Students protecting students: This has become a horrifying part of the story of this country’s gun violence.
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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The water’s everywhere – not solely in our lake
In late April, 6,000 people in the Montreal area had to be evacuated. Late last week, another 3,000 were forced out.
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Police Accountability Board vote set
City Council plans to vote this month on legislation creating a Police Accountability Board, but activists oppose a provision that would permit former law enforcement officers to serve on the board.
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Racism’s alive and well in Monroe County
Concerned about incidents of racism, parents ask for a public forum on race. A superintendent says ‘that would not be constructive.’
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RCSD gets Elia’s rewrite orders
Rochester’s school district leaders have six weeks to assure state education officials that they know how to correct major problems in the district – and that they’ll be able to follow.
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Warren urges ‘outrage’ and action over school district
In her annual State of the City address last night, Mayor Lovely Warren ramped up her call for change in the Rochester City School District. And she urged the public to join her in pushing for reform.
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Public may vote on who disciplines police
Rochester voters apparently will have a say in how much power a new Police Accountability Board would have. At its May 21 meeting, City Council plans to vote on establishing an independent Police Accountability Board with broad powers. As the legislation is written now, the board would have the authority to impose discipline on officers […]
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Trump, Mueller, and the response to the report
We now have proof about the conduct of the president of the United States. What are we going to do about it?
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Rochester housing activists push reforms with Tenant Spring
Unlike San Francisco and New York City, Rochester has a reputation for having housing that’s affordable – and it does, for people with a good income. But for many, many Rochesterians, housing isn’t affordable at all. About 65 percent of the city’s households are renters, not homeowners. And a recent report from the Fiscal Policy […]
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Election 2020: Preparing for the Dems’ big show
Age, experience, charisma, issues: Heading into the next presidential election period, Democrats have a lot to think about.
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CRCDS names its next president
For the first time in its 200-year history, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School will be led by a woman. The school announced today that it has named Angela Sims, a vice president at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas and Oklahoma, as its next president.
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Activists plan rally highlighting Rochester’s housing problems
Activists concerned about the lack of quality, affordable housing will hold a rally and march in downtown Rochester on Thursday to call attention to the area’s housing needs and to push for state legislation to address those needs.
