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CITY's comments are back

CITY's comments are back

Ten months ago, CITY disabled the comments function at the bottom of articles on its website after the platform became a disheartening, sucking, swirling eddy of insults. For years prior to being dismantled, the comments section had simultaneously served as a marketplace of ideas, an exchange of information, and a self-moderated town hall.

By David Andreatta Jan 21, 2020

Congressional special election date looks like a rigged game

Congressional special election date looks like a rigged game

Combining a special election to replace disgraced Chris Collins with a presidential primary would save money. But it comes with another cost: credibility.

By Jeremy Moule Jan 14, 2020

New York’s high-speed rail fail

New York’s high-speed rail fail

Rochester doesn’t have enough train travelers to support a coffee shop. Is there really a market upstate for high-speed rail that costs billions?

By David Andreatta Jan 7, 2020

Cuomo’s veto snubs Monroe County’s poor

Cuomo’s veto snubs Monroe County’s poor

Vetoed bill would have given public assistance recipients across the state the same protections for those in New York City.

By David Andreatta Dec 23, 2019

Let us have lettuce in Webster

Let us have lettuce in Webster

Webster residents keep chasing greenhouse farms, and the hundreds of jobs they promise, out of town.

By David Andreatta Dec 17, 2019

Some gig workers are ‘dependent’ contractors

Some gig workers are ‘dependent’ contractors

Gig workers are “independent contractors.” But how many are truly independent?

By David Andreatta Dec 10, 2019

Wegnesia. Wegmentia. Whatever it's called, it's a Rochester thing.

Wegnesia. Wegmentia. Whatever it's called, it's a Rochester thing.

With so many Wegmans stores around, it's easy to forget which one you're at.

By David Andreatta Dec 3, 2019

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