The seemingly private decision about building a family is no longer private with clear and negative environmental effects for present and future generations.
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Sound public health policy requires accurate information
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A recent Guest Opinion piece on hazardous emissions from lawn and garden equipment contained statements regarding the Monroe County Department of Public Health that were uninformed and misleading.
GUEST OPINION
I know what’s best for my children’s education
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Our elected leaders need to understand that charters are part of the educational fabric of this state.
GUEST OPINION
The toll of emissions from landscape equipment
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Monroe County has New York’s fourth-highest levels of carbon dioxide and fine particulate emissions from lawn and garden equipment. For the sake of public health, it’s time to stop using these gas-powered tools.
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The human cost of cashless transactions
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When businesses move to a cashless environment, the poor in Rochester and elsewhere are hurt.
GUEST OPINION
No (immigrant) student left behind
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If you are a public-school teacher, you may have refugee students in your classes with urgent needs. Know that there are good resources at your disposal.
GUEST OPINION
Is income inequality in the U.S. really rising?
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New research has generated considerable debate among economists about whether income inequality actually is rising—an important question for both Rochester and the U.S.
GUEST OPINION
Are non-compete agreements on the way out?
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New York courts and lawmakers, as well as the Federal Trade Commission, appear to be lining up behind banning non-competes for most employees.
GUEST OPINION
The public power defeat in Maine is a lesson
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Maine voters last week wisely rejected a proposal to replace the state’s privately owned utilities with a publicly owned energy grid.
GUEST OPINION
Why small firms’ R&D efforts deserve more public support
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New research suggests that small companies engaged in costly and uncertain research and development are not able to capture the full benefits from their R&D efforts due to spillovers.
GUEST OPINION
Are community colleges beneficial in general?
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Among community college students, degree completion and upward transfer rates are both low. But two-year institutions boost the mobility and the earnings of low-income students.