var digesttext = "<!-- Header --><a name=\"opinion\"></a><h2 class=\"blog-header\">News & Opinion Blogs</h2><div class=\"blog-thumbs\"><div class=\"blog-list\"><h2>Inside the News</h2><img src=\"http://media.buffalonews.com/static/images/shared/bn_stacked_logo_small.gif\"   width=\"75\" align=\"left\" /><p>At The News, we talk about the hot stories of the day just like our readers do. With this blog, the newsroom staff and our readers can share their perspectives and comments on the most compelling story of the day. </p><a class=\"gallery-link\" href=\"http://buffalonews.typepad.com/inside_the_news\">go to inside the news</a></div><div class=\"blog-list\"><h2>Politics Now</h2><img src=\"http://media.buffalonews.com/static/images/writers/politicssmall.jpg\"   width=\"75\" align=\"left\" /><p>When the press conferences conclude and the microphones are turned off, politicians in Albany, Washington, D.C., and Buffalo City Hall start doing \"the people\'s work.\" That\'s also when our political and government reporters -- Robert J. McCarthy, Tom Precious and Douglas Turner -- work to uncover what decisions are made behind the closed doors of government. Join the discussion as these veteran reporters share their observations from inside the world of politics. </p><a class=\"gallery-link\" href=\"http://buffalonews.typepad.com/politics_now/\">go to politics now</a></div><div class=\"blog-list\"><h2>MoneySmart</h2><img src=\"http://media.buffalonews.com/static/images/writers/blogger_moneysmart.jpg\"   width=\"75\" align=\"left\" /><p>How to save money is a question on every mind these days. And, while Western New Yorkers are huge coupon users, there are many other ways to stretch your paycheck. Reporter Samantha Maziarz Christmann, who writes the Discount Diva column in the Monday MoneySmart section, will share money-saving advice on this blog. Blogging on consumer technology issues are Joseph Popiolkowski and Dan Kirchberger, self-described tech geeks. </p><a class=\"gallery-link\" href=\"http://buffalonews.typepad.com/moneysmart/\">go to moneysmart</a></div><!--<div class=\"blog-list\"><h2>The Weather Vein</h2><img src=\"http://media.buffalonews.com/static/images/writers/blogger_weather.jpg\"   width=\"75\" align=\"left\" /><p>If there\'s anything Western New Yorkers like to talk (and complain) about, it\'s the weather. We revel in it. We obsess about it. We even brag about it. This is the blog to do all those things, and perhaps, to even learn more about the weather that affects our lives. News Staff reporter John F. Bonfatti, whose beat includes weather, will be the lead blogger. He will be joined by Rick Stanley and other News staffers who share his fascination will all things rain, sun and snow. One thing\'s for sure, when it comes to weather there\'s a lot to talk about. </p><a class=\"gallery-link\" href=\"http://buffalonews.typepad.com/the_weather_vein/\">go to the weather vein</a></div>--><div class=\"blog-list\"><h2>The \'burbs</h2><img src=\"http://media.buffalonews.com/static/images/writers/burbssmall.jpg\"   width=\"75\" align=\"left\" /><p>Amherst and Elma are both suburbs, but they are mighty different places to live. The same can be said of Eggertsville and East Amherst. That term - the suburbs - is what unites most of the people who live in Erie County. Suburban Editor Bruce Andriatch and the reporters who cover the inner and outer ring suburbs discuss what is important to the people who live outside the Queen City.</p><a class=\"gallery-link\" href=\"http://buffalonews.typepad.com/burbs/\">go to the \'burbs</a></div><div class=\"blog-list\"><h2>Strictly Business</h2><img src=\"http://media.buffalonews.com/static/images/writers/bizsmall.jpg\"   width=\"75\" align=\"left\" /><p>Got a question about your investment portfolio? Wondering about the strength of the local business community? Have something to say about the stock market? Business Editor Grove Potter and his team of reporters will lead the discussion about money, business and personal finance, and how they affect you.</p><a class=\"gallery-link\" href=\"http://buffalonews.typepad.com/strictlybusiness/\">go to strictly business</a></div><div class=\"blog-list\"><h2>Matters of Opinion</h2><img src=\"http://media.buffalonews.com/static/images/writers/opinionsmall.jpg\"   width=\"75\" align=\"left\" /><p>On this blog, editorial page editor Mike Vogel, deputy editorial page editor Kevin Walter and writers Dawn Marie Bracely and George Pyle will offer some personal observations as well as group ones. Editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis and Viewpoints editor Carol Feind... who handles letters to the editor and My View columns as well... will also chime in.</p><a class=\"gallery-link\" href=\"http://buffalonews.typepad.com/opinion/\">go to matters of opinion</a></div><div class=\"blog-list\"><h2>Outrages & Insights</h2><img src=\"http://media.buffalonews.com/static/images/writers/blogger_heaney_james.jpg\"   width=\"75\" align=\"left\" /><p>Buffalo News investigative reporter James Heaney expands on his work focused on the incompetence, dysfunction and self-interest that plague the regional economy and local and state government. In addition to tackling problems, Heaney explores solutions, including the potential of green economic development.</p><a class=\"gallery-link\" href=\"http://buffalonews.typepad.com/outrages_insights/\">go to outrages & Insights</a></div><div class=\"blog-list\"><h2>Niagara Views</h2><img src=\"http://media.buffalonews.com/static/images/writers/blogger_niagara.jpg\"   width=\"75\" align=\"left\" /><p>Niagara County knows how to grab the spotlight, sometimes for good reason, sometimes for bad. It plays home to 10 waterfront communities, a fruit-growing region with few rivals and one of the world\'s great wonders. But economic misfortune, hazardous waste and bare-knuckle politics also color its landscape. There\'s a lot to talk about here, and The News Niagara staff wants you to be part of the conversation. </p><a class=\"gallery-link\" href=\"http://buffalonews.typepad.com/niagara_views/\">go to niagara views</a></div></div><div class=\"blog-posts\"><h2>Latest News & Opinion Posts</h2><ul><!-- Items --><li><a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/buffalonews/outrages_insights/~3/NdbOSC0ogCk/random-musings.html\">Things I think you ought to know</a> from <a href=\"http://buffalonews.typepad.com/outrages_insights/\">Outrages & Insights</a><br/><em>The Erie Harbor Canal Development Corp. is poised to spend a boatload of public money to rehab the o..</em><br /><span class=\"blog-date\">Mar 19, 2010 7:00 AM</span><br /><br /></li><li><a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/buffalonews/outrages_insights/~3/nou5K8EHFOQ/cheryl-greens-scorecard.html\">Cheryl Green\'s sorry scorecard</a> from <a href=\"http://buffalonews.typepad.com/outrages_insights/\">Outrages & Insights</a><br/><em>It\'s spring training and time I started brushing up on keeping a scorecard. 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