Views on Oswego rate hike timing and leadership
The writer criticizes Oswego officials for pushing a water and sewer rate hike during Christmas shopping. They urge consultation with state and federal officials, question the rush, and express hope the new mayor will bring better leadership than the past four years. Edward W. Peters, Oswego.
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Real leadership demands sacrifice by Pakistan’s Bhatti brothers
Dr. Paul Bhatti recounts fleeing Pakistan after extremists attacked his home and casting him into exile in Italy. He honors late brother Shahbaz Bhatti, a minister murdered for defending minority rights, and embraces forgiveness and faith as guiding forces in his advocacy for peace.
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Transparency urged on sewer tax and Consent Decree report
A reader protests the city’s lack of public information on sewer tax hikes and the Consent Decree. They urge the city to publish quarterly EPA reports, upcoming work by street, and projected costs without FOIA requests, asserting ratepayers deserve full transparency.
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Common Core overhaul eyed after Cuomo task force report
A New York task force urges rewriting and renaming the testing protocol tied to Common Core after widespread protests. Regents suspend test score use for teacher evaluations for four years, as Cuomo pushes a total reboot with local control and input from teachers and officials to guide the new standards.
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Timeline of notable events on December 29 across history
Highlights mark Becket’s 1170 death at Canterbury, Johnson’s 1808 birth, USS Constitution’s 1812 clash with HMS Java, Texas statehood in 1845, the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, Rasputin’s 1916 death, Japan renouncing the Washington Treaty in 1934, Notre Dame release in 1939, London bombing in 1940, marriages and disasters through 1975, Havel’s 1989 rise, Bush’s 2004 relief coalition, Shaikh’s 2008 execution, Volgograd bombings in 2013, and a Carson quote on nurturing wonder.
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