Oka Crisis Tensions Persist In Quebec Mohawk Standoff
The long stand off at Oka near Montreal continues as Mohawk and white communities clash over land to be used for a golf course. A police fatality and ongoing negotiations shape a broader struggle within the Iroquois Confederacy between traditional leadership and a newer militant youth.
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Quebec
Oka
Canada
Montreal
Brian Mulroney
Mulroney
Akwesasne
New York-Quebec
Lake Ontario Dunes Battling Trash Menace
A Herald American report finds Lake Ontario dunes from Oswego to Jefferson counties littered with debris from plastic bags to tampon applicators. Officials note ships, boats and surrounding communities contribute trash. environmental groups urge the state DEC to investigate sources and curb pollution.
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Lake Ontario
Lake Shore
Oswego
Jefferson Counties
New York
Cape Cod
Mississippi River
Oceanside
Herald American
Southwick Beach State Park
Ontario
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Nature
Au burn City Council defends library funding stance
Cheers to Au burn City Council for sticking to their guns and denying further library funding amid claims the Seymour Library Association seeks 119000 to cover a third of annual operating costs. The library would gain if it plans handicapped accessibility with city money and a feasibility study. library may close Oct 1 otherwise. Jeers to the Air Force for misusing 10 million to rehab officers clubs and bases with costly decor, including gold chandeliers, amid repeated taxpayer concerns over wasteful spending.
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Auburn
Seymour Library Association
Air Force
England
Bring Paper and Pen for Green Lakes Golf Chaos
Central New York golfers are urged to plan downtime at Green Lakes State Park as a public round turns into a slow quadrouple through back nine, with four foursomes ahead and long waits. The letter laments slow play, recommends bringing a writing instrument to draft complaints, and closes with a mock quote from the golf pro.
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New York
Green Lakes State N
Green Lakes
Vincent
Steinbrenner
Powers That Be
A.P. Diirubbo
Liverpool
Central New York Ski For Light and Bike For Light thanks readers
William T. Sherrow, president of the CNY Ski For Light and Bike For Light, thanks reporter Sue Naylor and photographer Stephen Cannerelli for a July 25 article “Giving independence to the blind on board a bicycle built for two.” The note praises Read-Out and notes numerous donations of tandem bicycles and guides. The club meets Thursdays 5:45 to 8:15 p.m. at the Onondaga Lake Park concession stand Long Branch Road and welcomes blind and sighted participants. contact 476-4386 to join as a member, guide, or sponsor.
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Central New York
Sue Naylor
Stephen Cannerelli
CNY
Onondaga Lake Park
Long Branch Road
Seniors need help too Tread with great interest the article about Thelma Louise Sefton
Elderly homeowners struggle to keep their houses as repairs rise and costs bite. The writer urges published local lists of retired plumbers carpenters and electricians willing to help seniors affordably. Calls for safer senior housing options and steady, reliable care to ease long-term worry.
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Thelma Louise Sefton
Middle East oil crisis fuels debate on war
Readers weigh the case for US and allied action in the Persian Gulf as Saddam Hussein and Iraq challenge Kuwait. The piece frames oil as a strategic driver behind possible conflict, noting Bush's embargo and looming American troop deployments. Public input sought for the Sunday Soapbox column.
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Middle East
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Saddam
Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Bush
Britain
NATO
China
Japan
U.S
Middles East
United States
America
Syracuse Herald
American P.O
Syracuse
New York
Clinton Square
Public Letters Slam Privacy and Politics in Local Paper
Readers from Baldwinsville Dewitt and Dewitt criticize coverage of a local family’s trash and national issues. They condemn invasion of privacy and urge focus on recycling. A reader warns that Roseanne Barr's San Diego remarks could aid flag amendment efforts supporting President Bush.
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Roseanne Barr
San Diego
Ms. Barr
Bush
Letters Policy for Readers and Electronic Submissions
The policy invites brief legible letters with a daytime number and verifiable authorship. It warns editors may edit for length and provides instructions for electronic submissions via Syracuse Newspapers Telecommunications System with specific modem settings and ASCII text format.
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Syracuse
Newspapers
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Arthur Jenkins
Herald
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Herald Company
N.Y
Stephen Rogers
Stephen A. Rogers
Timothy D. Bunn
Timothy P. Atseff
Donald P. Pickard
James F. Kleinklaus
Thomas J. Heck
Cireviation
Birmingham
Teo
Danae
Chairion
Los Angeles
William T. Sherrow
CNY Chapter President
Ski For Light and
Bike For Light
Thelma Sefton
G.B. Chamberlain
Baldwinsville
Sanfords
William Sanford
Sanford
Lynda R. Bill Dewitt
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