Onondaga Lake Project Faces Scrutiny Over Savings Claims
Central New York lawmakers pressed a press conference denouncing Rep. James Walsh as they seek cheaper alternatives to the $300 million Onondaga Lake project. The Army Corps proposes a request for proposals to reduce pollution while potentially saving tens of millions, with a May 1 exemption deadline and a 70 percent federal cost share.
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Spellers Brave Choice Shows Integrity in Defeat
Abel Pinker, an eighth grader from Onondaga Hill Middle School, failed to win but chose honesty after mishearing the word on the final spell. Judges corrected the record, moving him from second to thirteenth, while Sarah Jaffe of Edward Smith Elementary advances to Washington for the national bee. Pinker earns praise for integrity, his family and teachers say.
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Washington
Correct approach urged for Onondaga Lake cleanup
The Herald American editorial urges no expediency in lake treatment, calling for an RFP to design facilities meeting Clean Water Act standards and for NRC review. It argues the current plan is scientifically inadequate and could fail the largest public works effort locally. Professors Effler and Hennigan from Upstate Freshwater Institute and SUNY ESF back the recommendations.
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Lift Iraqi sanctions to end child suffering says bishop
Bishop James Moynihan urges Central New York residents to press lawmakers to lift nine year embargo on Iraq and replace bombings with airlifts of food and medicines as 5000 children die monthly from malnutrition in the no fly zone.
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Elian Gonzalez case prompt sparks calls for action
Karen Prigge of Cicero argues Cuban exiles ignore U.S. law and urges sending in the National Guard if Elian Gonzalez cannot be taken from his uncle. She questions who funds his lawyers and wants a swift resolution so the boy can return to his biological parent.
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Judge Mulroy’s conduct sparks calls for ethics review
A reader accuses Judge Mulroy of pervasive stereotypes and biased rulings in court, citing alleged sexual and ethnic remarks and a lax stance on ethics. The letter questions his commitment to gun control rhetoric despite a concealed weapons permit and urges accountability rather than “witch hunts.”
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Carolyn Olsen
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