GUEST OPINION
It takes a village: Our most precious resource—you
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Community stakeholders should be engaged in the news coverage they receive. Without you and your valuable input and involvement, the success of the Rochester Beacon is uncertain.
GUEST OPINION
Upstate’s poor educational performance
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Students in upstate cities performed poorly on the most recent state assessments—even more poorly than average schools statewide with similar percentages of disadvantaged students.
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N.Y. fraud law that punished Trump was a Republican idea
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Attorneys for Donald Trump claim the law that resulted in a nearly $500 million verdict against him represents “a tyrannical abuse of power” by Democrats. But in fact, this anti-fraud law was a Republican-drive statute and it has been consistently supported by GOP state lawmakers over nearly 70 years.
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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.
GUEST OPINION
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.