The roots of Rwanda
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Reader feedback 4.7.2004
Homeless help, big-box sprawl, gay marriage, Green power
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Reader feedback 3.2404
School nurses, gay marriage, George Bush and Ralph Nader
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Reader feedback 3.17.04
The Fest change City’s February 18 edition features an article entitled “RBTL Gets Dogged.” The headline represents an unfair and inaccurate characterization of the change in the producer for the Rochester MusicFest from the Broadway Theater League to LeadDog Marketing Group. I am hard-pressed to understand how the fact that the city conducted an […]
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Reader feedback 3.10.04
The Nader candidacy,
our restaurant critic, defusing tension
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True or false? Rochester and slavery
Change the present A friend sent us a copy of the February 10 City article on the revelations of Nathaniel Rochester’s activities as a slave trader. It is appropriate that a complete history of significant people of the past should be made known. However, it is not enough. We feel comfortable making judgments about […]
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Reader feedback 3.3.04
Amendment would deny rights Supporters of President George Bush’s proposal for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriages should carefully consider the full ramifications of that proposal — if they also support the freedom of religion safeguarded by our Constitutional Bill of Rights. While there are many Christians and members of other religions who believe […]
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An apology from our staff
A recent City article has created understandable concern among readers and non-profit organizations. In our cover article “Need to Feed,” published February 18 and placed on our website that week, we included several quotes containing false statements and unfair accusations about local non-profit groups that distribute food to the needy. Those statements should […]
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Reader feedback 2.25.04
Choosing a school in the neighborhood Regarding Christine Carrie Fien’s article on the school-choice policy (“Home-school Advantage,” February 4): Some parents in the School 46 neighborhood are seeking a guarantee that neighborhood kindergartners will be allowed to attend 46 if they want to. School Board member Rob Brown implies that those parents can only […]
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Reader feedback 2.18.04
Remembering the Democrats I have a different memory of the Democrats than Nicholas Hogan has (“Bring Back the Democrats,” The Mail, February 4). He is correct in noting that the Democrats presided over a massive economic boom and brought a budget surplus that has disappeared into massive deficits. However, my memory of that boom is […]
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Reader feedback 2.11.04
George Bush|burgers| Voter madness White House reporter Helen Thomas calls George W. Bush “the worst president in American history.” One look at how we go about selecting our presidents indicates why we’ve done such a poor job recently. A rational voter would take a hard look at the candidate’s history and performance in public life, […]
