July 2007 - Posts

• John Lightfoot for County Executive!

  What? Too soon? Oh well, if they can't find anyone with the cojones to run for County Exec, let's hope that the Dems can find someone suitable to fill Lightfoot's soon-to-be-open seat on City Council. Not that his replacement would have large... Posted Jul 28 2007, 10:37 PM by Roch-a-Cha Rant

• Reader Feedback Wanted

  It's time for some personal interaction with you wacky people... So I added a poll feature yesterday evening and thus far, I have received only one response. The worst part is that the response wasn't even mine. Is it not working properly? The... Posted Jul 25 2007, 09:14 AM by Roch-a-Cha Rant

• Dairy-Based Baked Goods Mill: Enough is Enough Already!

  Clearly there is not enough going on in the Rochester area. No exciting discoveries at our research institutions. No titillating controversies in our local political arenas. No economic development advances improving our regional standard of living. Nothing... Posted Jul 24 2007, 01:02 PM by Roch-a-Cha Rant

• Missing Girls Alert! Please Read!!!!

  There are two fifteen year old girls missing in our community. They ran away from their homes in Chili on June 12 and were last seen in the Monroe Village area (on both Meigs Street and Averill Avenue) of the City of Rochester. If you have seen these... Posted Jul 13 2007, 05:13 PM by Roch-a-Cha Rant

• Maggie's Lies Getting Bolder and Bolder

  Before this election year, I actually had the foolish notion that Maggie Brooks was doing a decent job as County Executive. There were a series of job announcements, the airport was drawing record passengers, and the relationship with the City was its... Posted Jul 13 2007, 08:44 AM by Roch-a-Cha Rant

• Finally, Brilliance on the D&C Forums!

  If you're like me, you're growing very tired of reading the incessant anti-Rochester babble on the Democrat & Chronicle's web boards. It's sad that our public forums are used almost exclusively as pulpits for preachers of negativity... Posted Jul 11 2007, 11:46 AM by Roch-a-Cha Rant

• Revisiting the Downtown Casino Question

  A surprisingly large percentage of the region's populace is convinced that there is only one sure way to revitalize Downtown Rochester. This project would bring thousands of visitors downtown on a regular basis. It would guarantee hundreds of millions... Posted Jul 10 2007, 11:35 AM by Roch-a-Cha Rant

• The Broad Street Question, Part 2

  In a John Kerry-esque manner, I recently questioned my own support for the Broad Street canal re-watering proposal. According to this weekend's Democrat & Chronicle article on the issue, the City of Rochester may also be rethinking their initial... Posted Jul 09 2007, 10:13 AM by Roch-a-Cha Rant

• 4th of July: The Best of America on Display

  I was among the estimated 200,000 or so folks who packed Downtown Rochester last night to witness the City's Red, White, & Boom fireworks display. As always, it was a very impressive show; my ears are still ringing from the loud booms in the humid... Posted Jul 05 2007, 09:09 AM by Roch-a-Cha Rant