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Big Pharma wants to gut 340B; patients will pay the price
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New York must act now to protect the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which helps safety-net community health centers and hospitals serve their patients.
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Pass the Beauty Justice Act to reduce environmental links to cancer
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The bill, which would ban the sale of personal care products and cosmetics in New York that contain harmful and toxic chemicals, would help address our community’s cancer burden.
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From the Erie Canal to the Strait of Hormuz
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In Rochester, where housing inventory is already measured in the low hundreds and the average property sells in little more than a week, disruptions like the Iran war challenge an already strained market.
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When Rochester showed up for synagogue dedications
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From the late 19th century through the middle of the 20th century, synagogue openings in the city of Rochester were repeatedly treated as civic occasions—moments when Jewish congregations stepped into public view and the city responded.
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Would Susan B. Anthony be happy today?
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The full economic and social equality she envisioned remains unfinished—and today, progress is facing renewed resistance.
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A path beyond polarization in a small town
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How did a Democrat running for local office earn support from Republicans in deeply conservative Williamson?
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Airbnb is Monroe County’s largest hotel—and we let it write the rules
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Our county government worked with a powerful corporation to shape policy behind closed doors, exaggerate risks that did not exist, and successfully sideline the County Legislature.
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Does telling students to exercise help them academically?
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New research provides credible evidence to support the contention that healthy bodies lead to healthy minds.
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Why schools need programs like ShinShinim
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Sustained, structured intercultural contact improves critical thinking, empathy, and students’ ability to engage constructively with difference. Seeking to eliminate a program because some students are not comfortable with it runs counter to the purpose of a liberal education.
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H-1B reform requires a more honest conversation
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Without H-1B talent, Rochester’s economy would be slower, smaller, and less competitive. But changes like untying the visas from companies are needed.