AltWeeklies Wire
Preventing H.I.V., battling stigmanew
Governor Andrew Cuomo's ambitious goal of ending AIDS by 2020 will take more than a single approach to achieve, says Dr. William Valenti, senior vice president and co-founder of Trillium Health in Rochester. One of the most promising tools in the arsenal is the FDA-approved drug Truvada...
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
09-18-2014 |
Health
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
Pinning down prostate cancernew
Local men share their battles and their confusion over recent research.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
09-04-2014 |
Health
Comcast-Time Warner Deal in Regulators' Handsnew
If approved, the merger would make Comcast, already the largest pay TV and broadband Internet provider in the country, even bigger.
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
08-27-2014 |
Business & Labor
Mental Illness: Roads to Wellnessnew
For many people, serious mental illness — schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, severe depression — is a lifelong struggle causing hardships that others can't begin to imagine.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
02-26-2014 |
Health
Industrial Power Playnew
The former Kodak Park, now known as Eastman Business Park, is seen by local and state leaders as an economic development lynchpin for the Rochester region.
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
09-06-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Eastman Business Park
Drones Close to Homenew
The U.S. has been remotely flying MQ-9 Reaper drones over Afghanistan from a Syracuse air base since 2009. The drones aren't kept at the site, but that could change.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
01-23-2012 |
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
Flight Risk: Northern Birds Could Face Danger From BP Spillnew
This fall, as the migration starts, Northern birds will make their way to the marshes and shore areas along the Gulf of Mexico. Because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the birds could be at risk of coming in contact with oil.
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
08-16-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP, Gulf Oil Spill
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
Help For the 'College Capable'new
Anthony Rosado was in the National Honor Society when he graduated from the Rochester City School District. Now a freshman at Monroe Community College, Rosado, a young Latino male, says he knows he's bucking the odds. "I was seeing others around me - my friends - and they made some bad decisions," he says.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
03-02-2010 |
Education
Who Should Control Rochester's Schools?new
Mayor Bob Duffy cites many reasons for wanting control over the city's schools, including decades of low graduation rates and a law that requires the city to dole out $119 million annually with no say in how that money is spent. School Board members tend to bristle at any attempted involvement by the city.
City Newspaper |
Christine Carrie Fien and Tim Louis Macaluso |
01-19-2010 |
Education
State of Emergency: The Disappearing Primary-care Doctornew
It's a not-uncommon story: someone goes to the doctor for a checkup or for a minor complaint, but while they are there, the doctor notices something else. If the number of primary-care physicians continues to drop, the situation could be different a decade from now.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
12-16-2009 |
Science
Ray Kurzweil's Bold New Worldnew
The renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil discusses his controversial theories about the impending hybridization of man and machines, and what that will mean for the future of civilization.
City Newspaper |
Ron Netsky |
09-12-2008 |
Science
The Best of Greater Rochesternew
AltWeeklies Award - Special Sections
City Newspaper |
Eric Rezsnyak |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
