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MRSA: Middle school student's infection isolated incident
The Grand Island School District is about to get more familiar with MRSA. That’s shorthand for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, a bacterial infection that can turn deadly....more>>

• NIAGARA RIVER: Officials discuss cleanup
• ELECTION 2007: 10th District hopefuls against Spitzer plan

Sports

Bills

HS BASEBALL: Raiders take it on the chin
Clinching at least a tie for the 2008 Niagara-Orleans League title on Thursday, Albion trimmed Barker 3-2 Thursday to stay perfect at 11-0 in the league....more>>

• PRO FOOTBALL: Lockport’s O’Day honored by Edinboro University
• COLLEGE ROUNDUP (May 16): Niagara baseball splits with Canisius

Isle File

Opinion

THE ISLE FILE: Facing a choice on Election Day
Islanders on Tuesday will vote to either retain Peter McMahon as town supervisor or elect Mary Cooke to take his place. Neither has a sign on Isle File’s lawn....more>>

• THE ISLE FILE: Islander has his day in Old-Timers' Hall of Fame
• THE ISLE FILE: Puns intended for Island comic

Personalities

KISSEL: The undeniable power of words
Politicians — and others — use them to start little fires, trying to fan the flames of public opinion....more>>

• KISSEL: Celebrate the things you hate
• KISSEL: GI musician looking for 'fixity'

Multimedia

Videos | Podcasts

VIDEO: Watch the demolition of MRS Plating
As officials from the Environmental Protection Agency looked on, a bulldozer began to demolish the MRS Plating building on Park Avenue on Wednesday morning, starting by plucking the business sign off the front of the brick structure and dumping it on the ground....more>>

• SLIDESHOW: Sunday Snapshots for May 11
• VIDEO: Soccer training at Proformance

Special Features

Notebooks | History

REFLECTIONS: Dreading a descent into darkness
Every night, just after dinner, when I can, I steal about a half an hour for myself. I sit and do nothing but the puzzles in the newspaper. It might be selfish, but I am somewhat addicted to the effects. I think of nothing else but solving those puzzles. My mind is free of any other thought....more>>

• GRAND ISLAND HISTORY: The week of Nov. 3 - Nov. 9
• REFLECTIONS: 'Til death do us part?

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