You can’t tell a book by its cover letter to editor
A reader reflects on the Community Health and Poverty Reduction Task Force in Oswego County. The letter discusses views from a church group meeting, highlighting concerns about public assistance, food security, and especially transportation. It notes differing opinions on the task force name but optimism about plans to reduce duplication of services and address poverty and health.
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Roy Reehil
Public Assistance
CZB
Mr. Krupicka
Oswego County
Washington
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
St. Augustine
Africa
Tunisia
Central America
Oscar Romero
San Salvador
Archbishop Romero
Cuomo overshadowed by disasters as prison break ramps up optics
The piece argues Gov Andrew Cuomo floodgates attention to crises like prison breaks and blizzards for photo op while ignoring economic disasters. It notes his solo prison tour at Dannemora contrasted with missed visits to aid 290 Broome County workers after Penguin Random House closure, urging focus on jobs and plant closings over sensational events.
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New York
Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo
Johnny
Richard Matt
David Sweat
Adirondacks
Dannemora
Clinton Correctional Facility
Buffalo
Upstate
Broome County
Penguin Random House
Broome
Binghamton
Two Christians chose hard paths in world tensions
Georgie Anne Geyer recalls Archbishop Oscar Romero and Tariq Aziz as modern contrasts. Romero, slain in 1980 after embracing the poor, and Aziz, Saddam Hussein’s spokesman, both pursued moderation amid conflict. The piece contrasts sainthood and notoriety in a perilous era.
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Tariq Aziz
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini
Syria
Aziz
Revolutionary Command Council
Jesus
Saddam
Khomeini
Kuwait
Middle East
Georgie Anne Geyer
gigi_geyer
Juno
Notable events in history for June 11
On June 11 various events occurred including Sir Barton winning the Belmont Stakes in 1919 as horse racing’s first Triple Crown winner, Johnny Vander Meer’s no hitter in 1938, and the 1942 lend-lease pact between the United States and the Soviet Union. The list also notes hovercraft demo in 1959, an Alcatraz escape in 1962, Thich Quang Duc’s self-immolation in 1963, and later events through 2014 with quotes from Malcolm Muggeridge.
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Sir Barton
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Bees
Vander Meer
Brooklyn Dodgers
United States
Soviet Union
England
Alcatraz
San Francisco
Thich Quang Duc
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Robert Altman
Nashville
Paramount Pictures
New York
Karen Ann Quinlan
Morris Plains
New Jersey
U.S. Supreme Court
Timothy McVeigh
Terre Haute
Indiana
Oklahoma City
Arlene
Florida Panhandle
Arkansas
Little
Missouri River
Joran van der Sloot
Peru
Stephany Flores
Capitol Hill
Defense
Chuck Hagel
Sgt. Bowe
Bergdahl
Congress
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