Four Questions
A story of lifting African children out of poverty
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In his new book “And the Children Shall Lead Us,” Barry Childs recounts the roots of Africa Bridge and shares the nonprofit’s model for eradicating extreme poverty.
Letters
The only path to educational reform in Rochester
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The success at East can be replicated, but it would require the one thing that RCSD has refused to grant to anyone proposing anything out of the ordinary: autonomy.
Letters
‘Good cause’ eviction could worsen housing crisis
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State lawmakers should enact balanced housing policies that address the need for more affordable housing.
GUEST OPINION
Why we’re on strike at the D&C
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For members of the Newspaper Guild of Rochester, whose contract with Gannett expired in 2019, the fight for adequate pay and protections is a righteous one.
GUEST OPINION
It takes a village: Our most precious resource—you
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Community stakeholders should be engaged in the news coverage they receive. Without you and your valuable input and involvement, the success of the Rochester Beacon is uncertain.
Community
Other eclipses I’d like to see
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The moon blocking our view of the sun may be a rare occurrence, but down here on Earth, small things have been eclipsing bigger things for a long time.
Culture
Event slated for mixed-media exhibit at St. John Fisher
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The exhibit, “Urban Alchemy,” features the work of local artists Magnus Champlin and Richard Colón, who will speak at an April 25 reception.
Justice & Public Safety
RPD and the community
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A new report shows the Rochester Police Department’s community engagement efforts are heading in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go.
Community
Urban farm project to begin this month
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In an expansion of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s South Lawn project, work to transform vacant lots in the city’s northeast quadrant is slated to start April 24.
Education
Clarkson’s D’Amuro to speak at civic education forum
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Nick D’Amuro is slated to participate in a May 9 state Bar Association event that will also feature Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as a key speaker.