Preventive Tamoxifen Shows Hope Against Breast Cancer
A large study finds tamoxifen may reduce breast cancer risk by 49 percent for up to 29 million high risk women. National researchers note this is the first evidence that a drug can prevent the disease, though experts urge caution and further trials.
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Bernard Fisher
Sandy Kanicki
National Surgical Adjuvant
Syracuse
Cooperstown
New York State
National
Women’s Health Network
National Institutes of Health
Urban League Family of the Year honors Gus and Wilma Alex
The Syracuse couple Gus and Wilma Alex are named the 1998 Urban League Family of the Year, honored for nearly five decades of parenting a large family through hardship. Their son Rev. H Bernard Alex praised their honesty, hard work, faith, and daily acts of care, teaching values and opening doors for their children. The family’s example centers on devoted marriage, faith, and attentive parenting.
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Wilma Alex
Syracuse
Alexes
Rev
H. Bernard Alex
Urban League
Eloise Curry
Wilma
Alex
New York
Jonesboro tragedy sparks questions of responsibility
Matt Riddett argues that parents, not students or schools, should bear responsibility for youths actions after the Jonesboro shooting that killed four students and a teacher. He suggests parental guidance and possible future classes for would be parents to instill common sense before raising children.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Matt Riddett
Warners
Children Killing Children and Gun Control Debate
A letter argues that child on child killings reveal a gun epidemic. It cites the Jonesboro massacre and urges banning guns, asserting the constitutional right to bear arms is outdated and Congress should pass stricter gun use and distribution laws. It frames guns as a daily killer affecting youths and calls for policy action.
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Congress
Arkansas school shooting lament on gun access and discipline
Gregory F. Goloski argues that easy weapon access did not cause the murder spree in Arkansas. He questions why such tragedies are not common if guns are responsible, attributing the event to lack of discipline and broken homes and urging teaching right from wrong and accountability.
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Syracuse Herald-Journal
Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Gregory F. Goloski
Kirkville
Gun Control Debate Mirrors Tragedy in Jonesboro
A reader argues against banning guns, citing existing laws and personal experience. The letter criticizes sensationalism, urges accountability for perpetrators, defends parental discipline, and warns against expanding legislation. It links culture to violence and calls for a shift in collective thinking over new laws.
Defuse the violence and protect the youth
A call to curb violence seen by children in media and life urges more love, kindness, religion, and discipline. Emphasis on strengthening family units to better guide the youth and reduce harmful influences.
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