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These authors consistently offer thought-provoking perspective on a variety of local, national or international issues as well as more than a few off-the-wall topics.
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David Andreatta
![]() A playright in his spare time, he understands how to turn a phrase and make people pay attention. Enjoy him while you can, since his employer has a long history of not being able to stomach columnists who dare to have an opinion that might rub certain people the wrong way. |
Tom Belknap
![]() Tom Belknap, a web developer, started DFE as a website in 2000 and flipped it into a blog in 2004, which means he's been assessing the local scene online for a good deal longer than most even if he's not a traditional journalist. |
David Cay Johnston
![]() The Rochester-based writer, a native of San Francisco, has authored the best-selling books "Perfectly Legal" and "Free Lunch," and his latest effort, "The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use 'Plain English' to Rob You Blind." He frequently debunks fiscal myths and cuts through the gibberish in his column for Reuters. | |||
Bob Lonsberry
![]() His running battle with former mayor Bill Johnson served as local amusement. Time has shown Lonsberry has a better grasp of city issues than did the man whose time in office coincided with bleak years for Rochester. |
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Mark Rice
![]() His fascinating "Ranking America" blog, which aggregates data on a vast array of topics and from a variety of sources, strives to help visitors to his blog better understand how the United States rates globally in the respective categories. Rice has written for Forbes.com and Huffington Post in between teaching and writing. | |||
Mary Anna Towler
![]() She remains liberal (and makes no apology for it) while scoring points among even those on the other side of the spectrum by averaging out bouts of shallowness within the daily paper's op/ed agenda and remaining focused on plausible solutions to Rochester's many woes. |
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Christopher Wilmot
![]() An entrepreneur with a history in screenplays and film production, he had previous stints as a Washington, D.C., lobbyist for an environmental organization and in the the General Services Administration as part of the Bill Clinton transition team in 1992, which may lend insight as to his political POV. |