Why is it that when we think of the top, successful business leaders, Martha Matilda Harper does not pop into all Rochesterians’ minds?
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A bridge between cultures
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Friendship with other members of the Rochester community can play a pivotal role in helping immigrants navigate the challenges of starting a new life here.
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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.
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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.
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To be or not to be: dualities of innovation
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Organizations should not focus solely on results, but also reward people for experimentation and learning.
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Health care: from polluter to environmental protector
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How do you attack the waste problem? You figure out the biggest items generating waste and start there.
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The power of science
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The past year has illustrated that sound strategy, scientific methodology, and communicating research findings in a clear manner can help save lives.
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Are coronavirus variants already here? Probably yes.
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Troubling mutations of SARS-CoV-2 underscore the need for widespread vaccination and ongoing precautions.
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The times they are a-changin’ for job applications
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In a period relatively high unemployment, it is a buyer’s market for jobs. Applicants can’t afford to be ill-prepared.
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Martin Luther King Jr. in 2021
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If King were alive today, he would be telling us to seize this moment to correct historic wrongs and do what’s right.
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Assisted living communities need more rapid COVID tests
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The federal government has provided a limited supply of quick-turnaround tests but far short of what is needed. New York should provide them from its strategic stockpile.