Curious, intensely ethical, and almost intimidatingly smart, Lindley went into politics to serve the community, not himself.
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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Cuomo and corruption, Trump and the debate
There’s no question that there’s a stench about Cuomo’s entire Upstate economic development program now. And about Cuomo himself.
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More growth downtown? Developers keep signing on
If there’s a market for them, the developments proposed for the Inner Loop land will bring people, life, and jobs downtown.
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Hillary got pneumonia. Me, too! Me, too!
There are plenty of legitimate reasons – behavioral issues, policy issues – to criticize Clinton. But being reluctant to say you have pneumonia?
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A depressing campaign nears its bitter end
Americans need to find a way to heal the divisions in this diverse and bitterly divided country.
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Downtown Rochester crime myths, Round 2
If you don’t feel safe anywhere unless there is absolutely no crime, then you won’t feel safe downtown – or in Gates or Greece.
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The big Rochester myth about downtown crime
Downtown Rochester is safe. But the myth about its crime rate has been repeated so often that it’s now general public perception.
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A modest little proposal for revitalizing downtown
Where a company has its corporate headquarters makes a statement about that company and how it views its community.
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The next stages of the Sanders revolution
Bernie started a revolution, and the Democratic Party will need to enthusiastically support the progressive platform or miss out.
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Electing a president of a divided nation
For the country to succeed, for American democracy to succeed, it will take all of us, not just a bare majority of voters.
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Fear? Anger? Hope?
It’s hard to urge reason in the face of shouts and appeals to the worst of our emotions and our nature.
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We don’t need a park on the Midtown site
Parcel 5 is a valuable development site. We shouldn’t close out that option with a park that we simply don’t need.
