Author Archives
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Say No to Slugs – Reconciling our Revolting Drug Policies
BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Drugs should be decriminalized—all of them. British poet and critic, Edith Sitwell, once said, “I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.” It doesn’t get much more conceitedly moronic than a… Read More ›
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Cannabis Cartography – Redrawing the Map on Opioid & Mental Health Treatment
BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Marijuana has a long and complicated history in America, and although society has come to understand this psychoactive plant better, the full scope of its application remains cloaked in enigma. The potential benefits of marijuana as a… Read More ›
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Remote Learning – Testing the Collective Mettle of Students and Faculty
BROCKPORT, N.Y. – On a typical weekday, SUNY Brockport junior, Marc Shermerhorn, wakes at 8 a.m., going about his morning routine before sitting down at his computer—where he consults a checklist—deciding on what he hopes to accomplish that day. Shermerhorn… Read More ›
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Silver Clippings: How One Local Business Survived The Pandemic
BROCKPORT, N.Y. – From the corner of Main and Market streets, Next Level Barbershop might look rather typical. Maybe the black and white color scheme is a little more current—in an austere sort of way—the emblem design perhaps a little… Read More ›