Microsoft loses antitrust case reshapes software market
Federal judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled Microsoft violated the Sherman Act by maintaining a virtual PC software monopoly. He found it used illegal means to limit competition by tying browser software to Windows. Jackson urged a timely settlement with the Justice Department and state attorneys general, while Gates pledged an appeal. The ruling boosts consumer choice and potentially lowers prices.
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Bill Gates
Gates
Thomas Penfield Jackson
Microsoft
Jackson
Ma Bell
Justice Department
Government urged to curb international slave trafficking
A CLA report estimates 50,000 women and children from Asia and the Americas are brought to the United States yearly under false pretenses for prostitution and forced labor. The study details cases from au pair to brothel slavery, with victims as young as nine, and calls for stronger laws and enforcement. The report warns the problem is worldwide and likely to grow in the U.S. without action.
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Asia
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Chicago
America
Donna Hughes
University of Rhode Island
War on drugs spurs calls to end drug policy violence
In a Syracuse letter, Mari na Skrabalo warns the killing of Amadou Diallo signals a warlike civilian deaths pattern. She cites a 26-year-old security guard Dorismond shot by undercover cops during Operation Condor and urges moral outrage to end the drug war before more lives are lost.
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Marina Skrabalo
Syracuse University
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
New York City
Amadou Diallo
Patrick de Tismond
Pace
Dorismond
Eric Adams
City debates Pyramid road closure and city cleanup plans
Readers critique city actions in Syracuse over Pyramid Cos influence on road closure and urban development. They challenge expansion of Carousel Center as tourism driver, warn of land pollution, and call for a hotel approach aligned with Oncenter era. They question decision makers and demand accountability.
CSEA leadership prompts voters with union backing stance
Mary C. Wilson laments a CSEA leadership statement naming their preferred candidates without consulting individual members. She asserts members retain the right to decide how to vote in a democracy, despite union guidance.
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Union
Mary C. Wilson
Syracuse
Hiawatha Boulevard Closure Affects Bear Street Traffic
Syracuse reader raises concern over Hiawatha Boulevard closure shifting traffic to Bear Street. Calls for a formal traffic study focusing on morning and afternoon peak flows and suggests a referendum to involve voters and affected residents in decisions. Mentions Clinton Street project and asks about an ice rink.
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Bear Street
Clinton Street
Leighton Tiffault
Syracuse
Census Undercounts Conservatives Says Letter Writer
Andrew Hadley Eloridge argues the 2000 census undercounts conservatives and libertarians. He outlines fears of data misuse, government messaging, and potential redistricting impacts. He plans to answer most questions but advocates constitutional enumeration and congressional action.
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Andrew Hadley Eloridge
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