Our unique geography provides a competitive advantage that landlocked states cannot replicate: sustainable and non-consumptive use of water resources for economic growth.
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Cultural exchanges require cultural sensitivity
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A cultural exchange program like ShinShinim may seem benign until we consider the ongoing mass killing, displacement, and devastation in the Middle East.
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This is why farmers rely on undocumented immigrants
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Our representatives in Congress continue to squash immigration reform that local farmers want and need.
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Monroe County shouldn’t give Airbnb a special exemption
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If the county Legislature opts out of a new state requirement to create a short-term rental registry, it will be a vote against basic transparency, enforcement tools, and fair taxation.
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An opportunity for reflection and action
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Dec. 10, the annual celebration of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is a reminder of the need for forward-thinking actions on the human rights challenges we face.
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Getting America to think critically
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Good citizenship requires critical thinking. But today, it’s a nebulous term that is often not clearly defined, assessed or demonstrated by students.
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We need an education movement
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Real and serious efforts to help improve educational conditions for all children in the Rochester City School District must focus around key issues
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Uneducable or unable to educate?
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Is there such a thing as an uneducable student or is it the inability for the educational elite to educate. After decades of educational failure, I know whom I will vote for and side with, the student. It’s without question the inability, or even the will, to educate. You see all kids have innate skills and gifts. When those kids enter pre-K and then begin their K-12 education, these gifts have the opportunity to be discovered.
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Don’t blame Democrats for the government shutdown
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Republicans claim that Democrats are shutting down the government because they want to give free healthcare to immigrants in the country illegally. That is a lie. It has no basis in reality. Republicans are lying because they want to take away your healthcare, and they know that is unpopular. The major legislation Republicans passed this year, the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” is designed to take healthcare away from millions of citizens and vastly increase the cost of health care for millions more.
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The planet deserves our best
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By joining with others who care about the environment, we encourage more voices to join us and be heard.
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VRS interpreters need union representation
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A union is needed to ensure that this vital communications tool retains quality interpreters and better serves the Deaf community.