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July 28th, 2012
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Recent Pet Peeves | Webster Blog

Like most people, I carry a cell phone at all times, but, I'm also very respectful of using it in public places, and the post office is one such public place.

I stopped in Webster post offic ...

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July 28th, 2012
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Where Are The People? | Extra Bases

Where is everybody?

Where are the 9,000 and 10,000 crowds that regularly pack Frontier Field on Friday night firework games in late July?

For the third straight Friday home game, ...

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July 28th, 2012
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Maggie, Louise, and Lead Poisoning in Kids! | Editorial

This year, Maggie cut funding for lead inspections to close the gap in the county’s budget. Her attempt to crunch numbers equates to a 25% reduction, meaning 340 hazardous situations involvi ...

posted on
July 27th, 2012
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Rochester

One man's masterpiece is another man's Ipecac | Editorial

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I was delighted to I pick up Friday morning's newspaper and immediately be drawn into ...

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July 27th, 2012
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Pastor test himself for HIV in front of congregation | Editorial

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In preparing for a trip to Maryland this weekend to see one of my brothers, I ...

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July 27th, 2012
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Real Football Starts Saturday | Three Point Stance

It's not too difficult to figure out what Bills coach Chan Gailey thinks of the new CBA that mandates all NFL teams must stay out of pads for the first two days of training camp practice.

"W ...

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July 27th, 2012
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Working with students is a great boost | Editorial

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Here at the D&C, we just wrapped up five days of our Taub Multimedi ...

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July 27th, 2012
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Rochester

Only 3 Submit Bids For Tappan Zee Bridge Project | Vote Up!

The 4 p.m. deadline has passed, and three teams of contractors have submitted bids to build a replacement for the aging Tappan Zee Bridge, the state Thruway Authority just announced.

Four co ...

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July 27th, 2012
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Ballet buys home base | Rochester Arts Blog

The Rochester City Ballet has purchased the building that houses its studios at 1326 University Ave.

The ballet company moved into the building in 2004 and has renovated the former warehou ...

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July 27th, 2012
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Rochester

What's in your company's fridge? | All About Health

Intrepid colleague Marilyn Ajavananda a few days ago took on the unenviable yet heroic task of cleaning out the refrigerator shared by the newsroom staff.

We all had fair warning to get our ...