September 27, 2017

RMAPI: Fighting Poverty in the Cloud

The Rochester Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative was founded in late 2015, with the goal of reducing poverty by half in 15 years. The state ponied up a half million dollars to get the entity going. Two years later, a review of public information reveals several things: 1. RMAPI is not accountable to any local elected officials or single government body. 2. …

September 24, 2017

Don’t Give Away the Store

“Removed temporarily from the city, the good Rochesterian will eulogize the town to all who will listen and to many who won’t.” – Henry Clune, Main Street Beat 1947 Count me among those who can sing Rochester’s praises all day long to anyone who will listen. I would love the chance to get in a room with Amazon executives! (I’m …