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<title><![CDATA[The shrinking deficit]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[It has been called the incredible shrinking deficit, and this week its projected size plunged again--to the smallest gap since 2008.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The realist]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A willingness to speak plainly about hard facts is necessary but not sufficient to lead the city. The ability to plan for the future and get things done is essential, too.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The cap and its critics]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[There's reason to be disappointed with the property tax cap. But let's resist the temptation to write it off as a mistake or failure.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Interpreting the numbers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The region's performance probably was neither as strong as it appeared then nor as weak as it seemed this past winter.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A grand compromise]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[To many people, immigration reform is a moral issue. Others, including most employers, see it in economic terms.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Broken trust]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Votersshould do their part by refusing to re-elect anyone who clearly has violated the public trust.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tangled up in taxes]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, some people had the quaint notion that online sales needed protection from taxation. That's when e-commerce was in its infancy.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Disappointing deal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In too many ways, the 2013-14 state budget deal backs misguided priorities.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Downtown rising]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[After years of decline, the heart of the Rochester-Finger Lakes region is beating noticeably stronger these days.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Resisting pessimism]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Rochester area faces economic challenges, to be sure, but they should not be overestimated.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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