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Political campaigns should take a break the way baseball does
By Richard Lee Major League Baseball will take its annual mid-season break for the All-Star Game this week. Wouldn’t it be great if political campaigns did the same? In political campaigns, the stakes are high and time is always short…. Read More ›
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How has COVID changed expectations for students entering the workforce?
By John Stevens and David Kassnoff Current employees know how the COVID-19 pandemic re-wrote how their workplaces operate. Frequent video calls via Zoom, anxiety from prolonged isolation, and seemingly perpetual work-from-home days became the norm for associates and teams across… Read More ›
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Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Suspicious Minds’
With ‘Elvis’ emerging as one of the top films of the summer and hearings on the insurrection dominating the headlines, ‘Suspicious Minds’ is our choice for the week ahead.
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Is a focus on crime a path to victory in NY?
By Richard Lee Lee Zeldin’s Twitter feed leaves no doubt about what the Republican gubernatorial candidates believes is the top issue in his race with Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul. Crime has been the major focus of his campaign. Over the… Read More ›
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Sharp Notes Monday: ‘American Tune’
On Independence Day as we celebrate America, Paul Simon’s American Tune is our choice.
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Hochul, Zeldin – and the Beatles?
By Richard Lee Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour… Those lines from the Beatles 1967 film and album “Magical Mystery Tour” are my way of inviting you to join me on a journey through this year’s New York… Read More ›
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Breaking down coverage of the war in Ukraine
By Richard Lee The long-standing journalism mantra “If it bleeds, it leads” holds true for the media’s coverage of the war in Ukraine, according to data compiled by students in a journalism course at St. Bonaventure University. The data showed… Read More ›
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A synod reveals concern about lack of social bonds among parishioners
By Michael P. Riccards Pope Francis has convened a papal synod in Rome, and as preparation, he has taken the extraordinary step of asking dioceses to hold listening sessions on the parish levels, and then the information will go to the bishops and… Read More ›
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Presidents and the media
By Michael P. Riccards It has been said that Thomas Jefferson once observed that if he had a choice between a free government and a free press, he would choose the latter. After eight tumultuous years as president, he changed… Read More ›
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Besides the war in Ukraine, what should the media be covering?
For several weeks, the Ukraine war has dominated the news cycle. The conflict certainly deserves heavy news coverage, but is the public missing out on other important news stories that have a more direct impact on their daily lives –… Read More ›
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