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ray zylinski
Issue 24 Rob Kaiser Issue 24 Rob Kaiser

ray zylinski

Lying on the couch, many years removed from the November day in 1988 when doctors pronounced the glow in his eye a sign of the cancer that would blind him, Ray Zylinski brooded…

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december storm
Issue 24 Nancy Weekly Issue 24 Nancy Weekly

december storm

Considered to be one of Charles E. Burchfield’s most important paintings, December Storm depicts sunlight bursting through storm clouds…

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boulud’s paradox
Issue 23 John J. Maxfield Issue 23 John J. Maxfield

boulud’s paradox

When Daniel Boulud was 14 years old, he didn’t like school and didn’t want to work on his family’s farm, so his parents got him a job in a restaurant…

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maendeleo!
Issue 23 Theodora Dellas Issue 23 Theodora Dellas

maendeleo!

This is the scene at day one of the Maendeleo soccer camp organized by Rick Smith and Gabriel Shalamba for Buffalo’s migrant and refugee boys…

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life, death: doctor amy case
Issue 23 Theodora Dellas Issue 23 Theodora Dellas

life, death: doctor amy case

That’s the way Amy Case talks to people–like she already knows them, and they her. Her naked honesty pulls you in so you can’t help but feel at ease in your back-and-forth with her…

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losing the perfect game
Issue 23 Aidan Ryan Issue 23 Aidan Ryan

losing the perfect game

It’s easy to describe the sport to noninitiates as racquetball without a racquet, but it would be historically accurate to say the reverse, that racquetball is handball with a racquet…

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lavonne
Issue 23 Ted Willis Issue 23 Ted Willis

lavonne

Dr. LaVonne Ansari, or “Dr.A” as she is affectionately known, is the chief executive officer and executive director of the Community Health Center of Buffalo…

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