Dr. Nancy Bennett and Wade Norwood of the Finger Lakes COVID-19 Vaccine Taskforce are navigating both healthy skepticism and toxic misinformation.
Wade Norwood
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Monroe County launches COVID-19 Vaccination Task Force
Monroe County officials have formed a COVID-19 Vaccination Task Force to oversee the coordination and distribution of the novel coronavirus vaccine within the community.
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To lead this city: Wade Norwood
It is an important election year in the City of Rochester. Bill Johnson is retiring after 12 years as mayor. Three important long-time City Councilmembers will be leaving. Rochester, despite its deep, unique resources, is facing enormous challenges: job loss, tax-base erosion, the flight of well-educated young people, a federal government that is ignoring the […]
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Reader Feedback 8.31.05
POT, NOT In response to Steve Walter’s letter in the August 17 issue: While everyone has a right to make their own moral decisions, I get particularly prickly at the spread of blatant misinformation. Any individual is free to decide for themselves whether the ancient practice of cannabis consumption is a “vice,” but they should […]
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Wade Norwood: schools, money, and City Hall
The mayor and the schools City: Given the city’s fiscal challenges, would you favor giving more money to the CitySchool District? Norwood: No. I think the real question is: How do we get more state investment into local government and local education? Rochester’s next mayor’s going to have to be very aggressive in laying out […]
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Wade Norwood: On the economy, stupid Q&A
City: What would you do differently from the Johnson administration when it comes to economic development? Norwood: I would look to build greater synergies between economic development and community development. I would create a city development department where those functions are merged. Housing and neighborhood commercial development go hand in hand; they should not be […]
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Pop quiz:
How much do the Democratic candidates for mayor know about the city they want to lead? We thought we’d put them to the test — no prior notice, no research allowed. And we’d love to ask any of your questions. In fact, our readers helped inform this week’s pop quiz. To have your questions included, […]
