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May 13, 2021

Tell Me About Strict Scutiny

What is this crazy thing called strict scrutiny??? Strict scrutiny is a form of judical review that the court use to determine if a law is constitutional or unconstitutional. Mostly, this concept is used in cases of discrmination, when someone is being treated uneuqual for whatever reason, such as race, gender or even how their sexuality. For the…

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Tell Me About Strict Scutiny
Tell Me About Strict Scutiny

Mar 13, 2021

Are we still suffering from Love Canal?

Marie Frontier, and employee in the field of healthcare, speaks out about the effects she has on her own personal health, after growing up just streets away from where the love canal disaster took place. Marie lived on 82nd St. in Niagara Falls, just a couple of blocks from the…

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Mar 10, 2021

Do Niagara Falls Citizens Still Fear The Area They Live In?

A close friend of mine, named Aaron Mats, has lived in the Niagara Falls area for most of his life. He is a solider of the United States Army Reserve and now holds a position at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base, now a three-minute trip from the love canal…

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Mar 9, 2021

Can Living in Niagara Falls Effect Your Health?

In the Niagara Falls area, not only is the love canal a problem, but there are also landfills, and radioactive waste throughout the entire Niagara Falls region. The Niagara Falls region is among the top six counties in NYS with the highest rates of cancer prevalence. Rates within the area…

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Mar 8, 2021

Love Canal: What Happened?

In the late 1800’s, love canal got its name from William T. Love, and young businessman in the Niagara Falls area. He wanted to build a canal connected to the Niagara River. In the late 1890’s he began digging. After a new alternative for electricity came into play, the canal…

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Love Canal: What Happened?
Love Canal: What Happened?

Mar 4, 2021

Niagara Falls: A Goldmine for Healthcare?

Niagara Falls: although an aspiring ghost town, is it a goldmine for healthcare? In the late 1970’s, citizens of the Niagara Falls area were evacuated from their homes due to the well known “Love Canal” disaster. During this disaster, over 1000 people abandoned their homes, to never return. Love Canal…

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Niagara Falls: A Goldmine for Healthcare?
Niagara Falls: A Goldmine for Healthcare?
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