You aren’t alone if you got a message from an out-of-town friend over the last year that was something like, “What the hell is wrong with your city?!”
Editor’s Notebook
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I shook someone’s hand. And you can, too!
Reports of the death of the handshake have been greatly exaggerated.
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Want the legal marijuana market to thrive? Let the ‘stoners’ in
Who better to help make the legal marijuana market thrive than “criminals” and “stoners” who made a living in the black market?
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As America climbs that hill, we must prepare to fight
There’s no point in trying to understand the insurrectionists. All we can do is see them as they are and prepare for future confrontations
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COMMENTARY: Twitter is a bar and Trump is a blowhard barfly
Social media platforms are like a bar, where people exchange ideas, laugh, and lie. When a blowhard causes trouble, he gets bounced.
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A divided county government sets the stage for a real budget ‘dance’
A GOP-controlled Monroe County Legislature meets Tuesday to hash out a budget proposed by a Democratic executive for the first time in 30 years.
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Drop the charges against Jalil Muntaqim
Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley made a bad decision when she prosecuted Jalil Muntaqim for voter fraud.
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This election is about character — our own
In the coming days, perhaps weeks, the election will be over and we will know what Americans value. Will we have made the right choice?
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Commentary: Mayor Lovely Warren has dug herself a hole
The toxic stew of pressures enveloping Mayor Lovely Warren’s administration are potent enough to potentially end her political career.
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Commentary: Monroe County’s Defective Democrats
Less than a year ago, Democrats came within a hair’s breadth of controlling Monroe County government. Today, their party is in shambles.
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Why not use Rochester’s vacant offices for schools?
Schools need space to re-open. Downtown Rochester has more than 2 million square feet of move-in ready office space sitting vacant.
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As basketball returns to city courts, so does a way of life
As basketball returns to city park courts, the sound of the ball against the pavement and the squeaks of sneakers are a sweet symphony to players.
