Category: State/National News
Snake-Oil Education “Reform:” Improving RCSD’s Academic Performance will not Reduce Socioeconomic Segregation
Op/Ed by Howard Eagle Frequently, I have been plain mesmerized by the fact that parents, and tax-paying citizens of Rochester, New York...
President Obama to Keynote Annual CBCF Awards Dinner
WASHINGTON-President Barack Obama will be the keynote speaker during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) 43rd Annual...
We Have Come So Far; Still So Much Has Stayed the Same’
Op/Ed by Benjamin Todd Jealous This past weekend I joined over 150,000 people at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. It was a...
Changes eyed in door-to-door mail delivery
ANDREW MIGA WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans for generations have come to depend on door-to-door mail delivery. It’s about as...
Senate steps back from brink on nominations
By DAVID ESPO Story Detail Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., walk to a closed door caucus as...
Safety Of Triclosan, Antibacterial Soap Ingredient, Being Reviewed By FDA
By MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON — (AP) It’s a chemical that’s been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body...
Northeast readies for 1st major snow storm of the year
BOSTON (AP) — People in the Northeast stocked up on food and supplies and road crews readied salt and sand Thursday as the region...
Gov Andrew Cuomo presents third state budget
ALBANY (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing a $137 billion state budget that would increase spending about 2 percent...
President Barack Obama’s 2013 Inaugural Address (FULL TRANSCRIPT)
[United States Capitol, 11:55 A.M. EST] My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you...
2012: A Year to Remember
Op/Ed by Michael Vaughn Here we are at the close of another year! This is the time to reflect on what has happened this past year and look...
