A new county name? There’s a movement afoot to change the name of Monroe County. A small group of local folks is dead serious that it’s time for a new name. Michael Argaman, an activist and financial advisor, is leading the effort. “President James Monroe doesn’t deserve to have the county named after him,” […]
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Lost highways
Motorists have reason to celebrate — at least in the short term. As part of County Executive Jack Doyle’s proposed 2003 budget cuts, the county will no longer pay towns to resurface, sweep, and otherwise maintain county roads. If approved by the Legislature this fall, the move would save the county almost $1.5 million next […]
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Monroe in decline
OK. I’ll ask the question again: just what kind of community do we want?
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Investing in children, Cuts hurt children, Park pleasures, Caesar’s ghost…
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No protection for child protectors
Monroe County officials, faced with a budget shortfall that may exceed $19 million, have vowed not to compromise health and public safety as they reduce the county workforce. But to the dismay of county Child Protective Service employees, their work to help children suffering abuse and neglect doesn’t fit the administration’s definition of “health […]
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‘We’re in big trouble’
Hundreds of people stood and cheered last Thursday when the School Board announced that Superintendent Clifford Janey will be leaving. Cheered? I just wanted to throw up. Should Janey leave? Probably. Is this the right time? I don’t know. One thing’s for sure, though: this isn’t the right way. It may have made some School […]
