Rural poor, the Johnson candidacy, the war, RPO support
CITY STAFF
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Reader Feedback 4.16.03
Nojay and the bus station; remembering Ryan; porn’s complexities; the war
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Home Design 2003
Chefs at play We see these chefs at work in our favorite restaurants — their kitchens full of steaming pots emanating wonderful smells. Ever wonder what their real kitchens, their home kitchens look like? Disorganized? Nothing but a hot plate and a George Foreman Grill? Here’s a look into the home kitchens of the chef-owners […]
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News Briefs 4.9.03
They came, they didn’t saw Calls have been trickling into the City Newspaper office about an obsession of ours: the future of the city-owned Hemlock-Canadice lakes watershed, a source of Rochester’s municipal water for more than a century. Based on what’s been said at some recent public forums, rumors are circulating that city crews […]
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News briefs 4.2.03
Staying human Despite mounting tensions between peaceniks and police officials concerned about the cost of containing anti-war protests, the March 28 peace rally at the Liberty Pole downtown (and subsequent march to the former Genesee Hospital) was a largely non-confrontational affair. A few passing motorists gave protesters the one-fingered salute; the protesters responded with two-fingered […]
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Territory Band
Territory Band Atlas Okka Disc Atlas marks the second incarnation of Chicago-based saxophonist Ken Vandermark’s Territory Band. Originally conceived as a group of pairs (Jeb Bishop and Axel Doerner on brass; Dave Rempis and Vandermark on reeds; Kent Kessler and Fred Lonberg-Holm on strings; Paul Lytton and Tim Mulvenna on drums) plus pianist Jim Baker, […]
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News Briefs
Wall-to-wall wallets The “grazing stations” at the April 5 Evening With Mayor Bill Johnson probably won’t display much grassroots fare. Not at $300 a head, or $350 for dinner and private reception, or $2,500 for a table of eight. Well, such is the price tag on a county executive race. The list of sponsors […]
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News Briefs 3.19.03
He comes in peace A world on the brink of war. Terrorism. Murder. Brutal dictatorships. Who’s to blame? For most people, it’s “them.” We believe we’d have a more just and peaceful world if only “they” would change and be more like “us.” But how do we change others or an unjust society? Sulak Sivaraksa, […]
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Reader feedback 3.19.03
Pleas for peace On a recent trip to Laos, it was with great shame that I saw the results of the US bombing during the Vietnam War. US pilots indiscriminately dropped more than 250 million cluster bombs, hitting schools, hospitals, and temples, killing thousands of innocent people. Historic sites are filled with bomb craters; ancient […]
