GUEST OPINION
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.
GUEST OPINION
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.
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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.