Erik Brady: Mark Hannon keeps finding books at home. Now he's found one in a dome. By Erik Brady Special to The News Jul 8, 2021 Jul 8, 2021 Updated Jul 18, 2023 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The old joke goes that Erie County is the only municipality in America that paid for a domed stadium but didn’t get one.kAmx7 J@F 2C6 @7 2 46CE2:? 286[ J@F <?@H H92E H6’C6 E2=<:?8 23@FE] x7 ?@E[ DF77:46 E@ D2J E92E 367@C6 E96 4@F?EJ 3F:=E :ED @A6?\2:C DE25:F> 7@C E96 qF772=@ q:==D :? ~C492C5 !2C<[ :E A=2??65 E@ 3F:=5 2 5@>65 @?6 :? {2?42DE6C] %92E ?6G6C 42>6 E@ A2DD[ @7 4@FCD6[ 2?5 E96 4@FCEC@@> D282 =2DE65 7@C >@C6 E92? EH@ 564256D] xE :?4=F565 >F=E:A=6 =2HDF:ED[ 2?5 >F=E:A=6 >:==:@?D 2H2C565 E@ E96 56G6=@A6C — @9[ 2?5 EH@ 4@F?EJ =68:D=2E@CD 4@?G:4E65 @7 D@=:4:E2E:@? @7 3C:36CJ]k^Am kAm|2C< w2??@? 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