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What Maritza Buitrago can and cannot say on the electoral road.

Biking back last Saturday from the Otter Lodge in Brighton after watching with my faithful alumni association the Wisconsin Badgers rout Michigan St. 30 – 6, I saw none other than Maritza

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On the electoral road with Harry Bronson

As seen in On the electoral road with Rachel, I recently walked with Rachel Barhart as she met voters in the Park Avenue and Beechwood neighborhoods. About ten days ago, I accepted Harry

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On the electoral road with Rachel

After meeting Rachel Barnhart twice on her campaign trail for the New York State Assembly 138th District seat — an extended conversation in Washington Square Park the led to Rachel’s

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History Politics

Trump denounces Sanctuary Cities. Where will that leave Rochester?

Discussing immigrationIn his nomination speech yesterday, Donald Trump said: “My opponent [Hillary Clinton] wants Sanctuary Cities.” Taking his message from Ted Cruz’ playbook,

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Vote early and often at a political art experience: the “Primary Caucus”

After A Trumprenuer on the road at Trumpmania, I was intrigued reading about Ray Ray Miltrano’s exhibit Primary Caucus in the Visual Studies Workshop. A Master’s of Fine Arts degree

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Trump the fool backs the gold standard

Bringing back the gold standard would be very hard to do, but, boy, would it be wonderful. We’d have a standard on which to base our money. Donald Trump, Gentleman’s Quarterly

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History Politics

Rachel’s Rebel Roots

I went to Washington Square Park to hear why Rachel Barnhart is running for the New York State Assembly. But also to get the story of her “underground” newspaper The Marshall Message

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Cultural Life Politics

A Trumprenuer on the road at Trumpmania

The Donald continues unabated, but TRUMPMANIA™ — “the unofficial, pre-Presidential Library of Donald J. Trump” — was only in Rochester for a short time. Collected and

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History Politics

“The Agony of the GOP” The Cow Palace, July 1964

This has not been an easy election season for finding historical parallels. In 1860/1912 Redux?, Michael Nighan pointed similarities with the three and four candidate races of 1860 and 1912. Now

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What Maritza Buitrago can and cannot say on the electoral road.

On the electoral road with Harry Bronson

On the electoral road with Rachel

Trump denounces Sanctuary Cities. Where will that leave Rochester?

Vote early and often at a political art experience: the “Primary Caucus”

Trump the fool backs the gold standard

Rachel’s Rebel Roots

A Trumprenuer on the road at Trumpmania

“The Agony of the GOP” The Cow Palace, July 1964

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