Community voices Thanks and congratulations to City and Ron Netsky for the splendid interviews in “Jump Jim Crow” (June 4, June 11). Both the historical and personal dimensions of these reminiscences are indispensable to our community memory. Voices that I have known over the years came through clearly, which was for me a wonderful bonus. […]
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Supporting Israel
Mr. Spula’s use of “right wing” to describe the Israel Now and Forever Rally (“DC Protests Spring Eternal,” May 2) was inaccurate — unless any pro-Israel activity is right wing in your dictionary. The participants from Rochester represented the entire spectrum of American politics. There were college students and community leaders from all stripes of […]
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Critic tips
My chief objection to George Grella’s movie reviews is that after reading them, I still have no idea whether I want to see the movies in question. Roger Ebert’s and Jon Popick’s movie reviews usually let me know whether I want to spend my money on them. It’s not just a matter of likes or […]
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No quick payback
Rochester was judged better than Buffalo the other day. But no honor was bestowed on either city. The Center for Community Change, a Washington, DC-based not-for-profit that jumpstarts grassroots development projects across the country, said Rochester and other Upstate cities rank above the national average in “subprime” loans made in African-American neighborhoods. The report, Risk […]
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Speaking for Israel
Moshe Naimi suffered a horrible loss only weeks before he arrived in Rochester May 2 to speak at a fundraiser sponsored by the Jewish Community Federation. His mother, Furuk Naimi, was killed with 27 others March 27 when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew up a Passover Seder in Netanya, Israel. What’s more, Moshe’s father, Nusrat […]
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Falls calls
As the person who took the photograph on the cover of your April 17 edition (“Your Are Here: Inside the Heads of Extreme Athletes”), I have a couple of thoughts to pass on to your readers. First, the correct website address for Ruth and Roger Hopkins is www.naturalhighs.net (not “org” as given in the article). […]
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School choices
I read with interest your thought-provoking (and disturbing) article “Facing tough choices” (April 17). You noted the differing opinions of School Board member Rob Brown (“The district’s goal should be ‘a Brighton quality education’ for its students”) and Board President Joanne Giuffrida. Referring to educational programs that reach fewer students, such as School of the […]
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Film fun
Funny how George Grella is never lost for words when he shreds a movie to pieces. “Verbose” comes to mind. Yet when you give him an assignment — to pick Oscar’s winners and should-have-beens (March 20) — his supposed vast knowledge of the world of film fails him. Nine times he had “no choice.” This […]
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Get rid of the Lej
I have an idea to help reduce the cost and waste of the various county governments. I call this plan “M&M,” after my two nieces, who sometimes fight over the same toy. Instead of one large ring to rule them all, Monroe County can continue the tradition of smaller, more responsive local governments. 1) The […]
