Evidently FREE PRESS, the First Amendment to our Constitution and the Bill of Rights are not welcomed by a few choice people in Buffalo, Oklahoma.
More importantly, it appears that printing the truth and an opinion is allowed everywhere in this Country but not in Buffalo Oklahoma.

For those of you who may have forgotten why it is that you are allowed to move about freely, speak freely and share your infinite knowledge and wisdom while sitting around the coffee table first thing in the morning, the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights is printed below.

It appears that those who take umbrage at the facts are conspiring to eliminate this publication and web-site.

A senior hospital administrator personally chastised one of our advertisers threatening to cease doing business with the advertiser if they continued promoting their business in Inside Buffalo Magazine. One can only assume this person is unhappy that the deal with the Town of Buffalo over the doctor’s clinic was made public.

Another business person was told by a regular customer that they will not be doing business with them again.

We digress - For the Record...
We're not against a doctor nor are we against the hospital.
BUT - We are for forthrightness and for sharing a point-counterpoint view. Every story or incident has two sides. Inside Buffalo will usually take the opposite side to get people thinking. And we're accomplishing that goal.
If you're reading this then you are thinking! Share your opinion in places other than at the local round table discussion or at the cafe'. It takes GUTS to print the facts, the truth, and to put one's opinion in writing. Especially when it's against a community leader's view or against those who are in charge of a public trust.
The fact is Inside Buffalo's editorial staff is for the new doctor!
The doctor has shared a discussion or two with many of us and is extremely likable. We also have no objections whatsoever to a new clinic, just not the way it was done and handled.
There wouldn't have been offers by private residents, more than just those listed in the article below, who stepped forward offering to assist the hospital with private funding for a clinic if it wasn't what is considered a 'good thing' for Buffalo. We are, however, totally against the way it was handled and the lack of openness.

Buffalo's Economic Development Director said everyone (reiterated twice) he's spoken with is for the bailout of the hospital. He was asked, have these 'everyone' people ever had a chance at hearing the other side, the dissenting opinion? He acknowledge that they most likely had not. The question is, then... Would these people be so solidly behind the Town's decision if they had heard the other side of the story, the dissenting view? And... have these people ever been afforded the opportunity to hear the other side or another opinion on the matter? The question is not rhetorical and you know the answer.
All the population of the U.S. would be Republican if it weren't for the "other sides", the Democrats or Independents. Everyone would be wearing black colored clothing if it weren't for the other colors availabe as a choice.
Simply put - give these people the opportunity to hear all of the story, including a dissenting view and allow them to make their decision for or against a Town Board decision based on real facts.
End of Digression

These brave advertisers are getting more BANG for their promotion than they could ever have realized with any other media in Buffalo. What the naysayers are doing is creating a “buzz” for this site, the magazine and the businesses promoted within.
We have already had more than a few people and businesses who asked to be included in upcoming issues and others who have guaranteed they WILL advertise in upcoming issues. Some have told Inside Buffalo that they not only wish to promote their business or company they want their names printed to show they support this site and magazine.

In the end, the TRUTH always comes out.

If calling advertisers, stopping by their businesses or homes and threatening to stop dealing with them is what motivates you then this website and the magazine are doing their job. Be assured, it’s NOT going to stop this website or information from being printed!

We have received emails, telephone calls and reassurances from numerous people in and around Buffalo that they are behind this publication and website. This site had over 3,000 hits in just 4 days and it’s generating thousands more every day. (1,870 site visits Oct 9, 2008) We’ve had a multitude of positive comments as well as a few negative. Both remind us here at Inside Buffalo that we’re informing the people and that it’s working!

Every company promoted on this site and in print received FREE promotional space. All ads appearing currently were okayed. Telephone numbers and business names are part of the public domain and are free to reproduce whether approved or not. Call your lawyer or do some research.

This site will continue and the magazine will continue even without advertisers.

There’s a very, very hot topic and some very interesting information which is about to come out in Buffalo and it too will be made public. This magazine & this website is here to inform and present opinions - it's meant to inform and for the citizenry of Buffalo and the World to be informed.

It’s gonna hit the fan!

Please take the time to opine! Visit our contact page and have fun! Be brave! Anonymous messages serve no purpose. Stand up for your rights and freedoms!

This article contains a dissemination of 3 editorials prepared by 2 different contributing staff writers - the digression is that of the editor.

Mr. Bob Slayton recently purchased some property in the Town of Buffalo, Oklahoma with hopes of moving his family to the quaint Town and taking up residence. He scoped out the local commercial real estate market and purchased a building which would soon be his retail location for a new, "old time mercantile store". Mr. Slayton had promised the Town of Buffalo that he would be hiring 12 employees which would bring an impact of at least $300,000.00 to the Town of Buffalo in payroll paid to employees over the next year and countless revenue in the form of taxes; sales, property and personal taxes.

Mr. Slayton began a diligent effort at deconstruction, tearing out walls, demolishing portions of the building, opening up spaces and just simply working hard at making something of the 1920’s era structure. .

When it came time for Mr. Slayton to be rid of the pile of debris left over from the demolition, he contacted the Town Manager of Buffalo and inquired as to what was required to get rid of the large amount of junk remaining from his efforts. He was informed that there was nothing the Town could do. Mr. Slayton was told that it was his responsibility to find a company to haul the debris and to dump it, advising Mr. Slayton that the nearest landfill was in Mooreland.

The Town Manager told him that he’d really like to help but that if he did help Mr. Slayton, he’d be forced to help every guy or company every time they needed junk hauled away. So Mr. Slayton took it upon himself to contact the different companies around Northwest Oklahoma having anything to do with refuse hauling and dumping. After days of telephone calls he found one company willing to assist him. Two large truck loads later and astounding costs and fees paid to both the garbage Company and landfill, Mr. Slayton had finally gotten rid of the remaining demolition debris.

There was a time when Mr. Slayton was in the process of remodeling his building and he was in need of a tool necessary for demolition. He asked the Town Manager if he could rent or borrow one. The answer was no, because the Town didn’t have such a tool, but if it did the answer was still no. You see, Mr. Slayton was advised, if the Town were to lend or rent you a tool then the Town would have to lend or rent anyone at any time a tool whenever a need arose. Sorry, Mr. Slayton, “I can’t help you, but here’s a flyer for a company that has the tool you are looking for on sale” and the Town Manager handed Mr. Slayton the aforementioned flyer. “Your best bet” Mr. Slayton was told, “is to buy one for yourself”. “Oh, and if you do, let us know because there may be an occasion where we could use such a tool. And! maybe we could borrow or rent it from you when necessary”, the manager said. Yeah right, Mr. Slayton thought to himself as he exited City Hall.

Mr. Slayton went on to employee over 20 persons in the Town of Buffalo and did just as he had promised. Now Mr. Slayton has found out that the Town of Buffalo just recently allowed the Dollar General Store Company to dump approximately 60-80 tons of debris FOR FREE at what was once a Town landfill. Only to cost the Town of Buffalo $10-12,000.00 to be rid of the junk and move it to where Mr Slayton was advised is the nearest landfill, Mooreland. Mr. Slayton isn't all too happy right now. Can you blame him?

Mr. Slayton would like to know why Dollar General wasn’t told: “Sorry Mr. Dollar (or Mr. General) The Town of Buffalo can’t help you with all that refuse from your torn down building, you’ll have to find a company to haul it and find a place to dump it. By the way, there’s a landfill in Mooreland. Sorry we can’t help you because if we did that, then we’d have to help every man or Company who needed to dump junk at any time and we just can’t do that.

Inside Buffalo has suggested to Mr. Slayton that it looks like a clear and distinct case of discrimination. What the Town of Buffalo did for Dollar General they should also do for Mr. Slayton or anyone else.

Discrimination? Mr. Slayton might consider consulting an attorney.

The foregoing actually happened. The quotes are exact. Only the name and storyline were changed.