August 10, 2026
Big energy, mobile care, and a letter from 1872
This week: New York's most ambitious energy proposal would put a nuclear plant just outside our city — and the details are more complicated than the headlines suggest. Golisano Children's is taking its care on the road, bringing specialists to neighborhoods that don't always make it to the hospital. And a letter Susan B. Anthony wrote to President Grant one week after her arrest just surfaced — and it reads like she already knew exactly how history would judge that moment.
A New Nuclear Plant Near Rochester? Here's What New York's Biggest Energy Bet Means for This City
RE Ginna has supplied carbon-free electricity to more than 400,000 homes from Wayne County — a few miles from Rochester — since 1970, and its operator is now seeking an 80-year license extension.
Golisano Children's New Mobile Clinic Is Meeting Rochester Families Where They Are
Golisano Children's mobile clinic serves any child or young adult up to age 21 — no insurance required, no questions about housing status.
Rochester's Own Susan B. Anthony Wrote to President Grant a Week After Her Arrest — The Letter Just Came to Light
Susan B. Anthony wrote to President Grant seven days after her November 1872 arrest in Rochester — not asking for mercy, but making a constitutional argument about what citizenship means.
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