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June 11, 2009

Staff Reports The Niagara Gazette Thu Jun 11, 2009, 09:31 PM EDT

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• HARRIET TUBMAN PARK: Kevin Cottrell has a plan for a vacant patch of land along Main Street. The site of a former bar would become a park named after Harriet Tubman if the project coordinator of the North Star initiative has his way. The centerpiece of the park would be a statue of Tubman, who according to historians guided about 300 slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad. Like Cottrell says, the park would help spruce up the North End, install a community gateway from Main to Whirlpool streets and create a synergy with other initiatives aimed at cultural heritage. What are we waiting for?

• LEGISLATURE DOWNSIZING: County lawmakers are considering a proposal to reduce the size of the Legislature from 19 to 15 representatives. We only have one thing to say about this: About time.

• BOUNDARY TREATY EVENT: Saturday’s event marking the 100-year anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty signing between the United States and Canada will be quite the extrazaganza. Being held on the Rainbow Bridge, the event will feature a litany of dignataries including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It’s just the start of festivities being held throughout the day Saturday including a concert at the Hard Rock. As an added bonus, Seneca Niagara Casino is hosting a free outdoor concert featuring Blues Traveler.

JEERS

• GAS PRICES: Here we go. Summer’s almost here and gas prices are rising with the temperatures. AAA said the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline in the area is up another 5 cents to $2.68. As usual, the national average retail price for a gallon of regular gasoline is less, about $2.61. At least we’re not paying $3.50 a gallon — yet.

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EDITORIAL: Kudos on the STOCK Act
Rep. Louise Slaughter and a small band of colleagues in the House of Representatives deserve praise for their determination in putting a stop to a long-standing dirty secret in politics — that members of Congress have been making a boatload of cash by parlaying their official knowledge of the nation’s affairs into private fortunes on the stock market.

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EDITORIAL: Bridge agencies push NEXUS enrollment
Securing the U.S.-Canada border has been a major concern, even more so since the devastating terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

March 7, 2012 1 Photo
EDITORIAL: Casino ban just bad manners
The recent decision by the leaders of the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel to ban state Sen. Mark Grisanti and his wife, Maria, from the premises, after a recent incident at the casino, seems childish and petty.

March 4, 2012 1 Photo
EDITORIAL: Postal service needs to get with the times
The U.S. Postal Service has been mailing it in for years.
It has stuck like an old postage stamp to a business model that was going nowhere fast, literally. Snail mail is still the USPS stock in trade, and it has increasingly earned its nickname. And for a poorly run operation, it certainly does cost a lot.

March 3, 2012
EDITORIAL: We’re all on the line with Nik Wallenda
Nik Wallenda will not be the only one walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls this summer.

March 1, 2012
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It appears what we’ve been saying all these years is finally starting to sink in for county officials: What’s good for Niagara Falls is good for the county.

February 24, 2012 1 Photo
EDITORIAL: New NFTA plan a vast improvement
We were heartened to see that commissioners t the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority listened to the outpouring of public opposition to their plan to severely cut bus routes in the region.

February 19, 2012 1 Photo
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It didn’t turn out the way anyone wanted it to Wednesday when Pascal Scrufari fell through the ice at Hyde Park Lake while attempting to retrieve one of his dogs.

February 17, 2012 1 Photo
EDITORIAL: Cuomo's gamble won't pay off
When he outlined plans for his second term earlier this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo stated that the Empire State had long flirted and dallied with a potential economic engine — casino gambling.

February 16, 2012 1 Photo
EDITORIAL: On planes, trains and ... buses
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority would be well served by taking a lesson from the late comedian John Candy and returning its focus to planes, trains and automobiles (buses, specifically) when evaluating a potential rate increase and bus route cuts to be announced later this week.

February 14, 2012 1 Photo
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