All News Is Local: Census shows...
Word -- it might be a stretch to call it "news" -- that the population of Buffalo and most of upstate New York shrank slightly last year, pushed its way up to the front of the City & Region section of today's Buffalo News.
But it was the big-deal front-page splash in Cleveland's Plain Dealer because: More people left Cleveland last year than any other major city in America, the U.S. Census Bureau will report today. Since 2000, 
only hurricane-ravaged New Orleans weathered a sharper rate of population loss.
What's really got to hurt the folks trying to puff up Cleveland is that, while New Orleans was the biggest population loser in the U.S. over the past seven years, it was the biggest gainer for the 12 months ending July 1, 2007.
The Census numbers were also big news in St. Louis [down], Dallas [up] Tucson [moving to the 'burbs], but oddly didn't get that much play in New Orleans [way up, after being way down].
Elsewhere, Indianapolis joins Buffalo in dealing with a horrible spate of murders.
And, the Headline of the Day: "TV anchor promoted sludge deal" - from The Detroit News.
--George Pyle/Editorial Writer
Dallas is up, Texas overall will be up in the census. Buffalo..well that's a diifferent story. C'mon on down y'all!! Stick with a 'winning' team. How bout dem Cowboys and Stars. Go Longhorns and Aggies! People like a winner! The 2010 census will bear that out my friends.
Posted by: Texas Kid | July 10, 2008 at 02:39 PM
LMAO !
Come on Buffalo, get real! Reading that article actually made me laugh out loud!
Buffalo is a dump. Plain and simple. The infastructure is absolutely eroded. How many vacant houses are there? Buffalo and Detroit topped the national list of cities with the most vacant houses. You people let these idiot government officials spend tens of millions of dollars on this god awful boring and useless Erie Canal Terminus? LMAO !!
That money should have gone to one or both things: infastructure and/or the schools. What the waterfront needs is a WOW factor. Sell the entire parcel of land to the Senecas, and tell them to build a hotel casino, indoor & outdoor water/amusement park, and a great lakes acquarium all on the same plot of land, and boom, you have the WOW factor that is adult and family friendly.
The article suggests people are moving back? LMAO whatever. The author also suggests benefits of living close to Canada. Um, yeah! THEY HAVE THE WOW FACTOR on the Canadian side of the Falls. Other than that, not much benefit of living so close. The American dollar is just about par, and everything over there is overpriced, because they actually can charge that much; because they actually have a tourism trade !! People spend money when they're on vacation!
This biased author also suggests from his interviews from people from Buffalo Homecoming, that the cost of living is low? LMAO!
How much is gas there? $4.33? The State Income Tax rate is what? 15% or higher depending how much you make? LMAO I have never heard of a state that is as Liberal Democrat as Buffalo that is a cheap place to live. GET REAL
I moved to San Antonio,TX from Buffalo in 2001 and it was the absolute best thing I have ever done. I advise anyone to move anywhere south, from North Carolina southward. Texas, like many other southern states have ZERO state income tax, which means you only file federal. So if you leave Buffalo, in essence, you automatically get a 15% raise or higher if you move to a state with no state income tax. People usually reloacate to another city for more money anyways, so that 15%+ is even more gravy !
Buffalo will always be the way it is because of the beaurocracy of leaders of the local government. Got a new Peace Bridge yet? Nope. Why? Because people in charge of that project can't decide which color tie to wear in the morning, let alone choose a bridge design.
What about Bass Pro? Where is that? hmmmm. My guess is the Erie Canal Terminus will collapse into the water before any of those other 2 things are built. Pinning your hopes for a Bass Pro Shop to save your city is both ignorant and stupid.
GET REAL BUFFALO AND WAKE UP !
Posted by: Michael | July 11, 2008 at 08:52 AM
If I had a big cream pie, I'd squish it into their ex-pat, wiseguy faces.
These so-called Texas big mouths could have made the same points without the snide attitudes. I hate to admit it, but I think they are right about Buffalo. Their points are valid.
But next time, leave the smarmy attitude in high school. And next time you're back in town, I invite yous guys to visit the Canal Terminus so I could terminus your canal then throw you into it. I hope you can swimn, Tex.
Posted by: BobbyCat | July 11, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Hey BobbyCat...don't let that crocodile Buffalo mouth of yours start writing a check that your wimpy loser Buffalo a** can't cash. Don't make us send those Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Stars up to Buffalo to prove it either. If you want to see how a winner gets things done, check out the Super Bowl in 2011 in Big Ole Dallas or did you happen to catch the Final Four NCAA in San Antonio this year. Anything goingon in WNY? C'mon Bobbycat, jump on a winning bandwagon for once in your life.
Posted by: Texas Kid | July 11, 2008 at 02:09 PM
Money talks..BS walks. Check out the top 10 fastest growing cities in the US. None are from NY..three are from Texas. Hee Yahhh! Buffalo and WNY...you can't do this!!!
Posted by: Texas Kid | July 14, 2008 at 12:16 PM