#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 1, 2023

#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 1, 2023

“Letters to the Editor — Jan. 1, 2023” Killer’s freedomGov. Hochul has shown her contempt and disregard for murder victims and their families by granting clemency to Bruce Bryant, convicted killer of 11-year-old Travis Lilley (“Kat gives a break to boy’s killer,” Dec. 24). Travis was a child who was robbed of his life by…

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#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 31, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 31, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Dec. 31, 2022” The Issue: The failure of state and local leaders to prepare for the Buffalo blizzard that killed at least 33. The death toll from the Buffalo blizzard is tragic and alarming (“A damning calm before storm,” Editorial, Dec. 28). While storms of this magnitude will almost inevitably…

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#Buffalo faces brunt of deadly winter storm

#Buffalo faces brunt of deadly winter storm

Buffalo faces brunt of deadly winter storm The enormous winter storm that killed about 50 people across the U.S. the past few days has proven especially brutal for residents in and around the city of Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo, which sits on the northeastern tip of Lake Erie, was blanketed by more than 40 inches of…

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#Will Hochul let union pawns keep strangling charter schools?

#Will Hochul let union pawns keep strangling charter schools?

“Will Hochul let union pawns keep strangling charter schools?” Gov. George Pataki signed into law the New York Charter Schools Act of 1998 one week before Christmas 24 years ago. In the generation since, hundreds of thousands of children across New York City and the state have received a higher quality education. Academic outcomes consistently…

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