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• Rochester Museum of Science Asks What Does RACE Mean toYou?
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• Brooks announces Harris RFCommunications is March Businessof the Month
• boique dae awae Ai Iee a• ci of rohee iueeque fo popoal o Elmsee pope• coewoma slauhe h o eue ekle ehavio • rcsd eeive compeiiveEuaio a• Mao riha, ci couiluppo ny sAFE a• ci aoue homeleeoluio ae
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• NYS breaks state record for contunuous private sector jobgrowth• FAA lists NY airport towers facingbudget cuts• Gun business soars after NY gunlaws enacted• NY school boards group hostingsafety conference
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• March to protect vote: Challengeto preserve section 5 of votingrights act• NAACP-LDF leader calls for civilrights focus on ‘new economy’
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• The Revolution is Computerizedon Social Networks
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16RCSD Health and Wellness Fair Time: 9:00am-12;00pmLocation: East High School- 1801E. Main St.The RCSD 2nd Annual Healthand Wellness Fair is open tostudents, parents, families, staff and community members. Therewill be over 80 local organizationsoffering information about their programs and services. The goalsis to create connections betweenthe organizations and the RCSDcommunity in order to address andimprove overall health and wellnesswhich positively affects students’academic success.There will be performances bylocal youth and students groups,samples from organizations, arafe, handouts, give aways andmuch more!17City Living Sundays 2013 -WestsideTime: 12:00pm-4:00pmLocation: Theodore RooseveltSchool #43 -1305 Lyell AvenueRealize your dream of homeownership. Learn how easyand truly affordable it is to owna home. Join us for seminars,counseling, neighborhoodinformation, and Open Houses.For additional information, please call(585)428-CITY or TDD (585)428-605418,19Open Auditions for 9 to 5 theMusicalTime: 7:00 PMLocation: Reformation LutheranChurch 111 N Chestnut StEveryone’s Theatre Company, Inc.proudly announces Open Auditionsfor 9 to 5 the Musical (may beginarriving at the church at 7:15pm).Preparation: Appropriately dressedand prepared to dance, sing andread a short selection. • Callbacks:Thurs. 3/21/13 at 7:30pm •Performance Dates: June 22nd,23rd, 27th, 29th & 30th Visit http://everyonestheatre.com/index.php/Shows/9to5 for more informationand character descriptions! April6Red Wings Opening WeekendTime: 4:00pmLocation: Frontier Field - 333N. Plymouth Ave.Bring the whole family to theRochester Red Wings’ SeasonOpener!Contact: Red Wings 585-423-9464.74th Annual Edible Books Festival And Competition CountyTime: 2:00pmto4:00pmLocation: Kate Gleason Auditorium,Central Library, 115 South AveImagine an event where books lookgood enough to eat — and can be!Participants select favorite booksand create 3-d sculptures basedon the titles or themes of thosebooks. They are made from cakes,sculpted fruits and vegetables,chocolate, macaroni and any other edible items. The results will amazeyou!Contact: Linda Rock 428-8350,linda.rock@libraryweb.org14 Award–winning Vocalist JessyeNorman to Perform Benet ConcertTime: 5:00pmLocation: Kodak Hall at theEastman TheatreConcert includes the Garth FaganDance Company and pianist, MarkMarkhamJessye Norman will perform abenet concert for Action for aBetter Community, Inc. (ABC).The concert, entitled “The African American Cultural Legacy,” featuresspecial guests, The Garth FaganDance Company and pianist, MarkMarkham. All proceeds from theconcert benet ABC, a communityaction agency that providesprograms and services to help low-income families and individualsachieve greater self-sufciency.Tickets available at: www.rpo.organd at the Eastman Theatre BoxOfce on East Avenue. Ticketsalso can be purchased by phone at(585) 454-2100.
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Why Condoms in the schools?
I wasn’t there to parcipate in the discussion regarding condoms in the schools.I wasn’t there when the reasons were given and the stascs were graphed outsaying this or that. However, I recently read an arcle on this topic and it wasmenoned that 45% of new cases of HIV and aids are occurring with peopleunder the age of 25. My rst queson was “Why are we talking about casesunder the age of 25?” Most 19-25 year olds are not in High School, so why arethey factored in stasc about teen pregnancy and the spread of disease amongteenagers?But again, I wasn’t there. If the results of passing out clean needles to addictsor condoms to prostutes were given as support to having condoms available inschool; I would have said “the situaons are not similar! The addict is alreadyfamiliar with the acvity and has access to the drugs and the clean needle onlymakes the acvity safer and the same goes for the prostute—the primarydecision of engagement has already been made.I believe when we are passing out clean needles and condoms; we are just tryingto make it collecvely less costly by reducing some of the negave impact onlife and community. In the school, our girls are already facing so much peerpressure, why are we adding to the stress by making condoms readily available?In some situaons the school is the last place of refuge to learn what is and is notappropriate behavior. In reading about the vote I am reminded of when my kidswere teenagers and we were riding in the car and an inappropriate song comeson the radio and I would change the channel. My kids would say something like“Dad, we’ve heard that stu before”. My response would be “but you haven’theard it with Dad!”I’m also reminded of discussions with other parents on the importance of teaching your child the meaning of the word “No” the FIRST me you say it. Itseems to me, that for many parents teaching their child the meaning of the word“No” is tough but it’s vital in their development. When you tell your child no,you have your reasons but all too oen we let our child’s persistent whining winout and all you are le with is a child that has grown up into an adult unable tofollow direcons, respect authority and probably living at home or worst.Instead of the Board assisng in premature sexual acvies, let’s help builddreams our children can believe in. Let’s have a conversaon about theimportance of self-esteem and self-respect. Lets create a beam of hope that willblind them from the aracon of life-damaging acvies!Again, I wasn’t there but I would like to believe that if I were, my vote wouldhave been “NO!”
--Tim McCauley, a parent and concerned member of our community.
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