Urban journal For many of us, this is traditionally a season of hope. I’m having trouble finding any, though, given the escalating tragedy in Iraq. There certainly isn’t much hope to be found in the report by the Iraq Study Group. The report calls for diplomacy, and James Baker, the group’s co-chair, says we must […]
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For the morning after, a somber celebration
A friend of mine put it best: the morning after the election, you could almost feel a great sigh of relief rising up from the country. The polls had shown widespread dissatisfaction with Republicans in Washington, particularly with the Bush administration, but it was hard to hope. Polls can be wrong. TV ads work. All […]
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Metro ink – 09.27.06
SATURDAY MORNING SALSA For some, Latin music’s polyrhythmic frenzy and joy might be a bit much so early in the morning. Yet for the past three years, Javier Rivera’s “Esencia Latina” has kicked off each morning on Jazz 90.1 WGMC — at 6 a.m. “It’s been fun,” Rivera says rapid-fire through an ever-present smile. He […]
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Batiste Interview
Prepare for a long war A retired general stays on the attack Retired Army Major General John Batiste has lived in Rochester for less than a year, but his outspoken criticism of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has quickly made him one of the area’s most well-known residents. Batiste, who moved to Rochester to join […]
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How bad can it get?
Urban journal I’m beginning to feel like we’re all on a runaway train, hurtling toward disaster. The latest documentation of how bad things are: a report from the US intelligence community — the intelligence community — saying that our war in Iraq has increased the terrorism threat. The response from the White House and Republican […]
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Missing (Bill) Clinton
It was a sight to see: hundreds of alternative-newspaper people standing and cheering Bill Clinton as he walked onstage, hanging on his every word through a nearly hour-long talk and 45 minutes of questions, and then rushing to the stage to shake his hand, get his autograph, and take his picture. When Clinton was president, […]
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In the name of security…
The Bush administration gets more frightening by the day. And the public, for the most part, remains mute, soothed into submission by threats of terrorism. We are headed down the path to tyranny. This is a government that tortures prisoners. This is a government that holds detainees for years without charging them or giving them […]
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Our Rochester
“There are two cities of Rochester today. Both with very different looks, very different realities, and very different opportunities for the people that live there. One city is prospering and vibrant, the other poor and struggling. “One city sparkles with quality housing, strong neighborhoods, jobs, and access to a rich cultural life. The other city […]
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Reader feedback – 2.15.06
WITH CHILD-ABUSE, PREVENTION WORKS I found it sadly ironic that New York State is charged with determining how much to blame the Monroe County Department of Human and Health Services for the death of AJ Gibson, when New York State has consistently refused to sufficiently fund child-abuse prevention programs and vetoed reform bills. As much […]
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God bless America!
Bit by bit, one move at a time, the Bush administration is amassing power, rewarding its friends, hurting the needy, and eroding Americans’ rights and our reputation abroad. And still there is little public outrage. There is virtual silence as the president continues to spin out his tales of America’s strength, good fortune, and manifest […]
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Religion versus medicine
An insider’s story of political influence in the FDA
