if only Congress can clean up the economy ...

• OLD FALLS STREET: National Grid is putting its money into downtown Falls development, specifically USA Niagara’s reconstruction of Old Falls Street between Prospect and Falls streets. The $500,000 grant is funded through National Grid’s Urban Center/Commercial District Revitalization Program. “We see the success of this project as a key element in the broader effort to strengthen the city’s economy,” said Dennis Elsenbeck, regional executive director for the company in Western New York. We see any move to bring people downtown as a good thing.

JEERS

• BRIDGE COMMISSION: It’s time for the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission to come clean. Backed by an advisory opinion from the state’s Committee on Open Government, state Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane, on Monday renewed his call for details about a personnel contract between the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission and its former General Manager Thomas Garlock. Maziarz delivered a second letter to members of the bridge commission, asking them to release the details of Garlock’s contract and any severance package he may have received when he left the agency in July. Commission members denied a previous request from Maziarz. “This response is unsatisfactory,” Maziarz said of the commission’s contention. “I am requesting the information again under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, which I believe does apply in this case.”

Text Only | Photo Reprints

Editorials

CHEERS & JEERS: Feb. 10's best and worst of the week
As Ken Hamilton so eloquently puts it in his column on this page — the SPCA of Niagara would probably be in a lot better shape if everyone took care of their pets.

February 9, 2012 1 Photo
EDITORIAL: U.S. has a lot of catching up to do in War of 1812 bicentennial
Almost 200 years after President Madison declared the War of 1812 there is a distinct lack of interest on this side of the border in commemorating that milestone.

February 9, 2012
EDITORIAL: Times up for SPCA board
This is no time for subtleties or polite requests.
We are now demanding the resignations of the members of the board of the Niagara County SPCA.

February 6, 2012
EDITORIAL: Niagara Falls ‘Can't Wait’ for this
Niagara Falls has always been promoted as a world-class destination.
Generations of honeymooners helped the city attain that coveted status, but that’s only a fraction of the people who keep coming from around the globe to enjoy the natural wonder here.

January 31, 2012
EDITORIAL: SPCA off to good start
We were pleased to see members of the SPCA of Niagara’s board of directors take swift action and fire Executive Director John Faso on Monday.

January 30, 2012
EDITORIAL: SPCA's Faso, board must go
There’s no question now that SPCA of Niagara John Faso must go — along with most or all of the agency’s board of directors.

January 29, 2012
EDITORIAL: A good start for NFR
Thank you, Mr. Milstein
We are delighted to hear that long-time Niagara Falls landowner Howard Milstein is reaching out to one of our elementary schools and offering a helping hand.

January 28, 2012
EDITORIAL: Time Warner is on thin ice
In a high stakes game of chicken between cable network MSG and the region’s largest cable TV provider Time Warner Cable, the only people losing right now are hockey fans the region over.

January 4, 2012
EDITORIAL: Time to take action on SPCA
Although the dust still has to settle around the horrific complaints by a former employee of the Niagara County SPCA and others, we were discouraged to learn that the animal shelter is still struggling with a lack of leadership.

January 3, 2012 1 Photo
EDITORIAL: The bus stops here — and let's keep it that way
The NFTA’s proposed cuts to local bus routes have the potential to really hurt the little guy, the rider who relies on the bus to get to work, to shop, to get to the doctor’s.
It just shouldn’t happen.

December 28, 2011
More Editorials Headlines

Editorials

Search Results

CHEERS & JEERS: Oct. 3's best and worst

Site Map

Contact Us