Community
The divide on fixing digital disparity
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Albany and Washington both want to make broadband internet access affordable for low-income households. One opted for regulation, the other for subsidies. Both face questions.
Community
A cloud remains over summer festivals
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread cancellations in 2020. This year, festival organizers are trying to navigate health safety rules as they stage in-person or hybrid events.
GUEST OPINION
Free lunch from Washington: What could go wrong?
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Low interest rates and the expansion of public programs may be popular, but they aren’t free. The long-term implications of “cheap money” and rapidly-rising deficits are inescapable.
Economy & Business
REDC’s Round XI focuses on post-pandemic recovery
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Projects in the Finger Lakes region will vie for $750 million in economic resources. The state initiative opened for applications May 10.
Environment
UR’s Environmental Health Sciences Center gets federal boost
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The center, which studies how exposure to environmental agents impacts human health, recently received a $7.7 million, five-year renewal federal grant.
GUEST OPINION
Stop drug testing mothers and babies without consent
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Screening of pregnant women and newborns is a practice that disproportionately targets Blacks. The state Legislature should pass stricter rules.
Community
Has the region’s population declined?
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New Census Bureau estimates show both Monroe County and the metro area losing residents in the last decade. But different numbers could emerge when 2020 Census data is released.
Community
The bigotry Asian Americans face
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Their roots lie a continent with nearly 50 diverse nations, but many have a common experience here: anti-Asian prejudice and hostility that can turn to violence.
Four Questions
How nonprofits can go from surviving to thriving
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Margit Brazda Poirier, owner of Grants4Good and a former foundation executive director, says grants—while not a cure-all—can be a valuable source of financial strength.
Health & Science
Finding Loretta: a family’s history with mental illness
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Children of parents with mental health issues such as bipolar disorder and depression are at higher risk to develop the same. But talking openly and seeking treatment can help.