Gun buybacks simply do not work. They are a ploy for politicians to splash their name on something, anything, to appease the "Peace Begins with Me" and "Won't Someone Please Think of the Children" folks. Read any one of the multiple studies on …

Quijibo, that would be great. I would love it if the bottom 33% of Americans didn't pay any taxes. You know why? Because right now, 41% of Americans do not pay federal taxes, or have at least 100% of their tax bill refunded (in short, face z…

This is a pittance compared to the money they suck out of this region. My husband and I joke that Rent-a-Centers are to the East and West sides of Buffalo what Starbucks are to the suburbs. They are insidious, and growing in number. I count Re…

So no car sharing on the East Side? This is unfortunate, because I frequently see my (some disabled) neighbors trudging through the snow and waiting a half hour or more for a bus. And I know many of my neighbors pay a significant percentage of …