American City and County Magazine ran an article recently titled Trimming the fat-or-not with Lean Six Sigma by Stephen Ursery. The article refers to the success of Lean Six Sigma in Irving Texas and its failure in Erie County according to Mark Cornell spokesperson for Erie County …
Collins finds a new calling in the removal of county car equipment…
Dispute over the official “Erie County Executive Coffee Mug” is really important, and not nit-picking whatsoever…
Bob McCarthy talks to local Republicans who seem as disgruntled as they are un-named, and lists off a series of concerns they have about the Erie County Republican Committee’s direction now that it lost the Corwin and Collins races. One could easily quip that the …
Doc Maelstrom was a thorn in Collins’ side during the early days of the campaign, but abruptly stopped posting over the summer. On Election night, I received an email from him, reproduced below. Had to lay low the past few months because Collins had them …
I would like to express my gratitude to Chris Collins for his service on behalf of Erie County residents. This was a very hard-fought campaign and I wish him well in his return to the private sector. A lot has been made of our disagreements …
After a short campaign that was more yawn than scream, Mark Poloncarz succeeded last night in breaking an important glass ceiling: first WNYMedia commenter elected County Executive. Congrats, Mark – like the Bills, enjoy the win for 24 hours, then get down to work. How predictable was …
Long story short: He had fun. Also, “The public has spoken. I don’t quite know what to make of that”.
It’s a common misconception among suburban voters that just because they don’t use social services that they aren’t necessary. Think again. DSS is not adequately doing the job they are supposed to do because the “King” himself, Erie County executive Chris Collins continues to gut …
Things I find interesting from the Siena Poll for the County Executive’s race that was released last night, apart from the fact that the race swung from a statistical dead heat of 49/46 for Collins with a MOE of +/- 3.4%, to a genuine dead heat …
I’m not sure that anybody actually cares who I think is the best candidate for anything. Hell, my wife doesn’t even ask me for political advice. I’m just one of those guys who has a “use it or lose it” mentality. Since stormtroppers can’t crash …
Rus Thompson hasn’t been relevant at all this campaign season – a first for the frequent candidate and tea party leader, especially in a county election year. So, he went on the “Voice of Paladino” “News”Radio 930 to announce what was literally touted as “breaking …
