STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSWOMAN HOCHUL ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S COMMENTS ON JOB CREATION “The message I have heard, loud and clear, during my seven „Congress On Your Corner‟ meetings this month, is that our constituents expect us to work towards real job proposals that will help get our people back to work. I was sent to Washington [...]

In a letter to Niagara County women and others, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand urges local Democrats to “Get Off The Sidelines” by getting involved in promoting women’s rights issues. A partial text of her letter follows: Dear Friend: Ninety-one years ago today, women won the right to vote when the 19th amendment was enacted. In [...]

LEGISLATOR PETE SMOLINSKI: HIS PURPOSE IN POLITICS IS TO KEEP TAXES LOW If you were to ask Niagara County Legislator Pete Smolinski what his political philosophy is, you’d probably get a pretty simple answer. “My goal in the county legislature has always been to keep the size of government down and to keep taxes down,” [...]

The Committee To Elect Robert Anderson to the Niagara Falls City Council will hold a fundraiser TONIGHT!!! Tues., Aug. 23 at the Como Restaurant on Pine Ave. in Niagara Falls. The charge is $25. Checks can be made out to the Committee To Elect Robert Anderson.

”I LOVE THIS CITY AND I WANT TO HELP MAKE IT PROSPEROUS” A native of Niagara Falls, Republican and Independence Party mayoral nominee Johnny Destino left for several years before coming back to set up the Seneca’s computer network back when their casino first opened. Now he is running for the city’s top governmental post [...]

BOB ANDERSON: DEALING WITH THE BITTERNESS OF FALLS POLITICS BY TURNING TO HIS FAITH AND MILITARY BACKGROUND…A NON POLITICAL STORY As politics has become more and more bitter and nasty from the steps of Capital Hill to the corridors of City Hall, many have begun looking for ways to deal with the emotional turmoil of [...]

Obama Ratings Fall; Yet Leads All Republican Challengers Rudy Giuliani Leads Field for Nomination Among New York Republicans; Romney Seen as Strongest Challenger, Most Likely to Win Nomination Cuomo’s High Ratings Continue, with All Parties and in All Regions Three-quarters of New Yorkers Say Country Headed in ‘Wrong Direction’ Loudonville, NY. President Obama is viewed [...]

JASON ZONA: A FIRE FIGHTER LOOKING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE OF HIGH TAXES IN NIAGARA COUNTY As a Niagara Falls fire fighter for the past nine years, Jason Zona knows the meaning of public service. As the father of eight and a half month old Gabriella, this devoted husband of eight years also knows [...]

AS DEMS LOOK TO 2012 IN 138TH…DELMONTE, RESTAINO REPORTEDLY INTERESTED…BUT WHAT WILL THE DISTRICT LOOK LIKE AFTER REAPPORTIONMENT? As Niagara County Democrats look to the 2012 elections, they have begun to speculate as to who will be their standard bearer in that year’s 138th District Assembly race. Held for a decade by Democratic Assemblywoman Francine [...]

ALICIA LAIBLE: RUNNING FOR FALLS CITY COUNCIL TO BRING A FRESH APPROACH, A NEW VISION TO CITY HALL Recently when a citizen asked Alicia Laible how could she be running for the Niagara Falls City Council when she hasn’t been active in government for the past 20 years, this 28 year old first time candidate [...]