Beaconomics
N.Y. employment keeps pace in 2018
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Several of New York State’s smaller metros did quite well in 2018, outperforming the state’s leading large metros.
Policy Wonk
Rent-to-own shopping: The nightmare after Christmas
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Yes, rent-to-own retailers are selling to a high-risk consumer. But let’s be clear: These are predatory businesses.
Education
An educational asset at risk
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International students enrolled at UR, RIT and other local schools boost these institutions and the local economy. But changes in immigration policies could prompt foreign students to study in other countries or return to their native lands.
Guest Opinion
Divided, we will continue to fall
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Albany is controlled by New York City and Long Island interests, and with Senate control flipping to the Democrats in January, their dominance could increase. For upstate to counter the accumulation of downstate power, it must stand together.
Community
Memories of a little girl from a long time ago
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You don’t have to be famous or powerful to inspire people. You just have to go about doing ordinary things in an exemplary manner.
Culture
Who will write its next chapter?
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Writers & Books, one of the nation’s oldest and most active community-based literary centers, is searching nationwide for a new executive director with the soul of a literary artist and the brain of an entrepreneur.
Health & Science
New York bucks trend in face of Texas ruling
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On Dec. 14 a Texas judge declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. In New York, the New York State of Heath insurance exchange reported gains in enrollment.
Policy Wonk
Is Rochester ready for e-scooters?
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Convenient, efficient and fun to ride, e-scooters are probably in our future. But adding them to the Rochester roadway could compound the transportation problem.
Community
How young professionals see Rochester
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When Rochester native Andrew Brady returned here in 2012 after going to college at Cornell University and living in Boston for a few years, he found the city undergoing a transformation. In an wide-ranging audio interview with Rochester Beacon publisher Alex Zapesochny, the Rochester Young Professionals president talks about why Rochester now is a magnet for a growing number of young people, and other topics. Listen to their conversation.
Justice & Public Safety
The right to counsel in Monroe County 50 years after Gideon
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More than half a century after the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the right to have an attorney for your defense, if you are innocent and indigent in Monroe County, the scales of justice are still tipped against you.