Tonawanda News Editorials

OUR VIEW: Time is up for SPCA board

2012-02-07T00:25:18-05:00

This is no time for subtleties or polite requests.

OUR VIEW: Now who’s waging class warfare?

2012-02-03T21:50:20-05:00

It was absurd for Republicans to cast President Obama’s call for a slightly higher income tax rate on the wealthiest Americans as class warfare.

OUR VIEW: SPCA off to good start

2012-02-01T01:17:40-05:00

We were pleased to see members of the SPCA of Niagara’s board of directors take swift action and fire Executive Director John Faso on Monday.

Progress on marina, new funds, laudable

2012-01-27T00:00:08-05:00

City leaders deserve praise — praise we’re pleased to deliver after years of criticism — for finally cementing a plan for redeveloping the city marina on River Road, a property that has sadly fallen into disrepair following to years of false-starts and faltering leadership.

OUR VIEW: In address, Obama focused on the practical

2012-01-26T00:10:05-05:00

We were pleased to see President Obama mark a return to focusing the government on simple, achievable goals to help create jobs and bolster the nation’s economy.

OUR VIEW: Romney’s wealth shines spotlight on tax equity

2012-01-24T23:53:03-05:00

Though it may not prove politically expedient for Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, his decision to release his 2010 and anticipated 2011 tax returns will have at least one benefit, even if it wasn’t intended:

OUR VIEW: Cuomo pension plan makes sense

2012-01-18T01:17:43-05:00

Cuomo proposed adding a 401(k) tier to the state’s pension plan. We’ll forgive workers in the private sector where plans of this nature are the accepted norm if they wonder why this would even be controversial.

OUR VIEW: Cuomo's plans are praiseworthy

2012-01-07T00:24:34-05:00

In the annual state of the state address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo was long on big promises that will be a boon to New York’s government, business and education infrastructure. But as every New Yorker — particularly ones in this neck of the woods — knows, talk is cheap.

OUR VIEW: Do something about the SPCA

2012-01-05T01:15:51-05:00

Although the dust still has to settle around the horrific complaints by a former employee of the Niagara County SPCA and others, we were discouraged to learn that the animal shelter is still struggling with a lack of leadership.

OUR VIEW: Time Warner skating on thin ice

2012-01-03T01:13:21-05:00

In a high stakes game of chicken between cable network MSG and the region’s largest cable TV provider Time Warner Cable, the only people losing right now are hockey fans the region over.