http://www.niagara-gazette.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:44:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_321004529.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_321004529.html Due to fears perpetuated by governments and news media the world over, people have been lining up in droves to be vaccinated against H1N1. This mass hysteria has created a demand for shots so vast that shortages of the vaccine have become the norm. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:43:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_313234419.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_313234419.html Opponents of cap and trade routinely call the legislation a “job killer.” When nondescript talking points like that get thrown around it’s impossible to make a case for the denial of the bill’s passage. One really needs to qualify and quantify such a statement. Once that is done, it’s very easy, almost too easy, to show how flawed the federal government’s newest idea for taxation and control truly is. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:40:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_306204108.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_306204108.html Sitting near the top of the Left’s ambitious agenda is the tempering of alleged man-made global warming. The Democrat-controlled Congress and Obama administration hope to achieve this goal through a variety of tactics which include green energy incentives, stricter environmental regulations and the absolutely ludicrous concept of cap and trade. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:40:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_293004253.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_293004253.html On Oct. 6, The Independent, a newspaper based in the United Kingdom, issued a shocking report that said Gulf Arabs, along with the leaders of China, Russia, Japan and France, have been meeting in secret to develop a plan that would abandon the dollar as the unit of trade for oil. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:09:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_286001051.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_286001051.html As I was writing this column, the Bills were only a few days removed from a devastating 38-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins, exemplifying how moribund the Buffalo franchise has become. The team lost 6-3 on Sunday to Cleveland. As one would expect, the fans of a 1-4 team that has been outscored 126 to 64 on the season were calling for heads to roll. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:53:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_278165417.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_278165417.html Older readers of this column will remember the once abundant American chestnut. This magnificent tree dominated the eastern landscape with quick-growing specimens that quickly and routinely exceeded reach 100 feet in height. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:05:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_257200636.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_257200636.html A great deal of criticism directed at health care reform has focused on end of life issues. Many people have decried the potential for rationing and abandonment as well as the “death panel” conspiracy. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:58:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_250235904.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_250235904.html Despite some advances in the battle to reclaim our Southern border we are still unprepared to stop the continued flow of aliens into our country. Over the past two years some 1 million people have slipped past our border protection. At the same time the federal government has done nothing to address the nearly 20 million illegal immigrants who have already claimed the USA as their home. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:57:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_236235823.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_236235823.html Two weeks ago, President Obama met with Mexico’s Felipe Calderon and Canada’s Stephen Harper in Mexico for a get-together of North America’s leaders. Since the inception of this annual meeting during the Bush presidency in 2005, many have rightly believed that the heads of state have used this powwow to sell-out the rights of their peoples in an effort to foster North American unity while forsaking national sovereignty. This year’s meeting was no different. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:39:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_222133958.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_222133958.html Confer Plastics is doing relatively well right now. Custom molding sales are up. Employment is up. And, we’re buying one of the largest blow molding machines in North America. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:12:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_215230944.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_215230944.html The July 25 edition of the New York Times dropped a bombshell about the war on terror and its subsequent war on the Constitution. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:24:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_208172436.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_208172436.html The family and I were supposed to go on vacation in northern Saskatchewan in mid-June. A few days before we were to fly out, we received a phone call from the camp’s owner, who said we’d have to postpone the trip. The lake was covered by four feet of ice! Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:23:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_180192500.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_180192500.html Here are a few things that have been on my mind ...A few weeks ago President Obama visited Nellis Air Force Base, where he applauded the 140-acre solar array. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:54:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_173185516.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_173185516.html Cell phones have become a ubiquitous part of the workday. Many businesses give them to their sales and service personnel so they can be in constant contact with their co-workers and customers. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:14:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_089201542.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/bob_confer/local_story_089201542.html Long-time readers of this column probably have a good idea about who I am. You’ve been subjected to my rants about and against illegal immigration, gun control, abortion, the North American Union, the Federal Reserve, taxes, and the economic irresponsibility of the government.