Thursday, September 2, 2010

Prison food unit hot bed for corruption

The former director of the state Department of Corrections’ prison food production operation and his staff routinely traded favors and gifts with businesses that were rewarded with millions o... [more...]

Deal reached on Empire Aero sale

An agreement has been reached to sell the assets of troubled Empire Aero Center to a Canadian aircraft repair and maintenance company. The new pilot will be Premier Aviation Overhaul Center in ... [more...]

Last chance to stop cigarette taxes
before enforcement

The clock is ticking. Lawyers for the Seneca Nation and other Indian tribes had one more chance this afternoon to convince a federal judge in Buffalo that the state’s efforts to tax milli... [more...]

Hog-tying petty tyrants

One question for all congressional candidates this year ought to be how they propose to hog-tie the petty tyrants from safe districts that have taken over Congress and run it as their own personal ... [more...]

ConSchumerism

One has to admire the sheer bravado of Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) as he contrives to shape American cultural and political dialog. His latest gambit, the DISCLOSE Act is designed to make political... [more...]

Earlier kickoff for RFA home games this season

In a change from the traditional 7:30 p.m. starting time, all Rome Free Academy home football games will kick off at 7 o’clock at the Stadium this season. Athletic director Mike Stamboly ... [more...]

Sports Calendar

Tonight’s Schedule... Professional Baseball — International League: Syracuse at Buffalo, 7:05. Wednesday’s Schedule... Professional Baseball — Internatio... [more...]