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'From rap sheets to resumes': Rochester nonprofit working to lower rates of recidivism

The Dodge-Fillmore-Olmsted County Community Corrections outlined rehabilitation for formerly incarcerated individuals as a pressing community need in its 2021-22 Comprehensive Plan, detailing how lowering rates of incarceration both in Olmsted County’s adult detention centers as well as juvenile detention centers means more individuals will soon be reintegrating into civilian life — and that means an increased need for community programs and support aimed at restoration and rehabilitation.

What is Rochester doing to prepare for a future powered by renewable energy?

In 2015, former Mayor Ardell Brede set forward an ambitious goal of making Rochester energy net-zero by 2031. The proclamation positioned the city as an early adopter in the movement to begin mitigating the effects of climate change. But turning political will into action isn’t always easy — and despite significant progress, including a pledge from Rochester Public Utilities to transition its electricity to 100 percent renewable resources — the city remains a long way from becoming carbon-free.

Flashback: Mayo Clinic in Moscow? It was once on the table.

During the late 1980s to early ‘90s, in an era known as “glasnost,” the Soviet Union had begun to move in the direction of becoming a more open society, one that allowed democratic elections, a free press, and private investment. The nation also had its sights on adopting some of the best models of American ingenuity — and not just in fast-food.