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Greg Clark’s weekly column
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
Greg Clark Era Sports Writer 
Aug 01, 2015
I’ve never called into a TV sports show until Monday afternoon when I was the first caller of the 4 p.m. segment on the Doug Gottlieb Show on CBS Spor...
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Take the time to take a family hike
Columns, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
Aug 01, 2015
“What’s that noise?” my wife asked, listening intently. At first it sounded very much like an immature catbird, but there was something a little too l...
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Ryan fired up as Bills open training camp
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Aug 01, 2015
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — It was a perfect morning … and not just the cloudless sky with temperatures in the low 80s. This was the first day of Bills training...
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Not every hunter would kill Cecil
Opinion, Сolumns
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jul 31, 2015
If the Minnesota dentist, who has become Public Enemy No. 1 in animal-rights and anti-hunting circles, indeed killed Cecil the lion in circumstances t...
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Do you want to pay more taxes?
Opinion, Сolumns
Rep. MATT BAKER 
Jul 31, 2015
The recent state budget approved by the General Assembly and sent to the governor would have achieved the goals of being balanced, keeping spending to...
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With Iran deal, Obama makes bad history
Opinion, Сolumns
GEORGE F. WILL 
Jul 30, 2015
WASHINGTON — It came two days after the announcement of the nuclear agreement with Iran, yet little mention was made on July 16 of the 70th anniversar...
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Polian reflects on Bills’ Super Bowl teams
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jul 30, 2015
Two weeks ago, Bill Polian, the former Buffalo, Carolina and Indianapolis general manager, was on a conference call with media-types who cover the NFL...
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Obama’s truth out of Africa
Opinion, Сolumns
KATHLEEN PARKER 
Jul 29, 2015
WASHINGTON — It is good to be President Barack Obama these days. In the midst of a visit to Africa, including Kenya, where Republican front-runner Don...
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Clinton’s new email fuss is no scandal
Opinion, Сolumns
RUTH MARCUS 
Jul 28, 2015
WASHINGTON — The latest controversy over Hillary Clinton’s emails — the allegation that classified information was improperly transmitted on her priva...
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Coronating a wounded queen?
Opinion, Сolumns
MICHAEL GERSON 
Jul 28, 2015
WASHINGTON — The most surprising revelation in recent presidential polling is not that Donald Trump has low favorability in key states — a welcome ind...
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Cassel has ‘high expectations’ for himself
Columns, Local Sports, Pro, ...
SHAWN CAMPBELL Era Sports Writer 
Jul 27, 2015
Matt Cassel signed autographs. He posed for pictures. He smiled. He joked. The fans who turned out for the Shults Toyota grand opening Saturday may ve...
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Before we lose our minds
Opinion, Сolumns
KATHLEEN PARKER 
Jul 27, 2015
WASHINGTON — Current quibbling over what Jeb Bush meant when he said it’s time to phase out and replace Medicare — as opposed to “attacking the senior...
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Revoke Bill Cosby’s medal
Opinion, Сolumns
RUTH MARCUS 
Jul 27, 2015
WASHINGTON — The more I read about comedian/sexual predator Bill Cosby’s behavior, the more I question President Obama’s my-hands-are-tied response to...
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