Broadcast fairness, review attack, Iraq
debate
George W. Bush
Outrage at the outrageous in our little town
Our president continued to thumb his nose at the world, his attorney general continued to flex his muscles, and Kodak unleashed another round of bad news. But the really big story in Rochester this past week was Bob Lonsberry. Being outrageous is nothing new for Lonsberry. He and WHAM, which has been airing his […]
Reader feedback 9.17.03
Protesting the transit center, energy waste, the Bush carnage
Reader feedback 8.20.03
Ginna’s future, taxing ‘little people,’ City’s writers
King of the world
Are you paying attention? Now it’s Iran that is harboring terrorists. And building nuclear weapons. And developing biological and chemical weapons. And, says the Bush administration, Iran is stirring up trouble in Iraq. The drumbeat is quickening: Iran needs a regime change. Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that “hard-liners” in the […]
Reader Feedback 2.26.03
The Iraq war, people with guns, more Buddhist dialogue
The union under a radical president
Read more about The State We’re In in the Cover Story section The state of the union is one of rising unemployment and a growing number of people with little or no health insurance; of reckless energy use and the trashing of the environment. Of a growing disparity between rich and poor, encouraged by the […]
Reader feedback 1.29.03
Luring 20-somethings, Israel and Palestine,
war and peace
Reader Feedback 1.15.03
Snowbound As a City of Rochester resident and year-round walker, I increasingly dread the onset of winter, mainly because of the thick snowy blanket or icy veneer that often coats the sidewalks. At least once every winter, I manage to fall on the sidewalk, so far avoiding serious injury to my already impaired body. […]
Reader Feedback 12.4.02
Preventing the war, Cobbs Hill views, the US and violence
To the barricades!
So how depressed are you? The media had predicted that last week’s election would be a cliffhanger. What a hoot. But we should have seen this rout coming. The Democrats caved on Iraq so they could focus on the economy — and then had no message. No plan. No conviction. No fire. Meantime, the […]






