Surely, surely, Mary Anna Towler does not believe what she is saying in "Religion, Politics, and Women's Health" (February 8). Alas, it seems she is in the company of many others with misconceptions of the Catholic Church and the issues at stake...
EDUCATION: Don’t blame teachers for students’ problems
You are as correct blaming the fire alarm for the fire as blaming the Rochester teachers and the elementary, middle, and high schools for the poor performance of so many of their enrolled students. The schools are where many of these students...
DESIGN: Harangued in Henrietta
A recent letter from a Henrietta resident attempted to equate the expression of an opinion by the executive director of the Rochester Regional Community Design Center with bullying (The Mail, February 8). Funny, my copy of Webster's dictionary...
VIOLENCE: The resource of youth
Your article regarding MCC's decision to relocate, and the interview with the ever-astute John Klofas ("MCC: Fight or Flight," February 1), reminded me that we are often so concerned with the youth "problems" that we fail to see the fantastic...
ENVIRONMENT: Fracking’s effect on roads
In his response to Jeremy Moule's article "Gas Well Impacts Add Up" (December 28), Lenape Resources president John Holko wrote: "Yes, an amped-up natural gas industry will increase truck traffic. However, the operator is required to repair...
MCC: The Sibley location has a safety problem
I take issue with John Klofas's analysis of the MCC relocation problem ("MCC: Fight of Flight," February 1). First of all, he works with the Metropolitan Forum, which deals with metropolitan issues, and thus he has what I believe is an internal...
I'd say that Perry Farrell, lead singer of Jane's Addiction, is a creative visionary and...
If you're bored with watching the Academy Awards from the couch, or your space is too small to...
David Wax, one half of David Wax Museum, sings and plays jarana, a type of guitar. Suz Slezak...
Ba dee ah - say, do you remember? Ba dee ah, dancing in, um, February! That's right, the disco...
Mike Doughty has never been one to take his craft too seriously. Whether as lead singer of...
Recent Comments
Nawar said:
The solution for fraccing pollution is waterless fraccing; Gasfrac has done over a 1000 fracs with gelled propane; you don’t need any water; you...
in ENVIRONMENT: Fracking’s effect on roads
Bob Powers said:
This is another example of the 'smoke and mirors' that the gas companies employ to hide their responsibilities. Cheers to Mr. Kleiman!
in ENVIRONMENT: Fracking’s effect on roads
Urban Explorer said:
I agree with Mr. Governale. This story could use some in depth investigative reporting and it appears that neither the D & C, nor City Newspaper,...
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Urban Explorer said:
So the solution is to abandon areas of the city where anti-social behavior is occurring simply because we haven't yet come up with a solution that...
in EDUCATION: MCC’s search for a downtown campus
Urban Explorer said:
Ms. Miller: With all due respect, let's tone down the hyperbole. What Ms. Monroe said is not, by any reasonable standard, "bullying." ...
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