President Trump’s lawyers have argued that he has “unfettered authority over all federal investigations” – even into his own actions.
Mary Anna Towler
Mary Anna Towler is a transplant from the Southern Appalachians and is editor, co-publisher, and co-founder of City. She is happy to have converted a shy but opinionated childhood into an adult job. She credits a grandfather for instilling in her a love of politics. And she makes no apology for her liberal views.
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Creating a fair city: lessons for Rochester
Making sure that cities are inclusive is critical, says Richard Florida. And that will require the involvement of universities, developers, everybody.
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Another special ed reboot
Once again, the Rochester school district is under fire for failing the children who receive its special education services. And once again, district officials are considering another reform, one the school board could adopt this week. Rochester’s troubles with special education date back at least to 1981, when the Empire Justice Center filed a class […]
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Bob Morgan, housing, and downtown’s future
The news about a prominent developer provides one more reason for city officials to assess the housing underway downtown.
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Donald Trump and Nixon: do you see the similarity?
The day-after-day developments, the attacks on the media, the tension between the White House and the Attorney General ….
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Is Rochester’s development meeting everybody’s needs?
Rochester has a serious shortage of quality housing for low-income residents and for the homeless. What’s our plan to deal with that?
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Yet another report says our poverty rate persists
We’re perfectly willing to address poverty in ways that make us feel good, as long as poverty stays in its place.
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Poverty is still a major problem, ACT Rochester reports
ACT Rochester, which tracks the basic well-being of the nine-county Greater Rochester area, released its latest “Community Report Card” this morning. And while the report contains a bit of good news, much of the news in the report is negative. The Rochester region has a very serious problem with poverty and issues related to it. […]
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Who produces our news? Does it make a difference?
There’s a wealth of news available – far more than 30 years ago. But we have to look for it. And we’re impatient.
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Donald Trump and other threats to our democracy
“Democracy’s assassins,” says a troubling new book “use the very institutions of democracy – gradually, subtly, and even legally – to kill it.”
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Martin Luther King Jr. and our history of racism
Fifty years after King’s death, the United States has a president who has encouraged racism and mocked everything King stood for.
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Rochester school district critics rally over special-education concerns
Continuing their protest over special-education problems in the Rochester school district, parents, students, and community activists held a rally outside the district’s administrative offices yesterday afternoon. Speakers called for more funding for special education services and for stronger accountability. The district has been cited by the state and by the Empire Justice Center for serious […]
