Louise Slaughter Was a Champion of the People
Today, George Cassidy Payne offers a tribute to Louise Slaughter. See also Louise Slaughter...
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Louise Slaughter (August 14, 1929 – March 16, 2018)
Like many Rochestarians, I first heard about the passing of Louise Slaughter while listening to...
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On October 19th, 2012 when Bill Clinton campaigned for Louise Slaughter. And a Socialist at the public market
In keeping with our Presidential visits to Rochester series (BELOW), on October 19th, 2012, former...
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Revisiting Mt. Hope Cemetery: From Jack the Ripper to the grandfather of the internet
“Positioned behind a fence at the north gate of the Mt. Hope Cemetery – method acting – I prepared...
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Why I voted for Adam Bello and a trip down Talker political memory lane, 2015 – 2020
Adam Bello at the 2019 Labor Day Parade. [Photo: David Kramer] Last Saturday, the first day of...
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Welcome to Talker of the Town! My name is David Kramer. I have a Ph.D in English and teach at...
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Rachel’s Rebel Roots
RAB with FDR in Washington Square Park 6/16/16 I went to Washington Square Park to hear why Rachel...
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Che of The Town: Interviews (1-107)
You first met Che in Rochester works for actor Che Holloway, an impromptu interview and amble...
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Getting To Know Mayor Lovely Warren; A Trailblazing Leader Within Our City
You first met Che in Rochester works for actor Che Holloway, an impromptu interview and amble...
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The Presidential Visits Series in its entirety: James Monroe to Donald Trump
Of the 44 men who have served as President of the United States, 32 have stopped in Rochester...
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Site says Brighton is best place to live in New York
Twelve Corners Memorial Park, Brighton, NY 4/5/18 [Photo: David Kramer] Recently, the Rochester...
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Kurt Vonnegut’s 1995 “Billy Pilgrim” pilgrimage to the Mt. Hope grave of Edward R. Crone Jr, Brighton High School ’41
Provided by Rosemary Lloyd. Signed copy of the 25th anniversary edition of Slaughterhouse-Five by...
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“Mr. Crane’s Vivid Story:” New and Improved
The Wells-Brown Room, Rush Rhees library, the University of Rochester. Just SOME of Crane’s books...
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Why I voted for Adam Bello and a trip down Talker political memory lane, 2015 – 2020
Adam Bello at the 2019 Labor Day Parade. [Photo: David Kramer] Last Saturday, the first day of...
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Dr. Joseph Roby could not save Lenore Engel, 11, victim of the 1918 pandemic buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery
Growing up on 39 Wilkins Street near Joseph Avenue in a German, possibly Jewish, family, Lenore...
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When Washington Square Park felt like Tiananmen Square
The bus stop on Court Street [Photo: David Kramer, 9/4/20] Last Friday, September the 4th, I heard...
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In search of the missing 19 granite timepieces at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1973 – September 11th, 2001
Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park. The area that contained the missing last 19 granite...
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