Today’s Take

BY JOE GENCO –I searched for meaning as I traveled the 90 for a Rochester meeting. Across from the gravel quarry, just west of Lancaster Speedway, high in a tree, rests a faded blue and red sign “Vote Bush.” The

BY JOE GENCO –A deplorable from the Yinzer nation lays out his views on why the adorables need to be a bit more accepting, loving and kind — because it’s largely the Trump supporters, the nurses, mechanics and plumbers, who

BY JOE GENCO –There is always an upswell of emotion with every new President. This one is no different. The Wall Street Journal suggests Trump could be the most transformative in a generation. Consider the history or Jackson, Lincoln, McKinley

BY JOE GENCO –Our Pastor friend Mike Bowers needs some stories about neighbors who have enriched your life. Probably our favorites ever were Dick and Janet Sherry. I remember the day I came home to find Mr. Sherry had raked our leaves.

BY JOE GENCO –Buffalo Rising shares a laudatory opinion of Byron Brown. I don’t like him and think he’s done little more than fill a well-cut suit. Most things from that publication are sunshine and lollipops. At least the comment

BY JOE GENCO –My friend Mike Bowers made a good point the other day. We are quick to help on the roadside or buy a cup of coffee for the stranger in line behind us at Tim Horton’s, but how many of

BY JOE GENCO –Carl Paladino lays out his motivations, and his views on how to make life better for the 1 in 2 children living in Buffalo poverty. http://artvoice.com/…/morally-bankrupt-board-education-bu…/… –When defendants attack: Frank Parlato, under indictment from a US Attorney,

BY JOE GENCO –Come support my nephew Tim as Ashker’s unveils “A Collection of works by Timothy Genco” with a reception from 7-9 p.m. Friday. The reception appears to be simultaneous with a presentation on “The Year According to Trees.” https://www.facebook.com/events/1220840194629823/

BY JOE GENCO –A Key Bank security guard who tackled and apprehended a bank robber appears destined to lose his job for not following protocol. He should have just watched and reported later. Yeah, I’d get fired for that, too. http://wivb.com/…/local-security-guard-could-lose-job-afte…/

BY JOE GENCO –Alec Baldwin is an ass. That’s why he’s so good at impersonating Trump. Here’s a really funny photo. Baldwin had a hat made with “Make America Great Again” written in Cyrillic. http://www.rawstory.com/…/trump-impersonator-alec-baldwin…/… –A columnist lays out his views

BY JOE GENCO —Jamie Moses lays out his view of Carl Paladino. 1) Paladino can be an ass. 2) Paladino’s speech is protected by the 1st Amendment. 3) Buffalo Schools have improved significantly since he has been on the school board.

BY JOE GENCO –Trump right-hand woman Kellyanne Conway will be in town for a fund raiser. Littlesis.org is keeping track of which businesses are supporting the event. https://littlesis.org/maps/1865-buffalo-business-backs-trump –Don’t look now, but President-elect Trump is offering caution to Congress over the consequences of

BY JOE GENCO –I get the feeling the President-elect doesn’t understand the gravity of his job. For example, his treatment of intelligence reports on election hacking is weird and lacks decorum. Unpresidented, even. http://www.cnn.com/…/donald-trump-intelligence-b…/index.html –Megyn Kelly, long a fixture in the

BY JOE GENCO –The slimy underbelly of Albany politics shows how people like Tim Kennedy and Catherine Young are paid for by Manhattan real estate investors. https://www.propublica.org/…/developers-of-manhattan-luxury… –The billboard is up, school board voted and the Paladino haters even have a

BY JOE GENCO –I like edible landscapes and trees. I will grow and forage more food in the coming year. A good start is to attend a free presentation at Ashkar’s from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. https://www.buffalorising.com/…/the-year-2016-according-to…/ –Being hungry sucks.

BY JOE GENCO Took a run to Blackbird Cider Works but it was closed. Hit a couple wineries and got dinner at Mariachi de Oro. I never knew Medina was our own little slice of Newfoundland, at least in the

BY JOE GENCO –There’s a whole bunch of tit-for-tat going on between the US and Russia. We probably won’t know what it means until Putin’s chosen President takes office for the US. http://www.cnn.com/…/russia-us-obama-putin-trump…/index.html –Alan Bedenko gives what seems like a