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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke thinks the emerging economic recovery will have staying power, but he does not expect a quick reduction in unemployment.

Despite vigorous and occasionally mendacious opposition from congressional Republicans, until recently President Barack Obama's decentralized and "hands off" approach to health care legislation was working. Democrats had managed to pass health care bills in both the House and the Senate, and all that remained to be done was to reconcile the two bills into one final law.

The  SUNY/CUNY Empowerment Act would let SUNY chart its own destiny as other great public universities have always done.

In response to Gov. David Paterson’s proposed budget cuts, which include a nearly 20 percent cut in New York State Council on the Arts funding, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra president and CEO Charles Owens and other leaders from major upstate orchestras ...

Yes, I’ve been writing long enough to have learned that editors have certain preferences when it comes to personal descriptive terms. Thus, I’m well aware that the use of adjectives like "slender" or "stocky" is recommended, rather than such inelegant ...

After reading James Bertolone’s latest column ("Anti-union contractors profit by exploiting their workers," RBJ, 1/15/10), I am compelled to send a response. As the Rochester regional vice president of Associated Builders and Contractors’ Empire State Chapter, I can only qualify ...

After reading James Bertolone’s latest column ("Anti-union contractors profit by exploiting their workers," RBJ, 1/15/10), I am compelled to send a response. As the Rochester regional vice president of Associated Builders and Contractors’ Empire State Chapter, I can only qualify ...

Every credible study that examined actual construction projects shows that the Wicks Law saves taxpayers money.

Asking questions will help you stay in good health.

The world has changed in 60 years, but the Ad Council of Rochester's goal of building capacity within the non-profit community isn't changing.

There is a lesson here for those who cherish a certain conveniently located mailbox: Use it or lose it.

CEO says firm's affiliation with the IBEW union is one of the reasons his company has been so successful.

Top-quality people get rejected every day. It can happen to anybody, anywhere. It’s part of life. Show me a person who claims never to have been rejected, always to have been accepted, and I’ll prove you have discovered a person ...

Which charities are financially responsible enough to deserve my support, your support - our support?

It's important that we remain committed to a common cause of collaboration.