Local Headlines
- Davis lends campaign $1 million, airs ads
from Buffalo News - Kryzan’s ad targets Powers and Davis in congressional race
from Buffalo News - Video: Batavia Police Consolidate Services
from RNews - Powers releases War Kids documents
from Buffalo News - Hail puts a dent in N.Y. apple harvest
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Regional Headlines
- 52 animals in filthy apartment lead to endangerment and cruelty charges
from Buffalo News - Senecas halt casino construction
from Buffalo News - Rochester area tourism gets a boost from sluggish economy
from Democrat & Chronicle - Rochester fencer Hanna Thompson returns home from Beijing
from Democrat & Chronicle - Hoyt campaign alleges illegality by aide to Golisano’s new group
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State Headlines
- Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid’s Limits
from New York Times - Last figure charged in Spitzer scandal pleads guilty
from New York Newsday - Paterson finds his role reversed in fiscal crisis
from Buffalo News - Albany earns tag of ‘Sin City’
from Buffalo News - New York turning a darker shade of blue
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National Headlines
- Fourth `Idol' judge a straight-shooting hitmaker
from Associated Press - Communities Become Home Buyers to Fight Decay
from New York Times - War Veterans’ Concussions Are Often Overlooked
from New York Times - IRS loses battle over taxes
from Buffalo News - Gas prices nationally drop 15 cents in 2 weeks
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Political Headlines
- Clinton Delivers Emphatic Plea for Unity
from New York Times - For Obama, a Challenge to Clarify His Message
from New York Times - Kennedy Tugs at Hearts, as Obama’s Wife Praises Values
from New York Times - Biden, with a proclivity to talk, is noted for his consensus-building and style
from Buffalo News - Democrats set stage for historic convention in Denver
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World Headlines
- Tropical Storm Gustav dumps rain on Haiti
from Reuters - Mugabe 'to form government alone'
from BBC - Hijacked plane passengers released
from The Guardian - Parliament wants Russia to recognize independence of South Ossetia, Abkhazia
from Los Angeles Times - Pakistani stability hope fades with coalition split
from International Herald Tribune
I didn't grow up in Batavia, but Batavia was our shopping hub when I was a child. The Surprise Store, Carr's and The Mill Outlet were the retail establishments that I have fond memories of. I believe that when our society switched from getting our goods and services from our own little communities to going to the Rochester and Buffalo suburbs that something was lost. We are entering a new and interesting era with the end of cheap oil. Communities will again be important hubs when we can't afford to drive very far.
I had the privilege of a LeRoy childhood, that while the places you mentioned frequenting are familiar, for us growing up in LeRoy the memory makers are just in different locales. Although, “Cell Block A” and “Primitive Scene”– I do remember well. Do you remember “Devil’s Rock”?
Could it be that those of us growing up in the 60's and early 70's had a very unique experience? I think so. I think that communities like Batavia and LeRoy fostered this.