“I want to talk to you about the 13th largest state”
Krestia DeGeorge
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Just clause? Trying to change channels
Reporter Rachel Barnhart: Channel 8’s contract won’t let her move. Gary Ventura Rachel Barnhart won’t talk on the record about suing her former employer. She’s too worried about jeopardizing her career as a television journalist in this town. A former reporter at Channel 8, Barnhart’s a Rochester native, and she’s always wanted to build her […]
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Long Island sounds
It’s5 o’clock on a Wednesday, so the crowd at Rochester’s Hyatt Regency is smaller than it could be, but Tom Suozzi, a natural-born politician if ever there was one, is working it. “Hi, I’m Tom Suozzi,” he says, over and over with an almost calculated efficiency, pausing just long enough to make eye contact, to […]
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Future tense
It’s not news that the media landscape is changing rapidly. Major consolidations of newspaper and broadcast ownership, the reliance on the internet for news: what will we end up with? And what impact will the changes have on democracy? Among the writers exploring those questions is New York Times media critic David Carr. A veteran […]
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Congressional races: Monroe in the spotlight?
The next Congressional election is only nine months away, and this year, Western New York just might matter. With Republicans in the House of Representatives in disarray, the president’s poll numbers stalling, and the DeLay-Cunningham-Abramoff scandals making the news, some Democrats smell an opening. It’s probably overly optimistic for the Dems to think they’ll seize […]
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Measuring Monroe
If you know anything at all about MonroeCounty, you know that we’re in trouble. Sure, there are positive stories here, just like anywhere else. But if current trends continue, we’ll soon be unable to pay for the government we have. Even a mostly upbeat speech from Maggie Brooks can’t change that. So while it’s not […]
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New York sucks
Albany’s a wreck. But you knew that already. You’ve read countless articles and editorials about late state budgets, high tax rates, and other problems. What you may not have read, though, is a comprehensive description of all those problems — and why you should care about them — all in one place. That’s where a […]
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Searching for President Pataki
It was either optimistic (albeit empty) rhetoric or a coded pitch to Republicans outside New York. Depending on your point of view, those were two of the most popular interpretations of Governor George Pataki’s final State of the State address on January 4. Predicting Pataki’s political future has become a popular pastime, and there was […]
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Shelter from the storm
If you’ve lived in Rochester for any length of time, you’ve probably muttered nasty words under your breath about the weather. And during the five months we call “winter,” one of those words was probably “arctic.” You could go on complaining about this. Or you could embrace the opportunity that comes with being part of […]
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Safety first at the mall
Thanks to the feds, you’ll be safe from terrorists at Marketplace.
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The art of the possible
A five-story observation deck, crowned with a rotating restaurant? A chain of islands in LakeOntario?A museum and research center? These were among the ideas floated last week as attractions for the waterfront area around the ferry terminal. Despite a layer of icy freezing rain, about 30 participants turned out for a second public hearing on […]
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Johnson on Johnson: The mayor looks back
Schools. Crime. The city’s economy. Even a cursory glance at media coverage from this year’s mayoral election is enough to tell that the issues haven’t changed all that much from 1993, when Bill Johnson first swept into the mayor’s office in an upset victory. Twelve years of politics and policies later, are we better off? […]
