As an astronomer, Adam Frank is used to scanning the sky for nebulae and supernovas. But lately he's turned his focus inward, searching the vast expanse between science and religion for signs of common ground. Over the past decade the battle...
ECONOMY: Neither booms nor busts for Rochester
Mayor Bob Duffy will run unopposed and win a second term by a landslide, Caroline Kennedy will replace Senator Hillary Clinton in the Senate, and construction work on Renaissance Square will begin with groundbreaking for the Monroe Community...
DEVELOPMENT: Ren Square above and below
For all the talk about how Renaissance Square will look to surface-dwellers, not much has been said about its impact below ground. The project's environmental assessment spells out the Main and Clinton site's past history as a Native- American...
EDUCATION: Metro school on track for 2010
A public metro school that would accept half of its students from city schools and half from suburban schools throughout Monroe County is moving forward, says project founder William Cala. The former Fairport and Rochester schools...
The area's three Congressional freshmen: Democrats Eric Massa, Dan Maffei, and Republican Chris Lee are coming to Capitol Hill during a time of financial gloom and anxiety. When these new representatives were campaigning, TARP - the acronym...
HUMAN SERVICES: Job searches: how much is too much?
Kenny Wade has a daunting task - to find and apply for about 40 jobs a month. That's a standard requirement for people receiving public benefits. In Monroe County, depending on the programs in which they are enrolled, clients have to make 10 or...
Multi-reed master Ken Peplowski left college early to join The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra on...
There are many reasons why people meet annually - family and class reunions, conventions,...
Contrasting with a number of recent pictures dealing with Germany during World War II,...
As a kid, if given the choice between a history lesson and eating 10 plates of Brussels sprouts,...
OUR MONSTER ISSUE! The results are in! This year THOUSANDS of Rochesterians voted in our annual...
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Speedmaster said:
If the recent nonsense w/ the RCSD has shown us anything, it's that we don't need another twist on govt.-run education, we need to be rid of...
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George Landberg said:
Debate and discussion is a wonderful undertaking but eventually every human will have to in their own way answer the question about life....Why?
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andrea miller said:
Thank you for this interview. This is a perfect article to pass on to friends and family who need to think in a new way...are afraid perhaps...
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Kit Nelson said:
Are We There Yet? Money is created...
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John Jongen said:
Another 'bus transit center' for what? So that we can stay in the stone age of public transportation a little longer? Why not bring back the...
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