http://www.theamherstrecord.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:11:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_200131104.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_200131104.html Nathan S. Roberts is a name synonymous with Lockport and the Erie Canal. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:22:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_199181151.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_199181151.html This week I read “Mornings on Horseback,” the biography of Teddy Roosevelt’s early years written by America’s premier biographer David McCullough. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:44:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_198144224.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_198144224.html A column or two ago, I mentioned something to the effect that sometimes there are situations that appear funny IF they are happening to someone other than yourself. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:54:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_197155403.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_197155403.html I kid around a lot with saying that particular people are my hero. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:36:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_196153609.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_196153609.html Drawing from the same gene pool, sharing the same environment and still the mystery goes on — how DO they come out so differently? Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:44:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_193142801.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_193142801.html The Golden Spike is one of the most iconic items in American history. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:41:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_195005655.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_195005655.html The week after a holiday is never easy. It’s always an undertaking to drag yourself out of bed on a Monday, but after a holiday it’s especially trying. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:39:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_195005832.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_195005832.html After spending the Fourth of July weekend weeding, mulching and planting annuals in our flowerbeds, I had aches and pains in muscles that I forgot existed. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:45:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_195004639.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_195004639.html Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:22:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_193142221.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_193142221.html To the weary Erie Canal traveler, Buffalo must have seemed like the end of the world. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:31:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_192143258.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_192143258.html Tom Golisano is handing his political director, former Erie County Democratic Chairman Steve Pigeon, $5 million for an unprecedented political attack fund targeting the New York State Legislature. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:20:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_191151938.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_191151938.html Today’s column is an eclectic gathering of inane minutia that absolutely, positively must be told! (And yes, I realize that “inane minutia” is an excellent case of redundancy.) Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:45:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_190144804.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_190144804.html Everyday in at least one of my email accounts I get at least one or more emails telling me the heart breaking story of some African aristocrat, or English businessman, that lost their lives in a tragic plane crash is 2003. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:08:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_189140754.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_189140754.html At the turn of the century when I wasn’t even here yet and neither were you unless you’re hangin’ in at 108 years old, my beloved Grandfather Papa’s sister’s adored son was completing his studies for becoming a medical doctor. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:55:00 +0000 http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_188005600.html http://www.theamherstrecord.com/columns/local_story_188005600.html