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35 years later, this teenager’s crime still shocks Rochester
A long-ago eruption of teen violence in Rochester is as stomach-turning, divisive and puzzling today as it was on Feb. 18, 1988. → Read More
Jeff Pieters: Some changes are in store at the PB this year
I was already going to write a column this week about some of the recent and coming changes to your Post Bulletin, when unexpectedly the biggest change of all took place. → Read More
Liebling, Pulham offer contrast of work styles
District 24A candidates square off in League of Women Voters forum. → Read More
Candidates find a little common ground in District 24A forum
Even in today's sharply divided political landscape, competing candidates can, on occasion, find moments when they agree, or even complement the opponent. → Read More
Lingering view of mayor's forum — an empty audience
Dispute over Pledge of Allegiance precedes debate among four mayoral candidates. → Read More
Jeff Pieters: Post Bulletin will do its part to inform voters
This summer, the heat is radiating from more than just the sun and yesterday’s fireworks. This year is an election year, and if you can believe it, the primary election is already just a month away, on Aug. 9. The campaigns are heating up. After that, we’re on to the Nov. 8 general election. → Read More
Jeff Pieters: Got what it takes to be a community columnist?
Adults can apply for the summer-long program now through June 22. → Read More
Needed: more Black organ donors
This is a complicated issue, where historical mistrust between Black patients and the medical treatment and research industries plays a big role. → Read More
Our View: Who will care for the state’s caregivers?
Low wages, stress and fatigue are to blame for an inability to keep staff rosters full at care facilities and assisted living facilities. → Read More
Our View: Welcome back, Friday night lights
Doesn't it feel good to cheer again? → Read More
'We want to make sure that we protect children'
Dr. Randall Flick, of Mayo Clinic Children's Center, describes the current situation with COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases affecting children. → Read More
'I sat next to a couple ... and they got up and left'
Even church was not a sanctuary free from unwelcoming attitudes on race. → Read More
'We wanted to also engage with people of color'
A series of videos produced this year by the History Center of Olmsted County features interviews with some of Rochester's Black pioneers, individuals who brought their families to the Med City in the 1960s and '70s. → Read More
Editorial: Texas says: We don't need South Dakota troops on our border
Donor's contribution makes security a privilege and not a right. → Read More
Why doesn't Rochester have more Black-owned business startups?
Pandemic aid fueled startups in other parts of the country. A Rochester-based business consultant explained why we don't see more of them here. → Read More
'She said that my son was going to be a juvenile delinquent'
Joyce Gibbs recalls an encounter with her son's kindergarten teacher in the fall of 1963. → Read More
33 years later, this teenager’s crime still shocks Rochester
"It's a case with no easy answers," said Terry Walters, David Brom's trial attorney. → Read More
Rochester Lions cancel charity Christmas tree sale over COVID-19 concerns
This would have been the 33rd straight year of the Rochester Morning Pride Lions Club Christmas trees sale. → Read More
Remember when? 2009: 2 killed in bus crash on I-90 near Austin
Returning from an Iowa casino, the bus swerved across the highway median and rolled over in the ditch. Twenty-one were injured. → Read More
Here's a 'zoom' meeting you shouldn't miss
The 'Zizo' technique, or 'Zoom-in, zoom-out,' can help you navigate these troubling times more effectively. → Read More