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Jonestown. Comparing layoffs to the worst mass suicide in modern history is a tad histrionic, for sure. But there's more to the metaphor - the element of betrayal. Like the Jones faithful, Gannett employees sacrificed for "the cause" and got burned. But instead of tainted Kool-Aid, they got severance pay determined
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Ren Square supporters: another reason to worry and, perhaps, a reason to rejoice. First, the good news: adopting a much softer tone than he has in recent months, Mayor Bob Duffy says landing state funds for the theater component of the project will be difficult, but not impossible. Previously, Duffy
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So, here we are. 2008 and most Americans marvel at our national enlightenment - the first black referee in the Super Bowl, a woman and a black man in serious contention for the presidency.2008 and Monroe County employs armed deputies, metal detectors, and an egregious arrogance - or worse, ignorance
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It was a wake-up call for Fairport residents when retail giant Walgreens tried to buy the First Baptist Church - a village landmark - so it could build a store in its place. In the past, the village relied on builders to be conscientious of the community's character. But the
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It has been a bold experiment, to be sure - heady days of one-party governance in a system that, by all appearances, has been constructed to excise scrutiny, reward well-connected friends, and suppress discussion and dissent. Behind the scenes of it all, many say, is Republican county chair Steve Minarik,
