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,...
URBAN JOURNAL: The Eastman success
Last week, I was stewing in this column about Rochester not getting its act together. We've had some bright spots this fall, though, starting with the opening of the new Nazareth Arts Center - and the vision that it expresses. And last week,...
URBAN JOURNAL: Lessons for Rochester from Austin
Where do young adults want to live? The Wall Street Journal recently asked six "experts" what they think will be "the hottest, hippest destinations for highly mobile, educated workers in their 20's" when the economy picks up. The panel's top...
URBAN JOURNAL: Walking the tightrope with Afghanistan
Not long ago, President Obama called our involvement in Afghanistan "a war of necessity." Now he has stepped back from that precipice and is reconsidering, in part because of Afghanistan's election fraud. But trust in the Karzai administration...
My wife Deb and I have this get-out-of-jail free policy for affairs outside the marriage; each...
Local restaurants will square off to see who can stir up the best chili in town at this year's...
What child hasn't dreamed of flying, battling bad guys, and saving the world? Role-playing as...
Thank goodness summer is over. It's not that we're glad to see the sun, the beaches, or the...
OUR MONSTER ISSUE! The results are in! This year THOUSANDS of Rochesterians voted in our annual...
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David Lum said:
Our state's ethics have crumbled, as has the economic climate. We ordinary NYS citizens have come to view the Albany machine as either: 1. a...
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Willa Powell said:
Reasonable people may differ. Louis Richards and I agree that "the practice of throwing-out money" won't solve our problems, and that "ALL...
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Louis Richards said:
Willa Powell does not deny that mayoral control has improved many school districts and states: “ … in every instance the mayor deployed many...
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Willa Powell said:
Louis Richards wrote: "With regard to replacing the school board, I would rather try something new that has worked quite well in many cities...
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-Philip Chris Edes campaign is a joke. He is naive at best and ignorant at worst about how the school board operates and what it's mission...
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