The treasure that lies buried “We’re all looking for that big treasure,” says John Howard. “It’s the thrill of the hunt. You don’t know what you’re going to find.” Howard is president of the Genesee Valley Treasure Seekers, a group of about 50 people that gets together on a regular basis to metal detect. […]
Gay Alliance
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News Briefs 6.18.03
Touchy subjects Lawmakers at the June 4 meeting of the Monroe County Legislature’s Ways & Means committee went out of their way to be mean to one another. As noted in this week’s cover story (“The tobacco trick,” page 10), tempers flared between Democrats demanding hard data on the county’s finances and Republican legislators, particularly […]
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Reader Feedback 5.7.03
Freed from tyranny I was appalled by Jack Bradigan Spula’s comments in response to the letter from Stephanie Aldersley in the April 16 issue. To characterize the brave service men and women putting their lives at risk in Iraq as “gung ho” and deserving of criticism for carrying out orders marginalizes Jack and City Newspaper […]
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News briefs 5.7.03
Location, location Monroe Community College’s Advanced Technology Center is revered by public officials and development types alike as a project with the potential to revitalize downtown. But the project is in limbo after the state Legislature declined to allocate the necessary $33 million to get the project started. The Technology Center — a downtown […]
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Highland Bowl concerts, Gay Alliance issues, UR pornography
Hold the concert in the Bowl I support the Lilac Committee’s decision to have a concert in the Highland Bowl during the Lilac Festival. The Lilac Festival comes after a long, hard winter. It symbolizes the beginning of the outdoor summer festivals. It is a time to get outside and enjoy our beautiful Highland Park, […]
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Path of the rainbow
Part one of a two-part series. It’s April 9, and there’s an uncustomary rumbling at the Atlantic-University neighborhood’s less up-and-coming eastern edge. Two-dozen men and women are making some commotion. But their cheers and jeers, punctuated by the heavy beat from a dance studio across the way, are not at all disturbing. […]
