Essay: Protect essential workers in New York

The New York Health and Essential Rights Act would create a set of guidelines and requirements to keep workers safe.

by Dan Maloney  | 3 days ago

Essay: Cancer research must remain a priority

Despite everything that is going on in our world, we can¡¯t keep putting cancer on the back burner. It needs to be given the attention it deserves.

by Gary Mervis  | 3 days ago

Essay: Pro-life women make gains in Congress

The election proves that feminism may be revealed through a new pro-woman, pro-life nonviolent lens.

by Carrie Perham  | 4 days ago

Essay: Benefit of exercise outweighs COVID risk

Some universities have taken the puzzling step of prohibiting outdoor exercise, even when the person is wearing a mask.

by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal  | 4 days ago

Essay: NY must fully restore voting rights

Post-incarceration access to the ballot box must be made permanent in the law ¨C and it must be automatic.

by Samra Brouk and Sarah Clark  | 4 days ago

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign

If Democrats are to hold the moral high ground on issues of gender equity, they cannot apply standards just to those on the opposite side of the aisle.

by Lauren Leader and Gretchen Carlson  | 5 days ago

New York badly needs parole reform. Here’s why

New York legislators must prioritize the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills.

America’s other essential workers: Small business owners

We¡¯ll have wrung a moral victory from the pandemic if we remember small business owners in this crisis' aftermath.

Essay: It’s time to change the narrative

At a Citizen Panel event, people have a rare opportunity to engage in discussion in a way they cannot on social media or at most town halls.

Rise in student suicides is just the tip of the pandemic iceberg

We must invest in mental health programs to break the desrcutive socioeconomic cycles that result in increased quality of life.

Kelly: The meteoric rise, rapid collapse of Andrew Cuomo

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was a leading figure in the early days of the pandemic. 2021 is not proving kind to the love-him-or-leave him governor.

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Essay: Pharmacies play key role in vaccination

Providing pharmacists with a steady supply of the vaccine to pharmacies will be the most effective mechanism for distribution.

Our view: Time for the feds to investigate RPD

The D&C Editorial Board calls on the United States Justice Department to review whether or not Prude's civil rights were violated by city police.

Editorial: Prosecution of Register reporter violates press rights

Editorial: Reporter Andrea Sahouri was arrested May 31 while covering a third day of social justice protests in Des Moines after George Floyd's death.

Here’s what you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine

There¡¯s a lot to know about COVID-19 vaccines and it is vitally important that we share accurate, credible and reliable information.

Purim 2021: Marking a year since our world turned upside down

Purim marks as well the milestone of a year since our own world was turned upside down.

How a D&C reporter learned to navigate the city

The first place I got to know Rochester ¨C Clarissa Street ¨C stays with me. My puppy and I revisit often. I ponder Son House, who made the city home.

Essay: UR can do more to meet its civic obligations

The UR should take a leadership role in improving the welfare of the larger community.

Column: Discussion, not voting, makes meetings public

The Rush-Henrietta and Gates Chili school boards recently violated state Open Meetings Laws, using convoluted reasoning to justify their conduct.

Our view: NY needs investigation of nursing home COVID cases

There is plenty that must be investigated to hold the Cuomo administration and and nursing home administrators in New York accountable.

Essay: Address COVID-19 crisis in prisons, jails

A COVID-19 outbreak behind bars is not restricted to incarcerated people. Correctional officers, nurses, staff, and others are at risk.

Essay: Hats off to those who serve our community

Let's say thanks to those in the nonprofit sector who persevere, and embody love for our community, every day.

Essay: Follow proper guidelines on bird feeding

Birds do not starve to death because humans stop feeding them. If a human¡¯s feeder is empty, the birds move on to another source.

More people like me can benefit from cannabis jobs if Albany does adult-use right

The cannabis industry offers New York some great potential ¡ª but does Albany see that?

How can we deal with racial disparities in vaccination rates?

We are obligated to gather the data we need to ascertain the extent to which marginalized populations are being disadvantaged in being vaccinated.

In search of a Republican d¨¦tente on health care

American health care is enormously complex, and there is no silver bullet to improving access to care and quality of care while reducing healthcare costs.

Essay: Girl pepper-sprayed deserved better

Children are not small adults. When we expect adult behaviors from children, we derail healthy development and risk causing trauma.

Extended Producer Responsibility Act would have unintended consequences for newspaper and magazine r

We urge the New York State Legislature to find more appropriate ways to reclaim waste without disadvantaging the state¡¯s vital news sources.

Essay: Mandatory nurse staffing ratios misguided

Staffing in healthcare organizations must be flexible to meet constantly changing needs, and take into account the differences among organizations.

Tom Brady for president? | Opinion

Brady meets all the rhetorical appeals to persuade the country that he may be the ideal person for the job: credibility, emotional appeal, and reason.

To protect NY recovery, vaccinate affordable housing construction workers

Affordable housing construction workers should be a top priority in the New York effort to vaccinate against COVID-19.

Albany must press for police reform

While Gov. Andrew Cuomo and leaders in both the Assembly and state Senate have said police reform is a priority, they must move faster.

Essay: Need for culture change in RPD is urgent

We must reimagine what it means to be a police officer to achieve the true law enforcement reform New York state needs.

Essay: RCSD students deserve in-person option

Children in Rochester city schools should be afforded the same opportunities as their counterparts across Monroe County, the state and the country.

Essay: Reopening city schools now is a bad idea

The district has struggled for years maintaining normal operations, how does is expect to successfully reinvent itself in only a few months?

Essay: Seize the moment and cut child poverty

The proposed expansion of Child Tax Credit is promising, but it does not go far enough.

The Senate should convict Trump in a heartbeat. Why is the GOP so spineless?

Can a president who incites an insurrection ¡ª in which people are killed ¡ª be?held accountable?

President Joe Biden can give more dogs like Major a second chance

President Joe Biden can give more dogs like Major a second chance

Don’t stifle independent work model of gig economy jobs for people of color

Gig economy workers deserve protections. Let¡¯s make that happen by letting them fit work around their lives, not forcing them to fit their lives around work.