Powerball frenzy underscores state lottery losses
The piece argues Powerball and Lotto lure players with big jackpots, noting New York’s smaller Lotto payout trims education funding. It cites Greenwich Connecticut as a hotspot for ticket buying, recounts a Bronx student draining savings, and condemns lottery spending as prey on weakness, not education.
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State of
New York
Lotte
Bronx
New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
Summer reading requirement at CNS divides readers
A controversial piece argues Cicero-North Syracuse High School’s summer reading policy, requiring honors students to read two titles from grade lists, is cruel and coercive yet aimed at fostering reading interest. It cites time, distraction, and debates over long vacations versus academic benefit, while praising reading’s personal imagination.
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Cicero-North Syracuse
Margins
de Sade
Lori Duffy
Terest
Random Credit Card Style Numbers and Vase ACME Mention
A jumbled line of numbers and an inconsistent token VASE ACME appears among strings like 4567-9087-6780-4538 and 7890 1456-0005-1341-7777-9099-1893-6785-2345-7890. The fragment includes repeated sequences and vague identifiers without clear event or context.
Pope versus Anderson sparks column backlash
A syndicated columnist faces harsh Catholic backlash over liberal views on papal authority and church teaching. Critics urge readers to respect the pope's infallibility on faith and dogma while disputing the journalist's stance on ordination of women and sex outside marriage.
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Terry Anderson
Bierut
Coke school deal could fund North Syracuse athletic project
North Syracuse school district and Coca-Cola Co will fund a new athletic complex with private revenue, avoiding tax increases. The plan includes 1.5 million dollars from Coke, 900000 upfront, and requires district voter approval in October and state education department consent.
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Syracuse
Coca-Cola Co
Coke
eVens Heid
State Education Department
SED
SEC
North Syracuse
Michael Bragman
State Assembly
Cicero
Lyndon Lawns Closure: A Family Labor of Love
Lyndon Lawns, a three generation family business since 1951, announces closing. Hank Kalette and Herbert Kalette started it in DeWitt, later moving to Fayetteville in 1971. The store offered top quality casual furniture and fostered long loyal staff and customers amid changing economic forces.
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Bob Niedt
Lyndon Lawns
Hank Kalette
Herbert Kalette
Samuel
America
DeWitt
Fayetteville
Keith
Syracuse
Rane
Carousel Center Election of Electronic Stores Fizzles
Readers comment on Carousel Center stores Circuit City Best Buy and The Wiz. They critique high mall rents and overhead keeping prices high for electronics and claim sales spikes fade as prices rise and service wanes. Some suggest moving shopping to Idaho.
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Circuit City
Best Buy
Carousel Center
Lechmere
Idaho
Readers urged to send letters to local papers
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Herald Co
Post-Standard
Herald-Journal
Herald American
Syracuse
Herald and American
P.O
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Jeffrey A. Barber
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