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Four graduates that stand out

It is time for my annual salute to SUNY Geneseo graduating seniors. You just can’t be pessimistic or cynical if you know Will and Tim and Connor and Dale.

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EDITORIAL

Good race, good issues in Mount Morris school board election

The “keep it positive” attitude in Mount Morris is a nice thing. Courteous discourse is the hallmark of civilization. Kindness to others is the essence of humanity. But the “Positive” mantra can be overplayed to the point where it suppresses honest communication.

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EDITORIAL

Immigration reform needed now

Negotiations pulse back and forth between big business, little business, labor unions and politicians of all persuasions. That is all done on the evening news, cable television and in newspapers. Genesee Valley farmers who are into another planting season anxiously await a decision which will relieve them from the terrible pressure they are under to find legal workers to milk their herds.

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LESSONS

Share family tree while still time

I was in Indianapolis recently to meet with four of my five living cousins. I have seen all of them individually from time to time, but this is the first time we were all in the same room since a bigger family reunion 25 years ago when some of our parents’ generation were still alive.

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EDITORIAL

Newspaper connects our community

When the Livingston County News debuted 25 years ago this week I was still about a month and half away from graduating high school. But even then I had an affinity for the newspaper.

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LESSONS

Facebook find ‘reveals’ too much

I want to report a disturbing experience that I recently had. You may not want your children to read on.

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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

A deserved honor for park manager

Letchworth State Park has continued to offer special events and programs against a backdrop of great natural beauty, even as funding has become tougher to get. That says a lot about the dedication, creativity and efficiency of the park manager, Roland Beck

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COMMENTARY

Advocacy group calls on Cuomo to ‘Legislate in the Light’

New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, a statewide evangelical Christian advocacy organization, recently released a video calling for more transparency from the governor’s office.

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LESSONS

In Boston, a tense few days

I received a text message that enquired if I was all right. I did not understand the message, since there was no reason, I thought, to assume I was not.

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EDITORIAL

Mount Morris is a ghost town no more

About six years ago, on a family day trip to Rochester from our home in Allegany County, we passed through the Village of Mount Morris. In total seriousness my son Ryder, who was then 8years old, asked, “Dad, is this a ghost town?”

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WEATHER

Weather Service to offer Skywarn training in Mount Morris

The Buffalo office of the National Weather Service will conduct a Skywarn spotter training seminar May 29 at the Livingston County Fire Training Facility, 3360 Gypsy Lane, Mount Morris. The

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COMMUNITY

Needs assessment survey being analyzed

Data collected from nearly 400 responses to a Community Needs Assesment posted online earlier this year and being reviewed.

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ACCIDENT

Pedestrian has ‘serious injuries’ after being struck by car

An Avon man suffered "serious injuries" after being struck while walking on Route 5 and 20 in the town, just west of Dutch Hollow Road, late Sunday night.

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ENVIRONMENT

County’s ‘Year of Energy’ begins with Wednesday lecture

Livingston County’s Environmental Management Council will begin a “Year of Energy” initiative with a May 22 lecture.

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BUSINESS
Paper mache animals from Africa are among recent handmade Fair Trade items offered at Geneseo’s Cafe Shiloh. Most of the raw materials are recycled or are made from renewable resources.

Cafe Shiloh offers selection of Fair Trade merchandise

Cafe Shiloh is carrying lines of Fair Trade merchandise, handmade crafts which are purchased at fair prices from their creators in Third World nations.

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MENTAL HEALTH MONTH

Art by clinic patients featured in Noyes show

Noyes Health is marking “Mental Health Month” with its second annual “Mental Health Art Show” on May 22.

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