Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17, highlights the importance for Black women of having the space to speak up, ask for guidance, and advocate for peaceful birthing experiences.
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Budget cuts to public charter schools are detrimental for students
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A decrease in core aid funding, as proposed in the state budget, will impact more than 9,000 learners in Rochester.
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How many children should couples have given ongoing climate change?
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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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Ask for nonprofit public power, it’s a smart move
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Rochester-area citizens must demand local government and others fight for lower electricity prices for businesses and residences.
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Find a way to support Afghan women
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Supporting Afghan women in the United States requires community involvement and empathy. Every gesture of support matters.
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The urgent need for housing access vouchers
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With homelessness rising, and our community’s children increasingly at risk, it’s time for the state to help address this burden.
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Hochul’s trifling sum for impoverished children
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The governor’s announcement of $50 million in state funds will do nothing to lift Rochester’s children out of the misery of poverty—and news reporters gave her a free pass.
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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.
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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.
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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.