more by Alan Bedenko

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School Board Votes 6-2 to Seek Paladino's Ouster
published on Dec. 30, 2016 7am

The Buffalo Board of Education held a special meeting Thursday afternoon to take up a resolution seeking Carl Paladino’s resignation from the board, and his removal by the state Education Department should he refuse.
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Carl Paladino: Symbol of Buffalo Defiantly Fauxpologizes
published on Dec. 27, 2016 2pm
Carl Paladino is not okay. The things he thinks, says, and writes are not okay. Buffalo tolerating his race-hate for even another moment is not okay.
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Merry Carlmas
published on Dec. 24, 2016 3pm

‘Twas two days before Christmas, when all over Twitter,  Carl’s awful “wish list” left people embittered.  
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The Buffalo Schools' Patriotic Committee
published on Dec. 22, 2016 6am

Buffalo School Board member noticed pictures of President Obama during visits to public schools. These pictures were placed independently by teachers and principals for educational purposes.
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The Sound of Music Redux
published on Dec. 21, 2016 5am
Oh, how clumsy of me — I meant to accuse you.
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Rus Thompson: Malicious or Stupid?
published on Dec. 20, 2016 5am

Back in May, Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael Flaherty accused local anti-toll gadfly and Paladino sycophant John (a/k/a “Rus”) Thompson of felony voter fraud.
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Moscow Chris Collins' Loyalties
published on Dec. 15, 2016 5am
Convince me that it’s somehow too strong to call Chris Collins a traitor.
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Funding Uber's Lyft
published on Dec. 7, 2016 6am
Uber and Lyft have already spent millions on lobbying efforts in Albany — what will Erie County’s $100,000 buy that Uber’s and Lyft’s money couldn’t?
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Canalside 2016: Visualizing Lawns and Toilets
published on Dec. 1, 2016 5am

Canalside is unfinished. Like Benjamin West’s portrait of the American delegation to the 1783 Peace of Paris, the parts that are done are great, but it remains in a sort of perpetual limbo.
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Glenn Greenwald: Concern-Troll Fraud
published on Nov. 23, 2016 9am
Insufferable leftist poster child Glenn Greenwald finds himself exalting in his role as unlikely scold for the Democratic Party…

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