To save Monroe: Bill Johnson
Four years ago, we urged MonroeCounty voters to reject Jack Doyle’s bid for re-election as county executive. Among our reasons: the threats and bullying that he and other Republican Party leaders used to get their way, and the close correlation between the awarding of county contracts and donations to Doyle and the Republican Party. …
The blight of lost childhood
Even for Hollywood, which tends to specialize in the offbeat and bizarre, Clint Eastwood’s career has followed a rather unusual pattern. After several years playing minor film roles and a longish stint in a television Western series, he journeyed to Europe, where many American actors go to work after they die, but unlike many of…
Women sticking to their guns
It doesn’t happen often — in fact, it’s downright uncommon — but once in a while, I’ll become so completely engrossed in a movie, I’ll forget I’m watching it in a theater full of people. It happened with Casa de los Babys (opens Friday, October 24, at the Little), the latest flick from eclectic American…
Pre-Halloween spookiness
It’s not every day that a CIA veteran addresses an audience of social activists and does not repudiate his past. When these guys come out, they usually sound contrite. Take Philip Agee, the ex-spook who denounced RIT’s dalliance with Langley. Agee wrote a delicious book on the CIA’s international crime spree; ultimately he rejected…
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County Lej meeting, Rochesterians Against the Misuse of Pesticides, seven peace activists not guilty, People in Black, educating against misogynist violence
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Readers’ comments on the election
Sizing up the battle for school board
There are 10 candidates running for four open seats on the Rochester School Board this year. Four Democrats will face off against four Republicans, an Independence candidate, and a candidate running on the Working Families line. The Democrats — Malik Evans, David Perez, Willa Powell, and Shirley Thompson — were profiled in City Newspaper’s…
DA endorsement? No conviction
Taking off on a book title from Texan gadfly Jim Hightower: If the gods meant us to give an endorsement for Monroe County District Attorney, they would have given us a candidate… who firmly opposes the death penalty. Unfortunately, both candidates on the ballot, Mike Green (Democratic and Crime Prevention parties) and Ann Marie…
Great expectations: Is change in the works for City Council?
Ten candidates, four seats. The ballot might be telling you that broad changes are in the offing for Rochester City Council this election season. But don’t believe the hype. Change and City Council don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand. Democrats dominate voters in the city of Rochester. And City Council, to a member, mirrors its constituents. Aside…
Town supers near the finish line
With the primaries safely in the past, most Rochester-area suburban elections are over before they’re over. Whoever was lucky enough to win the Republican endorsement can coast. But there are still some town elections worth watching — because a particular primary turned the tables, or because a race involves issues that may resonate beyond…
