AltWeeklies Wire
Looking for a leader for the White Housenew
Many of us have been reading Doris Kearns Goodwin's "The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism" this year. And boy, is it relevant right now, as Americans assess the fallout from the midterm elections and prepare for the 2016 presidential race...
City Newspaper |
Mary Anna Towler |
11-20-2014 |
Commentary
Toward what end? Obama's ISIS policynew
I don't like where this is headed. I don't like it at all. It's been 13 years since 9/11, and in spite of the blood spilled and the money spent in Iraq and Afghanistan, by this country and others, we have by no means wiped out the threat of terrorism.
City Newspaper |
Mary Anna Towler |
09-18-2014 |
War
Gannett's Faux-Alt in Rochester Closesnew
Gannett will no longer publish Insider, its entertainment and lifestyle weekly in Rochester, N.Y.
City Newspaper |
Mary Anna Towler |
06-24-2011 |
Media
After Bin Ladennew
Crowds of people celebrating in the street? People shouting "USA! USA!" as though we'd just won the World Cup? This is no day for celebration. It's a day for somber reflection.
City Newspaper |
Mary Anna Towler |
05-02-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Osama Bin Laden
Whatever Jean-Claude Brizard Says, He Risks Offending His Bossnew
We may be debating the wrong issue, Brizard said. The question is not which form of governance is better: a School Board or mayoral control. The real question is will whoever is in charge have the political will to take tough steps to bring about the kind of change that's needed?
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso and Mary Anna Towler |
03-18-2010 |
Education
After Massachusetts, What Will Democrats Do?new
Republicans and conservatives are ecstatic that Scott Brown won Ted Kennedy's seat in the Senate and that the Supreme Court has put the fix in on elections. I'm troubled by both. But I'm also troubled by Democrats who don't seem to know what they want, and who are in a panic over Scott Brown's victory.
City Newspaper |
Mary Anna Towler |
02-02-2010 |
Commentary
In a Time of Great Challenge: Kerry for President
In less than a week, the country will select a president. For the health and security of us all, that president must be John Kerry.
City Newspaper |
Mary Anna Towler |
10-27-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: endorsement
