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NY’s tough call on casinos
This is the beginning of City’s general-election coverage. The coverage continues in the October 16 and October 23 issues. We’ll look at the elections in Greece, Irondequoit, Monroe County, and the City of Rochester, and have special coverage of the Green Party of Monroe County. The general election is Tuesday, November 5. Mayor Tom Richards […]
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Say what?
It’s gone from hot topic to footnote in a matter of weeks. Mall magnate and Wilmorite CEO Tom Wilmot’s proposal for an Indian-run casino in downtown Rochester seems dead in the water. First, Governor George Pataki told the media he wasn’t even considering a Rochester location. Then news came out of Albany that all land-claim […]
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Reader feedback 8.18.04
CASINO, PRO AND CON An American Indian sovereign nation in the middle of Rochester may sound threatening, but actually it completes the full cycle of development of our community. American Indians were the original occupiers of downtown Rochester, and developing a small plot of land to reintroduce them into our region’s rich diverse culture will […]
