This week, readers respond to Postcard Fridays, defend the PAB appointee with a criminal background, and dispute Sen. Mitt Romney’s “hero” status.
David Andreatta
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Commentary: If I were mayor . . .
A public shaming square at Parcel 5. Re-branding “Center City.” A funding stream for the arts. The crow as the official city bird. Fill in the Inner Loop. What would you do if you were mayor of Rochester?
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Both sides claim win in Whole Foods court decision
An appellate court tossed two challenges to the Whole Foods Plaza project, but remanded a third back to the lower court.
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Commentary: What did Judge Rosenbaum do? We can only guess.
The best taxpayers can do to piece together the extent of Rosenbaum’s alleged harassment is to deduce what Rosenbaum didn’t do.
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Accused of harassing court staff, Justice Matthew Rosenbaum officially resigns
“The matter against Judge Rosenbaum was of such magnitude that, notwithstanding his resignation, it was important to make sure he would never return to the bench.”
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Postcards from the Left ease liberals on the edge
Postcard Fridays at Soul Coffee and Jazz at Village Gate is one of many postcard parties that have popped up around the country since the 2016 presidential election. The group has written nearly 56,000 postcards.
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Court ruling temporarily hobbles Police Accountability Board
Rochester’s new Police Accountability Board was dealt a setback Tuesday with a court ruling that severely, but temporarily, curtailed its powers.
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Commentary: Bankruptcy won’t cure RCSD, but it could help
Sometimes bankruptcy courts can accomplish what no one else can because they can get stakeholders on the same page.
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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. There were […]
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Rochester clergy urge state leaders to uphold bail reform
Rochester clergy are urging state leaders to resist mounting pressure from law enforcement and constituents to repeal or modify the new bail reform law.
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Democratic state Senate challenger Jen Lunsford drops out to run for Assembly
Four months after announcing her intention to run for state Senate, Jen Lunsford is now running for the Assembly.
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City Council stands behind reformed ex-convict for Rochester PAB
Miquel Powell shot a woman when he was 21. Now, at 38, he has been appointed to the Rochester Police Accountability Board.
