We've compromised way too much on health-care reform. It's time to get this thing done. And here's a news flash: We're not going to get a perfect reform bill. Neither the House nor the Senate seems willing to clamp down hard on costs. The...
COMMENT: The past and future of an early Erie Canal-era house
Rochester's 175th birthday this year connects us with the 1834 flour-milling community that drove Rochester's early economy, facilitated by the new Erie Canal and populated by the new Greek Revival style of architecture.
URBAN JOURNAL: If the cause of violence isn't poverty, what is it?
Violence has struck again in Rochester. And again. And again. This year's murder rate isn't as high as last year's, and violent crime is down. But the statistics seem meaningless when we hear reports of yet another shooting and read yet...
URBAN JOURNAL: Reform New York? Abandon all hope
This year's election may have been quiet, but next year, when we elect state legislators and a governor, there should be some fireworks. Will it do any good for us to go to the polls? Obviously, we need change. New York, as a recent New York...
URBAN JOURNAL: Cynthia Elliott and her enablers
A hot little topic currently, among people who are fascinated by such things, is School Board member Cynthia Elliott's muttering "dumb motherfucker" at a recent board meeting, aiming it at Board member Van White. Elliott is running for...
ENDORSEMENTS: County Legislature, City Council, School Board, Mayor
On the whole, this year's local election campaign has been a quiet one. That's unfortunate, because many of the area's most important elected offices are on the ballot: Rochester mayor, School Board, City Council, Monroe County Legislature,...
Talk about tough shoes to fill. From the beginning, the great pianist Dave Brubeck's signature...
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Recent Comments
Peter Royle said:
Dear Ms Towler, I enjoyed your views in "Reform New York?, abandon all hope" in the 11-4/10 issue of the paper. Although I am 68 and definitely...
in URBAN JOURNAL: Reform New York? Abandon all hope
Rick Meisenzahl said:
Because Pittsford has schools and libraries; Rochester does also but Pittsford doesn't waste untold monies on inept school programs, like the city...
in URBAN JOURNAL: If the cause of violence isn't poverty, what is it?
Speedmaster said:
Perhaps poverty & crime /are/ correlated, but not in the way presented here? Is it possible that a culture that values crime might lead to poverty?
in URBAN JOURNAL: If the cause of violence isn't poverty, what is it?
Robert said:
Mayor Duffy is not claiming that poverty and crime are not correlated, but that poverty does not cause crime. They are interrelated in a much more...
in URBAN JOURNAL: If the cause of violence isn't poverty, what is it?
Robert Nassau said:
I assume that the passage of legislation still requires a majority vote. Why, then, do we have this three-men-in-a-room system? Why doesn't the...
in URBAN JOURNAL: Reform New York? Abandon all hope