Monthly Archives: September 2009

Sep 30

The rebirth of cider in America

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Tom

Although the sto­ries of how much the early colonists drank is fairly well known, what’s not often men­tioned is that most of that con­sump­tion was hard cider (even kids, though theirs was watered-down). But an influx of Ger­man immi­grants and … Read More →

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Sep 30

A manufactured shortage

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Tom

Both Rochester Gen­eral and High­land are open­ing new, larger emer­gency depart­ments but the area is still short of hos­pi­tal beds. But this short­age didn’t just hap­pen, it was cre­ated by the clos­ing of Gene­see Hos­pi­tal in 2001. Had it remained … Read More →

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