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I get an hour for lunch and look forward to the time to not only eat, but also to relax with some reading. Monday I decided to go to Ted’s. This is summer and a Ted’s chargrilled dog is a symbol of summer in Buffalo.

Now to my experience. It was pretty slow when I went to eat and there were only about 3 booths occupied out of 25 or 30. After getting my food I picked the most isolated booth available so that I could do some reading while eating without constant distractions. As soon as I started reading and taking the first bite of a dog a lady comes along and plops her 4 children in the booth adjacent to mine. Mind you, I have nothing against kids but these were noisy kids. The boy who about 3 1/2 or 4 years old immediately started zooming his plastic car back and forth on the table, of course he was making all the requisite vroom-vroom noises as well. The 5 year old girl was trying to stuff her little sister in to a booster chair while another precious little person was yelling to alert mommy.

Needless to say, the peaceful lunch I was looking forward to just vanished. I realize that kids do these things, my two were this age at one time. BUT, with all the empty booths available for this lady and her brood, why pick one right next to someone who was trying to read a book? Is this the price one pays for relatively inexpensive fast-food?

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Health care proposal will devastate small businesses

Whoever dubbed the health care proposals before the State Legislature the “Wal-Mart Bills” was extremely clever. One of the proposed versions of the bill will do great harm to many Buffalo Niagara companies that employ as few as 100 people - a far cry from Wal-Mart’s 10,000 employees (and multibillion-dollar earnings).

Yet supporters still claim its purpose is to stop the practice of big-box retailers turning their employees over to the state’s health plan rather than providing health insurance themselves.

Unfortunately, in Albany, proposed legislation targeting big-box retailers has morphed into a specifically onerous bill that would hurt all businesses with 100 or more employees. It mandates a charge of $3 per employee per hour - even if those businesses already provide health insurance.

If the bills’ supporters think it will help workers, they are sorely mistaken. By forcing smaller employers to pay this extra cost - on top of a laundry list of business regulations and fees, including workers’ comp and the highest taxes in the nation - they are only encouraging them to close up shop and move to more business-friendly states.

Thousands of people who had jobs - with health insurance - will join the unemployment ranks as a direct result. In the end, the ones who will suffer most are the workers that this legislation is supposed to protect.

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June 23, 6-11pm - Come see the brand new Indie Horror movie, “Prison of the Psychotic Damned,” in the location where it was filmed. Filmed in Buffalo Central Terminal in November 2005 the movie follows a group of ghost hunters in their quest to determine if the Terminal is haunted. The premier will include 2 screenings of the movie, musical performances by the Voodoo Dollies, food, beverage and more. Special BCT edition DVDs will be for sale, and some of the stars of the movie will be on hand to sign autographs. Due to the nature of the movie this is a 17+ event only and will cost $5 at the door. Come dressed up and ready to be scared!

The event his being held at the Buffalo Central Terminal and helps support the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation.