I crashed into Britny Horton - literally - on the steps of City Hall the night of the first big protest against Mayor Bob Duffy's plan to consolidate the city and the school district. We were two of about 200 in...
DOWNTOWN: RPD battles recurring fistfights near Main Street
A series of fistfights in the vicinity of the Liberty Pole downtown has resulted in...
MEDIA: MPM's second shot at free newspapers
Messenger Post Media's eight suburban weeklies switched to free subscriptions this week,...
Serving children: Where's the payoff?
Programs that serve children need rigorous review, says children's advocate Dr. Jeff...
"We should remember what it felt like one year ago, as the ability to recall it emotionally will pass and it is an emotional memory as much as anything else," writes Lawrence Lessig in "How to Get our Democracy Back" in the current issue of The...
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MAYORAL CONTROL: Why you can't vote
Some residents, parents, and anti-mayoral control activists have proposed bringing the issue to a vote; giving registered voters in the City of Rochester the ultimate power to decide whether the school district should be merged with City Hall....
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DEVELOPMENT: New Irondequoit supervisor backs East Ridge plan
The East Ridge Road commercial strip is a vital part of Irondequoit, but it has competition - the region's other commercial areas adjacent to malls. So when Town of Irondequoit officials decided to update a document that provides...
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URBAN JOURNAL: Facts, fiction, and risks with mayoral control
It's no surprise that the debate over mayoral control is emotional. And since that debate will go on for a while, can we all agree on a couple of things? 1) Let's tamp down the anger. Anger is destroying public discourse all across the nation,...
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This week's calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Reports from Haiti and Latin America The Rochester Committee on Latin America will host presentations by...
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IRAQ TOTALS - 4,374 US servicemen and servicewomen, 318 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen, and approximately 95,158 to 103,819 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to January 29. No American...
If the acronym QOTSA means anything to you, then you're familiar with Nick Oliveri. Hell, if...
Have you ever seen a celebrity in person? If you've never had the opportunity to be cut off in...
"Almost" is a precarious place to live, both geographically and emotionally. It can mean, "I...
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This past weekend I took my nieces and nephew sledding at Harris Whalen Park in Penfield....
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