There is a time bomb waiting to blow up in our faces — in Rochester, in Pittsford, in Hamlin, in Webster, in Gates, in Mendon…. The time bomb is the county’s financial situation, severe now, and growing worse. Last year and this year, the county faced major budget deficits. It covered them by, among […]
Maggie Brooks
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Let the games begin
It was an interesting chain of events. Last Monday, July 7, City Newspaper received a press release from the Maggie Brooks for County Executive campaign committee. A press conference was scheduled for Tuesday, at which the county clerk and representatives from the Rochester Broadway Theater League would make “an important announcement about a community project […]
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Lights, camera, action?
I agree wholeheartedly with Republican County Clerk/Executive candidate Maggie Brooks. “We’ve had enough studies, enough conferences, and enough meetings,” Brooks has declared on several campaign occasions. “Now is the time to roll up our sleeves, bring people together, and get the job done.” Amen, Maggie. And to that, I would add that I’ve had […]
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Can we think big?
If Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse worked together as a region, could we get the growth — new companies, new jobs, new people — that’s eluding us? Maybe. We’d certainly have a better chance than if we keep working separately. But boy, do we have a long way to go. Working together as a […]
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Reader feedback 11.13.02
The county clerk’s letter, Green candidates, Doyle and the United Way
